Favorite uncommon calibers

[Rotten]

Well I'm a self admitted gun looney and as such theirs only one thing better than tinkering with guns and accessories. And that's discussing guns. So for entertainment and maybe some bragging rights on a old gun. What are some of your favorite not so common calibers and firearms. Mine right now would be 22 hornet, 38-55, 25-35 not really unheard of but not exactly main stream either. Any story's of Gramps old gun would be more than welcome

 

[MagnumManiac]

My doubles are all not mainstream, 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro 3 1/4", 577 Nitro & 600 OK. My 45-120 is also unheard of and my 416 Rigby doesn't get a lot of mentions.
I guess my 222Mag is obsolete, but I have plenty of brass. I have early 1900's levers (Winchester) in 44-40 and 30-30, almost 120 years old each of them.

Cheers.

 

[8x68s]

9.3x64 Brenneke, 8x68 Schuler, 9.3/375 Flanged mag, 6.5x57R...

 

[JS406]

224 Harvey Kay-Chuk

 

[AGGRO]

8x56R

 

[Rotten]

My doubles are all not mainstream, 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro 3 1/4", 577 Nitro & 600 OK. My 45-120 is also unheard of and my 416 Rigby doesn't get a lot of mentions.
I guess my 222Mag is obsolete, but I have plenty of brass. I have early 1900's levers (Winchester) in 44-40 and 30-30, almost 120 years old each of them.

Cheers.

I would really like to get into the big bores . Very nice

 

[akdad]

I have a 25-20 that's just a lot of fun to shoot. Probably my favorite lever gun

 

[Rotten]

9.3x64 Brenneke, 8x68 Schuler, 9.3/375 Flanged mag, 6.5x57R...

Those are definitely some rounds I've never heard of could you please explain their history.

 

[Rotten]

I have a 25-20 that's just a lot of fun to shoot. Probably my favorite lever gun

I believe the largest whitetail was taken with the 25-20

 

[akdad]

I believe the largest whitetail was taken with the 25-20

I got mine from a guy who had it for his fish camp gun. He had just used it on a bear and wasn't overly impressed

 

[Rotten]

I got mine from a guy who had it for his fish camp gun. He had just used it on a bear and wasn't overly impressed

Yeah wouldn't be my first choice either.

 

[akdad]

I also have a 25-35 that an old trapper in Ak used for a long time and he shot more then a few bears of both colors with it. Those old guy used whatever they had

 

[Rotten]

224 Harvey Kay-Chuk

Well that's got to be some crazy wildcat back woods second kissen cousin round . Please explain that name.

 

[AGGRO]

I also have a 25-35 that an old trapper in Ak used for a long time and he shot more then a few bears of both colors with it. Those old guy used whatever they had

Probably their feet most of the time