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Source(s): "Cartridges of the World", Chuck Hawks [2] [3] disassembled .32-20 Winchester cartridge with 100 grain lead bullet The .32-20 Winchester / 7.94x33mmR , also known as .32 WCF (Winchester center fire) , was the first small-game lever-action intermediate cartridge that Winchester produced. [ 4 ]
The .240 Weatherby Magnum was developed in 1968 by Roy Weatherby.In the development of his own .240in/6 mm cartridge, Weatherby was significantly influenced by both the success and the limitations of the .244 H&H Magnum cartridge devised in England by his friend and colleague David Lloyd.
The .264 Winchester Magnum is a belted, bottlenecked rifle cartridge.Except for the .244 H&H Magnum and .257 Weatherby Magnum, it is the smallest caliber factory cartridge derived from the 2.85 in (72 mm) Holland & Holland belted magnum case.
The .257 Weatherby Magnum is a .257 caliber (6.53 mm) belted bottlenecked cartridge. It is one of the original standard length magnums developed by shortening the .375 H&H Magnum case to approx. 2.5 in (64 mm).
Griffin & Howe chambered custom-built rifles for this cartridge; and using neck resizing with cases carefully fire formed to the chamber in which the loaded cartridges were to be used, these rifles were reportedly very effective for killing elk, moose, and bear at ranges up to 400 yards (370 m).
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The .204 Ruger / 5.2x47mm is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Hornady and Ruger.At the time of its introduction in 2004, the .204 Ruger was the second-highest velocity commercially produced ammunition and the only centerfire cartridge produced commercially for bullets of .204 inch/5 mm caliber.
.222 Remington maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm) plus Imperial (inches). The .222 Remington or 5.7×43mm (C.I.P), also known as the triple deuce, triple two, and treble two, is a centerfire rifle cartridge.