Cheap and plentiful ammunition can be a big reason a caliber stays popular and relevant, and firearms will be made to shoot it. The AR will long be a popular firearm, not just because of the Armed Forces use of the M, but because ammo is readily available.
Every once in a while, a bullet caliber will come along that fills a big need in the market. One of these voids was something bigger than a. This round has been around ever since and has enjoyed a lot of popularity. Another example of this is the small 17 HMR round. Many hunters were using larger coyote rifle rounds for all-purpose predator hunting but were disappointed in many that resulted in significant pelt damage. In , the 17 HMR was introduced as a solution to providing a very fast but small round that would help mitigate the risk of damaging pelts, especially on smaller predators such as foxes and bobcats.
While it is still not the most popular bullet caliber out on the market, it has successfully filled its need of giving certain hunters the option of a smaller, faster caliber that will not damage the hide as bad as larger calibers.
There is no way of knowing just exactly how many different bullet calibers there are in the world today. The M Enhanced Sniper Rifle uses the. The remaining small caliber ammunition is used in a variety of pistols, rifles and shotguns.
Small caliber ammunition in research and development consists of Lightweight Case, advanced armor-piercing capabilities, reduced range ammunition, one-way luminescence trace ammunition, lead free primer, all-purpose tactical cartridge and next generation projectiles.
On your YouTube comparison of cartridges under yards you say the. Even if it is at short range … Really?? In your YouTube video on cartridges for under yards you describe the Legend as barely enough for deer. Here you have it listed as enough for elk. Even at short range… Really?? With the advent of smokeless powder smaller faster bullets started gaining ground but kept the rim. The hey day of the A transition round for sure the first 30 standing for 30 caliber and the second for 30 grains of black powder.
Then the military started to experiment with rimless cartridges and the birth of the The 45ACP and 9mm came into being as auto actions began to appear. As the world armed itself preceding and during WWI with better rifles and machine guns came into being.
Some new cartridges appeared and quickly faded. The proved itself. As did the modern bolt action. Lets neck it up and down the , the and the 35 Whelen. Plus, the conversions on the excellent Mauser actions. WWII and faster shorter actions to fire faster and more reliable. The Then it was necked down a some love velocity. The hey day of American machining and reloading. Prosperity and love of shooting and hunting combine for all kinds of new and improved, key words of the day.
Korea, then Vietnam and the procieved need to carry and fire thousands of rounds to kill one enemy brought us the 5. While the real shooters kept the bolt actions and killed far more efficiently.
More prosperity and experimentation. Now here we are an empire on the verge of collapse and some worrying about ammo supplies and survival. If it comes to that there will be plenty of guns and ammo. There always is. Look at what happens in the rest of the world when it happens. They always seem to come up with enough weapons and ammo to slaughter each other. One good gun and a plan and you can get lots more. Last edited by steelslaver; at AM.
Steelslayer: One correction to your post above. It was a smokeless powder round from the beginning. The second 30 in the designation was for 30 grains of whatever smokeless powder was first used.
The same anomaly occurs with the. It was never loaded with BP, and the 40 was the weight of the original smokeless powder. Sorry never meant it was a black powder round.
Thought that the second thirty was meant the "equivalent" of 30 grains of BP. Like the , many of the Sharps rounds etc. Why are ther blondes,brunetts, and redheads PS: I like them all There are still so many cartridges in use because a properly maintained gun lasts for generations..
Not only do the gun pundits pimp out the latest new super-round, they frequently declare the "death" of certain rounds. Sometimes these rounds, dead for a generation, recapture the imagination of a large number of folks. New sports emerge.
And fade. A good example would be the now used in Cowboy shooting. Then there are the malingerers. I have 2 rifles in 6mm. I don't know where these guys are getting their brass but the 6mm AI is going strong with new rifles offered by several custom shops. People also shoot obscure cartridges for their own reasons. The Supermag would be an example. This is a semi-wildcat my wife calls those feral cats. The sport that spawned it has faded some but it has found use in hunting. I have 2 guns for that one as well.
Maybe some of us just like running off the beaten path. The search for something better. Inventors are always on a quest for something better. Whether it is 22 CB Caps for quieter shooting of pests, or a better handgun for personal defense -- the thinking and dreaming never stops.
And who knows what military arms developers are thinking. Last edited by Engineer; at AM. Originally Posted by Engineer Who wants universal, and who decides what is universal? I don't even understand folks who have handguns all of the same caliber. Green Frog. To basically answer the question of why so many different calibers, lets use a set of golf clubs as an anology.
Same as it is with firearm calibers. Each caliber has a specific task. For example, if you are hunting for rabbits it would be overkill to do so with a Would it get the job done? Same as it is with a Moose, you're not going to go moose hunting with a. Not only would it would be inhumane, I'm not entirely sure it can be done A Colt army in.
But by todays standards its about equal to a 9mm. Last edited by CaptRon; at AM. I reload for 48 calibers and I don't have a clue why, except I have a gun in each. They sure could have saved me a lot if they stuck to just few. And then there are my friends and guys at the range and Gunstore Think of it this way. Imagine a woman with a closet full of shoes if she doesn't like one pair then another will do.
Same with why there are so many calibers. Is it obsolete? It was the remington of its day. Benchresters are always coming up with new cartridges just to shoot very small groups on paper. Now we get to hunting ammo, There we run the full range of centerfire 22's where legal old military rounds,wildcats, just about any decent cartridge will kill a deer.
Pistols and revolvers the same thing, home defense,sport shooting and hunting. Be kinda boring if only there were a few to choose from. If we are going to resurrect a 1. I have 6 handguns in. They are all different. Originally Posted by yardboy. It's a shame! I didn't realize so many of our members had such a cynical view of our hobby. Originally Posted by Mcwsky It's a dilemma that troubles me at times.
I like too many calibers and wish to own all of them. Practically, I can't afford that, don't have room for it, and it makes me crazy trying to keep a good inventory of all those components. Reason enough. Recently, I've kinda been going the other way - trying to simplify my array of cartridges and calibers I shoot and load for.
That said, I added another caliber a couple of weeks ago when a 3-digit Ruger Blackhawk. First-world problems, right? All you need. To that list I would add only one thing: A rifle in something or larger for the big animals. Last edited by Nemo; at PM.
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