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  2. Handloading - Wikipedia

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    Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...

  3. Caliber conversion device - Wikipedia

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    A .32 ACP FMJ cartridge, a .32 ACP FMJ cartridge in a blued .303 British supplemental chamber, and a .303 British FMJ cartridge (left to right) A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire.

  4. .30-06 Springfield wildcat cartridges - Wikipedia

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    It has a 68.2 grains (4.43 ml) H 2 O cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction under extreme conditions for both bolt-action rifles and machine guns. 30-06 Springfield maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm).

  5. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Magnum-action cartridges, are usually rifle cartridges that are both longer and more powerful than traditional full-powered rifle long-action cartridges, with a COL between 85 and 91 mm (3.34 and 3.6 in), including some of the long-action cartridges with a case head larger than 13 mm (.50 in) diameter, which is most commonly exemplified by the ...

  6. ICL cartridges - Wikipedia

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    ICL cartridges are wildcats based on conventional cases in use at the time. They feature a 45 degree shoulder [ 3 ] and the sides are straightened out compared to the parent cartridge. Most of the cartridges are considered improved cartridges since they simply create more powder space while maintaining the same caliber as the parent cartridge.

  7. Cannelure - Wikipedia

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    In cartridges, the cannelure is a band pressed into the case which helps prevent cartridge setback when the case mouth is properly crimped onto the cannelure. [4] Bullet setback of .1" can increase pressure beyond safe limits and possibly cause a catastrophic failure.

  8. Overbore - Wikipedia

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    Overbore cartridges are those with a relatively large case volume or case capacity, coupled with a relatively small diameter bullet.. The case volume or case capacity and barrel bore area can be mathematically related to obtain a case volume to bore area ratio in metric or imperial units.

  9. Polymer-cased ammunition - Wikipedia

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    The first references to the possible use of polymers in the manufacture of casings come from the early 1950s. One of the earliest is the patent filed by Jack W. Roske in 1950 [1] and the idea was to use a metal cup joined with a polymer shell "that will be converted to gas during the firing phase to assist in propelling the projectile and thereby permit reduction in the use of the propelling ...