whats your least favorite commonly used cartridge?

[Jedman]

25 ACP ! Jedman

[FergusonTO35]

7mm Remington Mag is easily my least favorite. Nasty recoil (for a 7mm), guzzles powder, short case life, and won't do a darn thing that a .30'06 or .280 can't do. Around here at least, it was for a long time the go-to cartridge for once a year hunters who just had to have something with the word "magnum" in it. Don't now how many times I heard it explained that the belted case adds strength to contain all that magnum power.

Runner up: .40 S&W in the form of most factory ammo. I think most loads are close to overpressure, and repeated chambering will redline it pretty quickly. In a gun with a heavy slide and lightweight grip such as Glock, each shot fired feels like the gun is trying to jump out of my hand. Remember, the .40 was created by the perceived need to improve on the "wimpy" 9mm, and it will always be overshadowed by the 10mm. So, ammo makers and their customers just aren't going to be interested in easing back on it.

Now, the .40 is a sweet cartridge when loaded to a more sane level. I load mine with 4.3 grains Bullseye/Lee 401-175-TC for a very accurate and easy to shoot 900 fps out of my Glock 22. A chunk of lead that size doesn't need much pressure or velocity to be effective, it's like having a 15 shot .38-40!

[elmacgyver0]

I hate any caliber I don't have.

[244]

I'll play!

.357 Sig - Not super common, but most know of it. It is a .40S&W case necked down to 9mm. The recoil is even snappier than a .40S&W. That doesn't mean I don't have a couple though!

As for rifle, I'll agree with the .270 Winchester; not as versatile as a .30-06 and even less efficient. I'll add the .25-06; lots of powder burned for not as much return. Basically, any of the super/ultra magnums.

[Texas by God]

.380 ACP. It just has never impressed me with accuracy like it’s older brother the .32ACP has.

[poppy42]

25 ACP ! Jedman

I’ll second that! For some reason I find 25acp synonymous with raven or Jimenez. Don’t much care for .40 I’d rather have a 9 or a 45

[cwlongshot]

For me its 9mm in a Handgun and 270 in a rifle.

Nothing “wrong” with either of them. The first I prefer my defensive calibers start with a 4 and the 270 is just a odd duck to me. Never had as other calibers do same job for me. Someone with a 270 could say the same. Its a saturated field where it operates.

CW

[Loudy13]

not a big fan of the 5.56/223 its not fun to reload and its so common, 40 cal is next I have one load for one cast for one and it just do anything for me.

[warboar_21]

My least favorite is the .429 magnum.


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[Rcmaveric]

Well, .270 Win (with cast boolits of coarse, and no where near max velocity or pressured) is my baby. 30-06 and .308 are me least favorite. Not because they arent effective, but because everyone constantly boast about them. Pluss a few hunting stories involving 308 and 30-06. I will spare you all the rant.

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[INTRLOPER]

30-06 Springfield!! Boring! Mundane! My 280 Remington is my 30-06.
Crash87

I agree. The 30-06 does a lot of stuff ok but excels at NOTHING. My 30-06 is a 270WIN

[Thumbcocker]

.45 Colt

[toallmy]

I was very surprised the 270 was mentioned .

[rbuck351]

4 come to mind. The 40 Short and Wimpy, might as well have a 45acp. The 300BO. any 30cal can be loaded to do the same thing. The 22mag, it's cheaper to shoot a 22H and you get more everything. And last the 9mm, most aren't very accurate and that comes with a high pressure loud bang. Might as well have a 45acp. The 40 S&W is my least favorite.

I also was surprised to see the 270win listed. It is surrounded by many other fine rounds and performs as well as the rest. I have dropped several moose with a 270 and 150 gr Speer btsp. It is very effective.

[lolbell]

Least favorite? The ol’ Aught Six, fellow tried to give me one several years back. My response was, “Why? Most overrated cartridge out there. I have a 270 Win.”

[bmortell]

UPDATE: well were over 50 votes in and I'm not noticing much pattern in peoples votes.

some people have a good point on 22mag being expensive for a non reloadable cartridge. just comparing value 9mm is significantly more materials, reloadable, and cost the same.

otherwise people seem to like the one they have ie. if you always had a 30-06 you think 270 is pointless and vice versa.

[Rcmaveric]

I was very surprised the 270 was mentioned .

Kind of hurt it was mentioned so many times. ***pats the .270*** and tells her she is perfect.

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[JBinMN]

UPDATE: well were over 50 votes in and I'm not noticing much pattern in peoples votes.

some people have a good point on 22mag being expensive for a non reloadable cartridge. just comparing value 9mm is significantly more materials, reloadable, and cost the same.

otherwise people seem to like the one they have ie. if you always had a 30-06 you think 270 is pointless and vice versa.

Yep...

[NWPilgrim]

.357 mag (the cartridge).

A lot of muzzle blast for not much more power in a short barrel—For the same size handgun I can have a 9mm or .40 that holds more rounds and reloads faster. I feel confident my G27 or G23 can handle any situation I might face that a .357 could.

If I want significantly more power I go up to .44 mag. I like a .38 or .357 revolver shooting .38 light loads for new shooters. Other folks may like the .357 as the ideal cartridge, it just doesn’t do anything I need.

[Peregrine]

.308 and 30-06. They're just uninspiring, I still load for the former because I have a large amount of high quality brass for it, and the surplus is cheap and good quality. Othe than that it's a solid "meh", nothing at all wrong with them just mind numbingly boring. Actually toss all .30 cal rifle cartridges into there.