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  2. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    A headstamp is the marking on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. Military headstamps usually have only the year of manufacture . The left cartridge's headstamp says "FC 223 REM" which means that it was made by Federal Cartridge Co. and it is in the caliber .223 Remington. The ...

  3. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to case shape, rifle cartridges can also be grouped according to the case dimensions of a cartridge, this is usually referring to the cartridge's overall length (COL), which in turn dictates the minimal receiver size and operating space (bolt travel) needed by the action, into either "mini-action", "short-action", "long-action ...

  4. 7.92×57mm Mauser - Wikipedia

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    machine gun ammunition loaded with the 10.15 grams (156.6 gr) P.m.K. bullets that had a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) and an operating pressure of 280 MPa (40,611 psi). This cartridge can be recognised by the black primer sealant and yellow tipped bullet.

  5. .300 Lapua Magnum - Wikipedia

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    The .300 Lapua Magnum's case has a 7.34 mL (113 grains of water) capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed for reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic and automatic firearms, including under extreme conditions. .300 Lapua Magnum maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm).

  6. 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 ...

  7. 6.8mm Remington SPC - Wikipedia

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    The 6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II or 6.8×43mm) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms in collaboration with members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and United States Special Operations Command [6] to possibly replace the 5.56 NATO cartridge in short barreled rifles (SBR) and carbines.

  8. AEK-971 - Wikipedia

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    The AEK-971 (Russian: Автомат единый Кокшарова 971, "Automatic (rifle), Universal, (of) Koksharov, 971) is a selective fire 5.45×39mm assault rifle that was developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant (KMZ) by chief designer Stanislav Ivanovich Koksharov (Cyrilic: Станислав Иванович Кокшаров), also known as Sergey Koksharov, in the late 1970s and ...

  9. .277 Fury - Wikipedia

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    The SAAMI warns that MAP levels greater than 65,000 psi (448.2 MPa) may present an increased risk of unsafe cartridge case or firearm rupture and thus will require new cartridge case and firearm designs that depart from traditional manufacturing practices, including the use of materials, construction methods, production lines, and other ...