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Originally Posted by swpa19
GENE:
I was at one time an ardent cartridge collector. I have fired quite a few of the weapons that chambered the cartridges I collected, but not all for evident reasons.
The weapons I fired were strictly for enjoying a piece of history, not for ballistic or tactical evaluations.
The reason for posting on this thread were ammo related. I thought it would be historically interesting to the viewer and to take part in a discussion of the progession (and sometimes re-gression) of the cased rifle cartridge and its historical ups and downs.
Perhaps I was mistaken in thinking tha tdiscussions about historical ammo such as the the ones talked about here as well as oddities like the "rocket ball" of the Volcanic Pistol to the 7.62 Duplex and Flechette rounds experimented with by the military might be an enertaining and informative thread.
If you're of the opinion that this is an un-informed thread, Ill certainly defer to your expertise.
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SWPA:
I have no opinion about the thread so don't sweat it. Just was kind of strange to have a post come out of the blue talking about magnums. I simply wondered why.
So please, keep on going. Personally I find all cartridges to be interesting, not just those intended for military purposes.
Gene