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Various images of 7,92×57mm Mauser cartridges Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine; Technical drawings of German 8×57 IS bullet types; 7,92 Mauser WWII (Italian) 7,92×57 on GunsTribune; RIFLE AND MACHINE-GUN AMMUNITION (7.92mm) US Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 14, May 25, 1943
This naturally invited competition. Winchester offered the cartridge loaded .50/90/473 (.50 caliber/90 grains black powder/473 grain grease grooved bullet) with paper patched bullets which may be how the cartridge came to be commonly known as the .50-90. The .50-90 Sharps is similar to the .50-100 Sharps and .50-110 Sharps cartridges.
The M855A1 bullet has a 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) greater length than the SS109/M855. [141] Because steel and copper are less dense than lead, the bullet is lengthened inside the case to achieve the same weight as its predecessor. [10] The longer bullet and reverse-drawn jacket make it more stable and accurate in-flight.
QuickLOAD has a default database of predefined bullets, cartridges and propellants. The database of the more recent versions of QuickLOAD also include dimensional technical drawings of the predefined cartridges and for most cartridges photographic images. Data can later be imported or entered by the user to expand the programs database.
[11] [44] [50] [51] However, some are skeptical of the bullet's terminal performance, and it is a subject of debate among civilian shooters in the United States. [51] The 5.7×28mm projectile potentially poses less risk of collateral damage than conventional pistol bullets, because the projectile design limits overpenetration, as well as risk ...
Hard cast solid bullet (left), with gas check (center) and lubrication (right) A modern centerfire cartridge consisting of the following: 1. bullet, as the projectile; 2. metallic case, which holds all parts together; 3. propellant, for example gunpowder or cordite;4. rim, which provides the extractor on the firearm a place to grip the case to ...
Diagram of .45 Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge" for Army M1909 revolver, with dimensions in inches. The .45 Colt was a joint development between Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (now known as Colt's Manufacturing Company ), of Hartford, Connecticut , and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC) of Bridgeport , Connecticut .
The 6mm Creedmoor is a necked-down version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor using 6 mm (.243 inch) bullets, lighter than 6.5 mm bullets with similarly reduced recoil. [30] John Snow at Outdoor Life built a 6mm Creedmoor rifle in 2009 for a magazine article of the wildcat cartridge that appeared in 2010, but the first documented conception of the 6mm ...