Let’s play the “What is it?” game!

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Hint:
Suppose you liked the .38-55 Winchester but you needed a larger case to fit more
gunpowder (black powder, back then) into it, behind the bullet?

 

[outdoorsman4880]

40-70 sharps

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

.40-70 Sharps BN (bottle neck)?

Well, I think that is close enough in case dimensions, but the one I pictured doesn't have that wide of a bullet (or case mouth).

The Sharps BN round also has a different contour to the shoulder area --look at the cartridge I pictured and notice the line where the necked-down area is not really a "shoulder" at all --it's more like a crease.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

The visible line is seen on many photos of this cartridge.

 

[CTS Tactical]

40-72 WCF?

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

40...

Your first guess was closer, and the most accurate in this thread so far.

 

[CTS Tactical]

OK, final guess is 38-56 Win

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Last guess? Isn't that convenient?

That was the last one you needed!

It's a slightly upsized .38-55, based on the fatter .45-70 Gov't case.

 

[CTS Tactical]

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Last guess? Isn't that convenient?

That was the last one you needed!

Some pretty good hints there but they just weren't sinking in.

 

[CTS Tactical]

Ok that was interesting. Let's try another, although this may be too easy. On the left is .223 Rem, On the right is 7.62X39. What is the one in the middle.