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The FN Model 30-11 is a Belgian bolt-action sniper rifle, manufactured between 1976 and 1986. Derived from the FN Model 30, based on the Mauser action dating to the G98, with three-piece bolt and a five-round magazine. The trigger and stock are both adjustable, the stock by means of butt spacers. The furniture is wood.
The .425 Westley Richards (11x67mmRB) is one of the classic African big-game rounds.It is a cartridge invented by Leslie Bown Taylor of Westley Richards, a gunmaking firm of Birmingham, England in 1909 as a proprietary cartridge for their bolt-action rifles.
The .17 Hornady Mach 2, commonly known as the .17 HM2, is a rimfire cartridge introduced in 2004 by the ammunition manufacturer Hornady, following the successful launch in 2002 of the .17 HMR. The .17 HM2 is based on the .22 Long Rifle "Stinger" case, necked down to .17 caliber (4.5 mm) and using a bullet weighing less than half the weight of a ...
This is because the AWM bolt action was initially developed for smaller cartridges, and then modified for the .338 Lapua Magnum chambering. [4] Ammunition manufacturers produce .338 Lapua Magnum military issue cartridges loaded with 16.2 g (250 gr) very-low-drag bullets (overall length ≤ 91.44 mm (3.600 in)) that fit in the 91.5 mm (3.60 in ...
The company produces the patented Relia-bolt, the Balanced Bolt Carrier, barrels, complete uppers, and rifles, all dedicated to the .25-45 Sharps cartridge, which the company offers factory loadings in 87-grain soft-point and 70-grain hollow-point ammunition. This cartridge, based on the parent .223 in/5.56 mm case necked up for .257 bullets ...
As it has been understood that propellant burns more efficiently in shorter, wider-diameter casings, [7] modern ammunition has changed over time to become shorter and wider than previous cartridges. The .30 TC (0.308 in (7.8 mm) x 1.920 in (48.8 mm) is a non-magnum that is somewhat shorter and wider than the .308 and .30-06. [ 1 ]
The cartridge is primarily used in Rock Island Armory M1911 pistols and the M22 TCM bolt-action rifle. Initially known as the .22 Micro-Mag, the .22 TCM is conceptually similar to other bottlenecked pistol cartridges, such as the 7.62×25mm Tokarev and the FN 5.7×28mm.
The rim size is .492 in and because the round generates 55,000 psi, Remington opted to use a .308 rifle bolt in a 5.56-sized rifle for increased case support. [4] The rim was widened from the .473 in of the parent case to prevent the use of a weaker .450 Bushmaster bolt with this cartridge.