Odd Calibers

[BandanaBandit1]

Hey everyone, i was reseaching ammo today on the computer and found some odd cartridge chamberings, something like .338 Redneck. All i have to say is what is the need for all these different chamberings? if you have/heard of some of these kind of things please post about them. thanks!

what is the need for all these?

[Grizz2720]

The reason is simple someone thought they could do it better than a current cartridge, so they came up with what they thought was better. Some have been proven right some have gone the way of the Dodo. Some of the current better ideas are 6.8 spc, 6.5 Grendel and .50 Beowulf. We will see which survives. My bet is the Grendel and Beowulf.

[West Chester]

Don't forget the old favorite .222

[knight0334]

Don't forget the old favorite .222

The .222 is one of the originals that many others formed from. ..like the .221Fireball, .223Rem/5.56x45mm, the .222 Rem Mag, .204Ruger, etc, etc. While there are older .224" cartridges, the .222Rem is a parent cartridge.

[General Geoff]

.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer



and my personal favorite,


.17 Flintstone Super Eyebunger

[Pukindog]

Wildcats and cartridge designations can be the cause of much confusion, but the .222 Rem. is not the parent case of the .223 Rem. , 222.Rem. Mag, or the .204 Ruger.

Jeff

[knight0334]

Wildcats and cartridge designations can be the cause of much confusion, but the .222 Rem. is not the parent case of the .223 Rem. , 222.Rem. Mag, or the .204 Ruger.

Jeff

You better check again..

[West Chester]

Wildcats and cartridge designations can be the cause of much confusion, but the .222 Rem. is not the parent case of the .223 Rem. , 222.Rem. Mag, or the .204 Ruger.

Jeff

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/222.html

try again...

and again

When the US military was looking for a new smallbore rifle cartridge, Remington started with the .222 Remington, and stretched it to increase powder capacity by about 20% in 1958 to make the .222 Remington Magnum. The greater powder capacity put the velocities between the standard .222 Remington and the 22-250. The cartridge was not accepted by the military, but it was introduced commercially. In 1963, the 5.56 x 45 mm, also based on a stretched .222 Rem. case, was adopted along with the new M16 rifle. The 5.56 mm cartridge had a capacity only slightly less (5%) than the .222 Rem. Mag. The new 5.56x45mm cartridge was commercialized by Remington, the .223 Remington. Given the close performance to other cartridges and military acceptance, both the .222 Remington and the .222 Rem. Mag. faded quickly into obsolescence, being replaced by the .223 Remington.

[normanvin]

I have a few Contenders that take Wildcat cartridges. one is a 30cal Herret. This one includes taking a existing cartridge, cutting it down and reforming it before reloading them. The gun came with some rounds and the reloading dies.

These are not for everyone.

[smitty56]

I would like to have one cartridge for ever caliber that is out there.

I went to a cartridge collecting show in Lancaster to look for interesting rounds of ammo. I thought I was fairly experienced and had heard of most of the types of ammo. Wrong. Your would not believe how many kinds of ammo cartridges there are. The show was in a place about the size of a basketball gym. "No big deal, I can just this place in half an hour" I thought. At a gun show, you can look at a table and size it up in about 5 seconds. At a cartridge show, there can be thousands of rounds on a couple of tables. I was there over 4 hours and still didn't see it all. The first guy I met specialized in .308. He had over 3500 different kinds and headstamps. Now, if I could just figure out a way to catalog and display them.

Here are several lists of cartridges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rimfire_cartridges

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rifle_cartridges

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_cartridges

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_handgun_cartridges

The authority group to learn more from is:
International Ammunition Association, Inc.
http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/

The worlds fair of cartridges is called the St. Louis International Cartridge Show. It happens at the end of this month and I get to go.

Another smaller one comes in June here in Pennsylvania and then another in August. It is very, very interesting. They are completely different from a "gun show" mentality. All of the collectors are mainly retired folks who travel around to collect and see each other. That explains why the show starts on Friday and then closes Saturday at noon.

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