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A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge with a larger case size than, or derived from, a similar cartridge of the same projectile caliber and case shoulder shape. [clarification needed] The term derives from the .357 Magnum, the original revolver cartridge with this designation.
.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Winchester Magnum.458 Winchester Magnum This page was last edited on 9 November 2014, at 20:05 (UTC). Text is ...
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
List of Winchester Center Fire rifle cartridges.More commonly known as WCF, it is a family of cartridges designed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [1] There are many other Winchester cartridges that do not carry the WCF moniker, such as the .300 WSM. .270 Winchester, and .300 Winchester Magnum
The .35 Winchester / 9.1x61mmR (colloquially .35 Win) cartridge was created in 1903 by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company for use in the Winchester Model 1895 lever-action rifle, [1] and was also available in the bolt action Remington-Lee, [2] or the Model 1905-E and 1905-R Factory Sporter Ross Rifle in Canada.
Winchester offered factory loaded .256 Magnum ammunition (and brass to reloaders) into the beginning of the 1990s. Winchester .256 factory loads used a 60 grain Open Point Expanding bullet at a MV of 2760 fps and ME of 1015 ft. lbs. from a 24-inch rifle barrel. That is about 500 fps faster than Winchester factory loads for the old .25-20 cartridge.
The .300 Winchester Magnum cartridge is effective on dangerous game such as bear. Both black bears [21] and grizzly bears [22] are hunted using the cartridge. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a lighter cartridge than typically necessary for the largest bears; loaded with heavier bullets, hunters have had success with the cartridge against these ...
Since the .458 Winchester Magnum was intended as a dangerous game hunting cartridge, almost all ammunition manufactured for the cartridge is manufactured for these game species. Bullets used to load the .458 Winchester Magnum by ammunition manufacturers generally range between 450–510 gr (29–33 g).