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  2. Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its ... - AOL

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    Most of the ammo is said to be submerged between 150 and 220 meters deep in Lake Thun, Lake Brienz, and Lake Lucerne. Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its iconic Alpine lakes of ...

  3. .30-378 Weatherby Magnum - Wikipedia

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    In the meantime, the .30-378 Weatherby Magnum had gone on to set world records in 1,000 yards (910 m) benchrest competitions. Earl Chronister, shooting a .30-378 Weatherby Magnum shot the first ever ten shot 10X with the first nine shot to 3.125 inches and the tenth flyer for an overall group of 4.375 inches. This record stood for over 30 years.

  4. Overpressure ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Speer Gold Dot 124gr 9mm+P in SIG P226 magazines. Overpressure ammunition, commonly designated as +P or +P+ (pronounced Plus-P or Plus-P-Plus), is small arms ammunition that has been loaded to produce a higher internal pressure when fired than is standard for ammunition of its caliber (see internal ballistics), but less than the pressures generated by a proof round.

  5. 10mm Auto - Wikipedia

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    More powerful loadings can basically equal the highest performing .357 Magnum loads, and retain more kinetic energy at 100 yards than the .45 ACP has at the muzzle. [ 12 ] The 10mm outperforms the .40 S&W by 150–300 ft/s (46–91 m/s) for similar bullet weights when using available full-power loads, [ 31 ] as opposed to the "10mm FBI" level ...

  6. .408 Cheyenne Tactical - Wikipedia

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    The round was designed with a possible military need for a cartridge for anti-personnel, anti-sniper, and anti-materiel roles with a (supersonic) precision range of 2,200 yards (2,000 m). It is offered as a competitor to the most common military NATO long-range service cartridges, such as .338 Lapua Magnum and the .50 BMG .

  7. Teflon-coated bullet - Wikipedia

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    The federal ban on armor-piercing pistol ammunition uses only the composition of the bullet's core to determine legality. [5] However, many individual states have legislation restricting various kinds of coating materials, for example:

  8. Wimbledon Cup - Wikipedia

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    The Wimbledon Cup is a silver tankard wrought by British silversmiths of the Victorian period. The British National Rifle Association inaugurated the prize in 1866. The Illustrated London News reported on July 26, 1866, that the Wimbledon Cup was a new prize for the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting of that year.

  9. .950 JDJ - Wikipedia

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    .950 JDJ cases are approximately 70 mm in length, and are based on a 20×102mm Vulcan case shortened and necked up to accept the .950 in (24.1 mm) bullet. Projectiles are custom-made and most commonly weigh 3,600 grains (230 g) which is 8.2 ounces or over half a pound.