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2. .50 Alaskan - Wikipedia

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   1,694 ft/s (516 m/s) 3,346 ft⋅lbf (4,537 J) Source (s): Hodgdon [1] The .50 Alaskan / 13x53mmR is a wildcat cartridge developed by Harold Johnson and Harold Fuller of the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska in the 1950s. Johnson based the cartridge on the .348 Winchester in order to create a rifle capable of handling the large bears in Alaska.

3. Wildcat cartridge - Wikipedia

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   The .308 × 1.5" Barnes, a wildcat from noted cartridge author Frank Barnes made by simply necking a .308 Winchester back to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length (38.1 mm) is probably the best example of a wildcat that has spawned many other successful wildcats. The .308 x 1.5" case is available from a number of case manufacturers and differs from a ...

4. Cartridges of the World - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-1-9511-1559-3. Cartridges of the World is a comprehensive guide to firearm cartridges. The reference series is written by Frank C. Barnes. The latest version of the book is its 17th edition, published in 2022, and edited by W. Todd Woodard. [1]

5. .50-110 Winchester - Wikipedia

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   3,298 ft⋅lbf (4,471 J) Source (s): Barnes & Amber 1972. The .50-110 WCF / 13x61mmR (also known as the .50-100-450 WCF , with different loadings) in modern 1886 Winchesters with modern steel barrels is the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8,100 J) of energy. [citation needed]

6. .308×1.5-inch Barnes - Wikipedia

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   The .308×1.5" Barnes is a wildcat cartridge based on the .308 Winchester (7.62×51mm NATO). The cartridge is similar to the 7.62×39mm Russian (M43) cartridge though it outperforms the Soviet cartridge. [2] It was designed by Frank C. Barnes in March 1961 by shortening the .308 Winchester to 1.5 in (38 mm) and giving it a shoulder angle of 20 ...

7. .30-06 Springfield - Wikipedia

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   Though not optimal for dangerous game, the .30-06 is adequate for hunting African plains game. [42] With 150-grain bullets, the .30-06 Springfield is a perfect option for medium-sized game such as deer and sheep. Leaving the muzzle at 2950 fps, it gives the hunter a maximum point blank range slightly short of 300 yards.

8. 7-30 Waters - Wikipedia

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   The 7-30 Waters cartridge was originally a wildcat cartridge developed by author Ken Waters in 1976 to give better performance to lever-action rifle shooters than the parent .30-30 Winchester cartridge, by providing a higher velocity and flatter trajectory with a smaller, lighter bullet. By 1984, Winchester introduced a Model 94 rifle chambered ...

9. .460 Weatherby Magnum - Wikipedia

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   The .460 Weatherby Magnum is a belted, bottlenecked rifle cartridge, developed by Roy Weatherby in 1957. The cartridge is based on the .378 Weatherby Magnum necked up to accept the .458-inch (11.6 mm) bullet. The original .378 Weatherby Magnum parent case was inspired by the .416 Rigby. [2]