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Scorch · October 14, 2021, 06:17 PM

I think the era of new handgun cartridge development was the 60s through the 90s. There were new cartridges introduced and guns to go with them, some of them are still with us, others not. 9mm Federal, 32 H&R, 327 Federal, 41 Magnum, 22 Jet, 256 Winchester Magnum, 45 Winchester Magnum, 44 Auto Mag, 357 AutoMag, 9mm Winchester Mag, 9X23, 9x21, 10mm Magnum, 10mm Auto, 40 S&W, 357 SIG, 45 GAP, the list goes on. They didn't provide enough of an increase in performance to make people want a new gun, or they were too much. I feel the same way about some of the new rifle cartridges, either too much or not enough to bother with.

October 14, 2021, 06:17 PM	#24
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I think the era of new handgun cartridge development was the 60s through the 90s. There were new cartridges introduced and guns to go with them, some of them are still with us, others not. 9mm Federal, 32 H&R, 327 Federal, 41 Magnum, 22 Jet, 256 Winchester Magnum, 45 Winchester Magnum, 44 Auto Mag, 357 AutoMag, 9mm Winchester Mag, 9X23, 9x21, 10mm Magnum, 10mm Auto, 40 S&W, 357 SIG, 45 GAP, the list goes on. They didn't provide enough of an increase in performance to make people want a new gun, or they were too much. I feel the same way about some of the new rifle cartridges, either too much or not enough to bother with. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services