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Source(s): The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions, by John J. Donnelly, Stoeger Publishing, 1987, ISBN 978-0-88317-269-8. p. 686. The .577 Snider cartridge was a British black powder metallic centrefire cartridge, which fired a 0.577-inch (14.7 mm), 480-grain (31 g) lead projectile, primarily used in the Snider–Enfield rifle.
U.S. Army (September 1984), Military Explosives, Technical Manual, Department of the Army, TM 9-1300-214, p. 2-3 stating "1602–1604. Fulminating gold, later used as a priming explosive, was invented by Johann Tholden, a Dutch chemist in the employ of the British Navy." Later, on same page, "1628.
Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...
Lee rifle may refer to: Several different caliber .50 rifled breechloaders, made in the early 1870s by James Paris Lee, tested by the U.S. Ordnance Board in 1872-73 and designated Lee No. 53, 54, 61 respectively; Lee No. 53 bolt-action, concealed lock, weighing 2 lbs 7 oz. Lee No. 54 breech-block, weighing 2 lbs 13 oz.
Although the later variants of the M1 Abrams main battle tank utilize the same caliber of main gun, 4.7 in (120 mm), the M103's cannon was a rifled gun firing a separate-loading round, in which the projectile was loaded into the breech, followed by a cartridge case consisting of a brass case, primer, and propellant in a fixed unit. This ...
Source(s): Hodgdon [2] The .32 Winchester Special / 8.2x51mmR (or .32 WS ) is a rimmed cartridge created in October 1898 for use in the Winchester Model 94 lever-action rifle . [ 3 ] It is similar in name but unrelated to the .32-20 Winchester cartridge (which is also known as .32 WCF).
Each case was protected against accidental percussion inside the tube magazine by a primer cover and by a circular groove around the primer cup which caught the tip of the following pointed bullet. Featuring an oversized bolt with front locking lugs and a massive receiver, the Lebel rifle was a durable design capable of long range performance.
The .303/25, sometimes known as the .25/303 is a wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge, based on the .303 British, necked down to fire a .257 projectile, originating in Australia in the 1940s as a cartridge for sporterised rifles, particularly on the Lee–Enfield action; similar versions also appeared in Canada around the same time.