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The 6mm Lee Navy (6×60mmSR), also known as the 6mm U.S.N. [1] or .236 Navy, [2] is an obsolete American rifle cartridge. [3] It was the service cartridge of the United States Navy and Marine Corps from 1895 (therefore replacing the .45-70 Government rifle cartridge) to 1899, when it was then itself replaced by the more modern .30-40 Krag rifle cartridge.
The 8×58mmR Danish Krag has 4.55 ml (70.2 grains H 2 O) of cartridge case capacity. 8×58mmR Danish Krag cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm). The dimensions of this drawing come from the ammunition manufacturer RWS and differ somewhat between various sources. Americans define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 16.5 degrees.
Introduced by Remington at the 2023 SHOT Show. Straight-walled cartridge based on a blown-out .30-30 Winchester case and designed for deer hunting in U.S. states that require hunters with modern rifles to use that cartridge shape. [56].376 Steyr: 1999 [3] Austria & US 2 [59] R 9.5×60mm 2754 4211 0.375 60mm
The .375/303 Westley Richards Accelerated Express, also known as the .375/303 Axite, is an obsolete medium bore rifle cartridge. It was a high velocity, rimmed, bottlenecked cartridge. It was loaded with Axite, a new smokeless powder developed by Kynoch and said by them to be "comparatively free from erosion and corrosion effects".
Both cartridges were developed by Bristol gunmaker George Gibbs for use in his Gibbs–Farquharson–Metford single shot rifles built on the Farquharson falling block action, although Gibbs also built double rifles with Metford barrels chambering these cartridges. The .461 No 1 Gibbs was designed around 1879–1880, whilst the .461 No 2 Gibbs ...
The .275 No 2 Magnum, also known as the 7mm Rigby Magnum Flanged and the .275 No 2 Rigby, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by John Rigby & Company in 1927. Overview [ edit ]
This cartridge is very similar to the .38 Long Colt and may have inspired the latter cartridge's development. [2] As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle. [3] As a pistol cartridge, the .380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the ...
The 11×59mmR Gras, also known as the 11mm Vickers, is an obsolete rifle cartridge.France's first modern military cartridge, the 11×59mmR Gras was introduced in 1874 and continued in service in various roles and with various users until after World War II.