Most oddball, rare, or bizarre caliber you reload

jonk

January 14, 2010 04:31

I could throw in a few entries...

8X60R Kropatschek
10.4X38R Swiss (centerfire conversion)
6.5X53.5R Dutch
7.62X38R Nagant Revolver (not really rare but a bizarre cartridge with the bullet seated on the powder column and the brass trim to length LONGER than the cylinder length)

Whatcha got?

Comments

87 comments

bobwesley

April 07, 2010 05:02
trying to make a ctg that will shoot in 50 cal bp bbl. any thoughts
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perry shooter

July 13, 2014 16:13
1880's S&W 38/44 for the No3 single action target I use 351 Winchester
self loading Cases Original had two loadings Target and Gallery both wit conical bullets but loaded so bullet did not project in front of mouth of case. I have one factory box of each loading from the 1890's .
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MIKE WISKEY

July 13, 2014 17:18
just started loading 14 ga. shot shells. does that count?
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11b6r

July 13, 2014 19:06
.348 Winchester. We are also trying out 7.62X25 accelerators. Interesting so far.
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richarda

July 14, 2014 03:59
5.7mm Johnson Spitfire, .222 Rimmed, .25 Krag, .256 Newton, .303 Savage, .32 Winchester Self Loading, 8mm/06, .33 Winchester, .35 Winchester, 9.3x57, 401 Winchester Self Loading.
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Ambrose

July 14, 2014 08:15
.270 S&H. Yeah, I know, I can't find anything on it, either. The rifle is a re-barreled Remington model 30 Express. It takes a 7x61 Sharp & Hart case necked down slightly to .270. Fire forming straightens out most of the taper. I could probably make cases out of 7 Rem. Mag., too, if I had dies. As it is, I neck size with .270 WSM dies and, so far, it works OK.
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Okie743

July 17, 2014 01:44
Finally finding a recipe for 223's reloaded at 22 long rifle velocities to group accurately for small game hunting and plinking, then finding recipe for low recoil, accurate reduced loads for the normally harsh recoil kickers, such as 300 win mags, 7mm mags, 30;06's at 30:30 velocities for deer hunting so as the normally hard kicking calibers could be used and practiced with by youth hunters.

Got er dun.
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jonk

July 17, 2014 04:54
Well this came back from the dead. Since I started it, in addition to the oddballs I started it with, let me toss in two more:

7.5X53.5 (the 1889 version of the 7.5 Swiss)

.380 Revolver. Very similar in dimensions to a .38 S&W, but with a web area ahead of the rim closer in diameter to a .38 special and taking a heel based .375 bullet. Or supposedly; I don't have a mold for that, the bore needs that diameter, so I use a .375 roundball. If you don't resize the cases, mark them by cylinder, and press fit them in with a light roll crimp over the top, they work ok, if a little snug.
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Tflogger

July 18, 2014 13:04
British .410 for the converted SMLEs, 11mm Mauser and .30 luger.
Used to load the 6.5x53r Dutch.
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no-bama in 2012

July 19, 2014 10:57
25 ackley krag, 25-223,8 gauge shotgun.
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FrancF

July 19, 2014 15:18
45-120-3 1/4"
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Mk 19

July 19, 2014 21:50
6X45
257 Roberts AI
270 Max
6.5 Jap
7mmTCU
7mm Merrill
7.5X55
7.7 Jap
8X56R
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cranky2

August 04, 2014 18:54
25-20SS 1885 winchester low wall.Belonged to my Grandmother on my fathers side.
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CapnMidnight

August 04, 2014 20:32
Just got a 40-82 Winchester, dies, brass and bullets.
W.D.
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Navybat

August 31, 2014 04:43
.280 Remington is about as "rare" as I go... [:D]
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DBMJR1

September 01, 2014 15:55
I think I'm the only one to list .25 acp.[:D]

.32-20 WCF is a recent addition to my stable.
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remingtongeo

October 18, 2014 09:58
219 Donaldson Wasp
30 Luger
30 Mauser
300 AAC
30-40 Krag
6mm Short
41 AE
7.5x55
30 Remington
307 Win
9mm Federal
38 Colt Short
405 Winchester
45 Auto Rim
43 Spanish
43 Mauser
8x56R
416 Rigby
I love the challenge of loading odd ball rounds. I get to shoot some strange stuff.
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RCrosby

October 19, 2014 19:46
How about .38 Special with .224 cavity hollow point filled with reversed .22 L.R. shell and powder, minus the bullet?
Blocks of 2X4 at 50' indoor range were all kinds of fun.
Of course that was many years ago when I was young and foolish.
Old and foolish now, but I'd not recommend it. ;-)
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RCrosby

October 20, 2014 04:52
Also Shotshell primer powered .22 pellets from .222 Mag. and .222 Rem. with brass adapters. Accuracy? Can you say "patterns"?
I knew you could.
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Doc Feelgood

October 22, 2014 05:28
Some not so unusual but:
.22 K-Hornet
5.7 Spitfire
5.6x54 MS
.22/.30-30 AI
.240 Womack Krag
.350 Womack Express
.351 WSL
.401 WSL
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use enough gun

October 26, 2014 17:52
45/120 as well for my 1885, 605 paperpatch, federal mag primer, 12grains of 4759 and 108 grains of FF.Dave
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toad67

January 26, 2015 12:36
Did that come about from putting a 12 ga hull in the 16 ga loader[;)]quote:Originally posted by MIKE WISKEY
just started loading 14 ga. shot shells. does that count?
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JustC

January 26, 2015 16:29
6.55x55 improved
6.5-06 improved
280 ackley improved
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Missouri Mule K30

February 19, 2015 19:23
quote:Originally posted by RCrosby
Fired a .410 in my 1911 ONCE.
Does that count?

[:D][:D][:D]
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slumlord44

February 20, 2015 17:59
.25-21 Stevens, .25-25 Stevens, .25 Single Shot, .28-30 Stevens, .32 Ideal, .32-40
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pawnee66

March 05, 2015 15:38
50 Express (50-110-300)
Soon 222 Magnum AI
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farfromnormal

March 19, 2015 11:49
Some I don't think I have seen so far,
.32-40
.445 Supermag
.375 JDJ
.309 JDJ
and have yet to load for, but might soon
7MM Supermag
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