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A .32 ACP FMJ cartridge, a .32 ACP FMJ cartridge in a blued .303 British supplemental chamber, and a .303 British FMJ cartridge (left to right) A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire.
Unsafe firearm and cartridge combinations are combinations of firearms and cartridges which can cause an unsafe condition for the shooter when firing. The unsafe condition can arise due to use of a cartridge intended for another chambering (see SAAMI list below), or using overpressure ammunition in a firearm not designed for such pressures, or ...
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.
Originally adapted from Hawks Rifle Cartridges; Some cartridge info can be found at 6mmbr cartridge diagrams; Reloading information at Load Data; Cartridge diagrams at Steve's Pages; Cartridge and reloading info can be found at Accurate Reloading
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.
Overbore cartridges are those with a relatively large case volume or case capacity, coupled with a relatively small diameter bullet.. The case volume or case capacity and barrel bore area can be mathematically related to obtain a case volume to bore area ratio in metric or imperial units.
While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges. It includes cartridges that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. The main article for this category is Weatherby Magnum rifle cartridges .