7.62x54r has seen 132 years of continuous use. That is fucking insane. What are some other long served military cartridges? 9mm is an obvious contender
Old ass cartridges
7.62x54r has seen 132 years of continuous use. That is fucking insane. What are some other long served military cartridges? 9mm is an obvious contender
.303
what military is currently fielding .303?
I could name 50 that still field 7.62x54r
>long served MILITARY cartridges
>.45-70
based retard
The only correct answers are 9mm, 7.62x25, .45, 7.62x39, .50BMG, arguably .30-06, and some of those aren't even 100 years old.
>what military is currently fielding .303?
Oh is that the requirement? People still use various rifles that use it. Taliban were using Martini-Enfields.
There are probably still some .32 and .380 pistols in some military
>.50BMG
the fact that it is already over a 100 years old is truly a wonder.
Are you retarded? .45/70 was created for the M1873 trapdoor rifle and remains in use to this day in US Navy line throwing guns.
I think OP meant a cartridge that's been in continuous military service.
When did the Navy cease being part of the military?
if you honestly think that abomination counts, than you are in fact the only one here that is retarded.
>than
>calling some one else retarded
Learn proper fucking English then get back to us
>no argument
>ad hominem
>ad hominem
school
there isn't a single high school in the world that teaches about logical fallacies. holy shit you're retarded.
keep on seething about your shitty guns lol
Did not know that, cool.
USN hasn't used a dedicated line throwing gun in a loooooooong time, anon.
>what military is currently fielding .303?
Maybe india? Didn't they rechamber all their enfields to 7.62nato?
They did, their paramilitary and police still use those ishapores today. Though theyre being swapped for all the INSAS the military is getting rid of.
Not glamorous, but .22lr is from the 1880's.
>44-40 is 150 years old
>Popular in its day (for being very versatile), but nowadays it's been cucked by the formerly less popular 45 Colt for cowboy action shooting.
>Either pay extreme prices for ammo or learn to reload if you want to get it nowadays.
Accidently bought a 44-40 thinking it was some weird way of saying 44spl/mag, but I've come to appreciate its history, and sadden by how far it has fallen.
Oh yeah was it an Uberti? I think I remember you posting about it on here lol glad you learned to love it
Yep, a Uberti Cattleman II, I've since reloaded ammo for it, switch out some springs and the hammer/trigger, and yet I haven't shot it due to being poor and not having some hidden area to shoot for free (that I know of yet). T_T I'll probably go scrape together whatever money I can find lying around the house and take it for a spin (and to also relearn how to clean off Pyrodex P so I don't ruin both the gun and the brass casings) someday soon, hopefully I'll get a job before then.
45-70 will saw its 150th this year.
9.3x62 is quite old (hunting cartridge though)
I only use the freshest ass cartridges.
.50 bmg
>Old ass cartridges
.22lr is the oldest in continuous use. It was the first metallic cartridge made.
7.62x54R is oldest continuous use by a military, because it just fucking works and feeds well for a rimmed cartridge.
M2 50BMG is oldest continuously adopted by a military machine gun still in service by far.
>.22lr is the oldest in continuous use. It was the first metallic cartridge made.
Not even close to the first. Not even the first .22 rimfire.
>It was the first metallic cartridge made.
Correction, .22BB cap. 1845
Pinfire shotshells predate that by about a decade. Self contained cartridges are about twenty years older than that.
Interesting. Thanks.
7.62x54R was used in maxim-style machine guns two decades before 50bmg
I'd be willing to bet 8mm Mauser and 6.5 Carcano are still in use in Africa. 30-06 is also still in use throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Danish military for one uses the .30-06 in a niche role. 6,5 mm Swedish had a long run in service but IDK if they even see reserve service anymore, their army manuals still include the m/96 IIRC
.38 S&W (1877) is around and kicking since India still uses Webleys and their homegrown copies.
Hey I just bought a gun in that.
12-gauge has been a thing since at least 1887 with the Winchester M1887.
12ga is extremely old if you could muzzle-loaders, if we're talking about centerfire shotshells those date to 1862.
ive got an old belgian 12 gauge made from a repurposed 1859 french musket
the gun was retooled for 12ga in 1861 so its older than 1887
our "modern" (aka black powder version) 12ga dates back to the 1860s, though there are pinfire 12ga shells as old as the 1830s and 12ga as a bore size is even older than that