Dream cartridge, so the question is not what works or would be best all around. Just a dream cartridge.
I would like a nice little effecient 17 cal round with properly head stamped brass. Low and behold Rem ansewered that dream last year!! 17 Fire Ball!! Now I just need to get an XP100 rebarreled to match my XP100 in 221 FB.
Then I always thought a short not to fat .277 caliber cartridge would be a great medium to long range hunting round. Well Winchester brought out the 270 WSM. Cool!! I would like to order an HS 2000 in that cartridge with a 16" heavy barrel in the varmint stock.
I guess the "dream" cartridge that has not been offer yet by the factories is the 20 Fire Ball. I just hope Remington gets off thier laurels and offers it. With the 20 caliber crazy it made me wonder when they went with the 17 FB instead of 20 cal?
That's my dream cartridges, wildcats that are turned factory. Brass does not have to be made, it's cheap to aquire and dies are not a $100.00+ propsition.