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  2. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    .300 Precision Rifle Cartridge.300-221.300 AAC Blackout.300 H&H Magnum.300 Blaser Magnum.300 ICL Grizzly.300 Lapua Magnum.300 Norma Magnum.300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum.300 Remington Ultra Magnum.300 Rook.300 Ruger Compact Magnum.300 Savage.300 Sherwood.300 Weatherby Magnum.300 Whisper.300 Winchester Magnum.300 Winchester Short Magnum

  3. Tubes and primers for ammunition - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    John Garand developed the system in an unsuccessful bid to replace the M1903 bolt-action rifle in the early 1920s. [5] Garand's prototypes worked well with US military .30-06 ammunition and uncrimped primers, but then the military changed from a fast-burning gunpowder to a progressive-burning Improved Military Rifle (IMR) powder.

  5. Centerfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. .300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    8×57mm IS: The standard German service rifle round from 1888 to 1945, the 8×57mmIS (aka 8 mm Mauser) has seen wide distribution around the globe through commercial, surplus, and military sales, and is still a popular and commonly used hunting round in most of Europe, partly because of the abundance of affordable hunting rifles in this ...

  8. List of rimfire cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimfire cartridges (RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 ...

  9. .404 Jeffery - Wikipedia

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    This condition was mostly the result of the closing of the British ammunition giant Kynoch, which was the primary manufacturer of the .404 Jeffery and many other British cartridges. The introduction of the .458 Winchester Magnum in 1956 in the Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle provided an affordable alternative to the big Nitro Express ...