Calibers that have come and gone

[UltraMax]

My dad's big game rifle (which actually belongs to my deceased grandfather) is a 7mm Shooting Times Westerner. Don't see many of them anymore and there are only a few ammunition companies still offering it, his regular deer rifle is a .264 Win Mag, that cartridge has pretty much gone the way of the dodo too and don't know why, everyone wants a 6.5 caliber but forget about the ol' "bean field" cartridge.

I shoot a 6.5x55, not gone, but not popular.

All the JDJs are gone, .307 Winchester, Weatherby's line, amongst others.

[kc5rkg]

257 Roberts........not extinct but certainly not popular as it once was!

[Davik]

225 Winchester

[Kaycee11]

257 Roberts........not extinct but certainly not popular as it once was!

I love my 257 Roberts


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[ramrod]

.17 mach II, they don't even make bullets for it anymore.

[mikebyrge]

Recently the 308 marlin and 338 marlin.

[mikebyrge]

A few that I own that are not completely gone but are hard to find ammo for off the shelf:
35 Rem
300 savage
257 rob
6mm rem

[Darton]

8mm Remington Mag

[gingib]

6.5 creedmore (sorry, I had to)

At this rate it may become the most popular of ALL TIME!

[RifleBowPistol]

Ones that I have personally seen:

7mm STW
the WSM family
any bottle necked rimfire
357 sig
260 Rem
a lot of the AR hybrids

Going back in history:

222
222 Magnum
264 Winchester Magnum
300 H&H
7-30 waters
the Weatherby line

We as shooters are a fickle bunch, whats popular today can be gone tomorrow and vice versa. I can remember when the 22 Hornet and 45-70 almost disappeared. I can also remember when the 7mm STW was on every magazine cover and praised in every publication. Will the 6.5 CM go away? Highly unlikely and it will probably continue to be a factory offered cartridge but I see it's current popularity waning as the kool aid wears off. Every new cartridge offered in a factory gun is designed to increase gun sales, not fill a need, which is great for the gun industry. A strong gun industry only strengthens our gun rights.

The 7X30 Waters has some popularity in the Winchester 94s but not a lot, but the 7X30 Waters is one of the most popular T/C Contender calibers. The most popular Contender calibers are 7X30 Waters, 357 Rem Max., 30-30 Win., 223, then the 45-70, 45 LC/410 barrels and the 44 Rem Mag. Then there are a bunch of other calibers available. There are a lot of calibers that may not be the most common main stream calibers, you will find at Wal Mart and Academy, but are very popular niche calibers.

[captainsling]

.243wssm

[meltingfeather]

.300 Savage... more than a few years as the most popular N. American game cartridge.
.308 did it in.
Still have a Model 99 that I inherited from my grandad... shoot it and love it well.

[cva34]

244 rem re-twisted and named 6mm rem

280 rem renamed 7nmm rem returned back to 280 rem

[Drycreek3189]

Ones that I have personally seen:

7mm STW
the WSM family
any bottle necked rimfire
357 sig
260 Rem
a lot of the AR hybrids

Going back in history:

222
222 Magnum
264 Winchester Magnum
300 H&H
7-30 waters
the Weatherby line

We as shooters are a fickle bunch, whats popular today can be gone tomorrow and vice versa. I can remember when the 22 Hornet and 45-70 almost disappeared. I can also remember when the 7mm STW was on every magazine cover and praised in every publication. Will the 6.5 CM go away? Highly unlikely and it will probably continue to be a factory offered cartridge but I see it's current popularity waning as the kool aid wears off. Every new cartridge offered in a factory gun is designed to increase gun sales, not fill a need, which is great for the gun industry. A strong gun industry only strengthens our gun rights.

That's a pretty decent list. I would add to that the .375 Winchester. It was once available in the Marlin lever action as well as the Winchester Big Bore 94. I have a 94 as well as a Contender pistol in this caliber and my ammo is closely monitored It is almost unavailable and when you do find it, it's higher than a cat's back.

[Drycreek3189]

244 rem re-twisted and named 6mm rem

280 rem renamed 7nmm rem returned back to 280 rem

It was renamed the 7mm Express before returning to .280 Remington. IMO it's the absolute best medium game cartridge out there, and can go up to include elk with the proper loads.