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The first step to firing a firearm of any sort is igniting the propellant. The earliest firearms were hand cannons, which were simple closed tubes.There was a small aperture, the "touchhole", drilled in the closed end of the tube, leading to the main powder charge.
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In these large cartridges a silk cord becket runs up the centre with a loop at the top for handling. [5] For quick-firing guns the charge is contained in a brass case to which is fitted a primer for igniting the charge. This case is inserted into the gun, and when fired slightly expands and tightly fits the chamber of the gun, thus acting as an ...
No. Grain Bullet Velocity - Feet Per Second Energy - Foot Pounds Muzzle 100 200 300 Muzzle 100 200 300 244 Rem varmint 0244 75 Rem Pointed Soft Point 3,500 3,070 2,660 2,290 2,040 1,570 1,180 875 243 Win varmint 0243 80 Rem Pointed Soft Point 3,500 3,080 2,720 2,410 2,180 1,690 1,320 1,030 244 Rem big game 1244 90 Rem Pointed Soft Point 3,200
The 200-and-250-grain (13 and 16 g) loadings are preferred for anything past 100 yd (91 m). In 1962, Winchester dropped the factory 150 gr and 250 gr loads, retaining only the 200 gr. No other rifle was ever offered in .348 by Winchester (although Uberti has made some 400 rifles chambered for the .348 in the Cimarron 1885 Hi-Wall in the mid ...
The primer's explosive charge is based on the amount of ignition energy required by the cartridge design; a standard primer would be used for smaller charges or faster-burning powders, while a magnum primer would be used for the larger charges or slower-burning powders used with large cartridges or heavy charges. Rifle, large and magnum primers ...
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Rifle: Place of origin: USA: Production history; Designer: Remington: Manufacturer: Remington: Produced: 2001: Specifications; Parent case.300 Remington Ultra Magnum: Case type: rimless bottleneck: Bullet diameter.308 in (7.8 mm) Neck diameter.344 in (8.7 mm) Shoulder diameter.534 in (13.6 mm) Base diameter.550 in (14.0 mm) Rim diameter.534 in ...