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FrankenMauser · August 1, 2016, 11:13 PM

Additional thoughts:
I'd avoid bottle-necked or heavily-tapered cartridges.
They tend to wedge themselves against he recoil shield (frame) when fired in revolvers.

Rimmed or belted rifle cartridges that are nothing to sneeze at, but straight-wall or close to it:
.32 WSL (lower power)
.35 WSL (lower power)
.351 WSL
.38-55
.375 Win
.401 WSL
.405 Win
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster (no rim)
.450 Marlin
.45-70
.45-90
.458 Win Mag
.458 Lott
.450 Nitro
.50-90
.50 Alaskan
.577 Nitro
.600 Nitro
.700 Nitro

Plus, of course, the 'uber-magnum' "handgun" cartridges:
.414 Super Mag
.445 Super Mag
.454 Casull
.460 S&W
.475 Linebaugh
.500 S&W

My personal preference would be for .444 Marlin or .38-55.
They're of reasonable length. They're good performers. They run at moderate pressure levels (no excessive pressures). And they aren't expensive to load.
But if one were not a reloader, and needed to buy factory ammo... it would be advantageous to drop .38-55 in favor of .45-70.

August 1, 2016, 11:13 PM	#11
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Additional thoughts: I'd avoid bottle-necked or heavily-tapered cartridges. They tend to wedge themselves against he recoil shield (frame) when fired in revolvers. Rimmed or belted rifle cartridges that are nothing to sneeze at, but straight-wall or close to it: .32 WSL (lower power) .35 WSL (lower power) .351 WSL .38-55 .375 Win .401 WSL .405 Win .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster (no rim) .450 Marlin .45-70 .45-90 .458 Win Mag .458 Lott .450 Nitro .50-90 .50 Alaskan .577 Nitro .600 Nitro .700 Nitro Plus, of course, the 'uber-magnum' "handgun" cartridges: .414 Super Mag .445 Super Mag .454 Casull .460 S&W .475 Linebaugh .500 S&W My personal preference would be for .444 Marlin or .38-55. They're of reasonable length. They're good performers. They run at moderate pressure levels (no excessive pressures). And they aren't expensive to load. But if one were not a reloader, and needed to buy factory ammo... it would be advantageous to drop .38-55 in favor of .45-70. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.