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Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load ...
In 1925, Winchester introduced the .270 Winchester, previously known as the .270 WCF, based on the 30-03 Springfield case necked down to .277" (6.8 mm). Although the .270 Winchester was not an instant success, within a few decades it became one of the most popular big game hunting cartridges for mid sized game worldwide, because of its relatively mild recoil and flat trajectory within ...
.22 Long.22 Long Rifle.22 Extra Long.22 Remington Automatic.22 Winchester Automatic.22 ILARCO.22 Winchester Rimfire.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire.25 Stevens.25 Stevens Short.32 rimfire.38 rimfire.44 Henry.46 rimfire.56-46 Spencer.56-50 Spencer.56-52 Spencer.56-56 Spencer; 2.34mm SwissMiniGun; 4.5×26mm MKR; 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum
The cartridge took off slowly but managed to gain popularity along the years to become the most popular "magnum" cartridge and one of the most popular big game cartridges in the world up to date, mainly due to its versatility, flat trajectory and long range capability, pulling interest not only among hunters but, bench rest shootes, law ...
The round is optimised for bullets heavier than 100 grains to improve performance at long ranges - .243Win typically uses bullets lighter than 100 grains. [4] It is touted as being one of the most accurate long-range 6 mm rounds in the world that is designed for repeating rifles. [citation needed] The 6XC is now a CIP standardized case. [5]
The Weatherby Mark V is the most popular rifle chambered for the .460 Weatherby Magnum cartridge. The rifle stock is engineered to minimize the felt recoil of heavy recoiling cartridges. The California Style Monte Carlo stock's slanting comb will under recoil push away from the shooter's face. [35]
The 8mm Remington Magnum belted rifle cartridge was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1978 as a new chambering for the model 700 BDL rifle. The 8mm Remington Magnum's parent case is the .375 H&H Magnum. It is a very long and powerful cartridge that cannot be used in standard length actions, such as those that accommodate the .30-06 ...
The .50-110 WCF / 13x61mmR (also known as the .50-100-450 WCF , with different loadings) in modern 1886 Winchesters with modern steel barrels is the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8,100 J) of energy.