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The parent case .284 Winchester was created around 1963, but did not see extensive commercial use. The 6.5 caliber allowed for the use of long, aerodynamic bullets. In 1999, Norma submitted it to CIP. It has since been standardized as the 6.5mm-284 Norma.
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The 6.5mm Creedmoor was designed specifically for long-range target shooting, [6] although it has been used successfully in medium game hunting. [7] Bullet-for-bullet, the 6.5mm Creedmoor achieves a slower muzzle velocity than longer cartridges such as the 6.5-284 Norma or magnum cartridges such as the 6.5mm Remington Magnum.
In 2008, the most popular and useful .284 Winchester-case based cartridge was not the original, but rather the 6.5-284 Norma. This former wildcat, made by necking down the original Winchester .284 casing to 6.5mm (.264), was developed for long range target shooting where participants usually handload their ammunition.
Same cartridge as .244 Remington and interchangeable. Rifles marked .244 Remington may not stabilize heaviest 6mm Remington bullets. [3] 6mm BR Norma: 1996 [14] Sweden 3 [15] [16] R 6x39.6mm 2789 [15] 0.243 0.517 [15] 39.6mm Norma's redesigned of the Remington 6mm BR in order to utilize VLD bullets. 6mm XC: 2000 US 4 [17] [18] R 6×48mm 3018 ...
The 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) was initially designed by George Gardner of GA Precision and Hornady in 2013 and released at the 2018 SHOT Show. It is essentially a more powerful and flatter-shooting version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor and uses the same bullet, but not the same cartridge case. [13] [14]
.300 Winchester Magnum.300 Remington Ultra Magnum.308 Winchester.338 Lapua Magnum. 7.62×51mm NATO. 1962 United States: Ross rifle.303 British: 1903 Canada: Ruger American.204 Ruger.22LR.223 Remington.243 Winchester.270 Winchester.308 Winchester.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Winchester Magnum. 5.56×45mm NATO.30-06 Springfield. 7.62×39mm. 2011 ...
The .375 Ruger cartridge has also functioned as the parent case for the 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (6.5 PRC) [17] and 7mm Precision Rifle Cartridge (7mm PRC), [18] which are essentially necked-down shortened versions of the .375 Ruger. American ammunition manufacturer Hornady got the 6.5 PRC SAAMI-standardized in 2018 simultaneously with the ...