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The 7×33mm Sako cartridge was created in Finland in 1942 as a small game cartridge for animals such as the Capercaillie and Black Grouse. It is based on a 9×19mm Parabellum case that has been lengthened and necked down to accept a 7.21 mm (0.284 in) bullet. [ 1 ]
Sako Limited (natively Sako Oy) [1] is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland. It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding .
The Tikka T3 is a series of bolt-action rifles manufactured by Sako under their Tikka brand in Riihimäki, Finland since 2003. [1] The series is available in a wide variety of different sight, calibre and stock configurations as well as several barrel lengths. The rifle series was developed by Sako product development team led by Kari Kuparinen ...
The 7.92×33mm Kurz has a 2.22 ml (34.3 grain H 2 O) cartridge case capacity.. 7.92×33mm Kurz maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions.All sizes in millimeters (mm). Americans define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 17.5 degrees. The common rifling twist rate for this cartridge is 240 mm (1 in 9.45 in), four grooves, Ø lands = 7.89 millimetres (0.311 in), Ø grooves = 8.20 millimetres (0.323 in ...
After 1933, Tikkakoski also produced machine gun ammo belts and the Maxim M/09-21. [1] During World War II, they manufactured the aforementioned submachine and machine guns and gun barrels. They also produced .50 Browning and 20×138mmB Solothurn Long ammunition.
Caseless ammunition (CL), [1] or caseless cartridge, is a configuration of weapon-cartridge that eliminates the cartridge case that typically holds the primer, propellant and projectile together as a unit.
Between 1965 and 1994 350,000 M62 rifles were produced jointly by Valmet and Sako. It is the basis of the IMI Galil , an Israeli-made assault rifle with many similarities. The RK 62 has a three-pronged flash suppressor , and a groove for a specially designed knife bayonet , which can be used alone as a combat knife .
In November, 1943 it was the first plant to package ammo in vacuum-packed metal cans. In the Spring and Summer of 1944 it was employed in inspecting and repacking .45 ACP and .30 Carbine ammunition. EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (August 1942 to December 1943) – Eau Claire, Wisconsin a division of US Rubber Co.