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The 6.5mm Creedmoor (6.5×48mm), [6] designated 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, 6,5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. [4] is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. [7]It was developed by Hornady senior ballistics scientist Dave Emary in partnership with Dennis DeMille, the vice-president of product development at Creedmoor Sports, hence the name.
Effective firing range: 1600 yards: Maximum firing range ~2000 yards: Feed system: 10-round detachable box magazine: ... .300 Win Mag, and .300 PRC went on sale in ...
With the addition of clinometers fixed machine gun squads could set long ranges and deliver plunging fire or indirect fire at more than 2,500 m (2,730 yd). This indirect firing method exploits the maximal practical range, that is defined by the maximum range of a small-arms projectile while still maintaining the minimum kinetic energy required to put unprotected personnel out of action, which ...
The .375 Ruger cartridge functioned as the parent case for the 300 Precision Rifle Cartridge (300 PRC), which is essentially a necked-down form of the .375 Ruger. Hornady acquired SAAMI standardization for the 300 PRC in 2018. [9] [10] In 2019 C.I.P. also standardized the cartridge. [11] The 300 PRC cartridge case capacity is 6.2 ml (95.5 ...
The 6.5mm Grendel is an intermediate cartridge jointly designed by British-American armorer Bill Alexander, competitive shooter Arne Brennan (of Houston, Texas) and Lapua ballistician Janne Pohjoispää, as a low-recoil, high-precision rifle cartridge specifically for the AR-15 platform at medium/long range (200–800 yard).
The 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) was initially designed by George Gardner of GA Precision and Hornady in 2013 and released at the 2018 SHOT Show. It is essentially a more powerful and flatter-shooting version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor and uses the same bullet, but not the same cartridge case. [13] [14]
Israel: In 2013, the MRAD was adopted by the Yamam, Israel's elite counter-terrorism and SWAT unit, as their long range sniper rifle, to replace old PGM 338 rifles. [24] In 2018, the MRAD was adopted by the Israel Defense Forces. [25] [26] New Zealand: Introduced in 2018 as a replacement for the 7.62mm Arctic Warfare sniper rifles [27] [28]
Game Class vs 6 inch Maximum Point Blank Range (circle size proportional to recoil). Due in large part to its parentage, the .260 Remington has been adopted into tactical and target shooting rifles. Any rifle which is chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO or .308 Winchester can be converted with only the addition of an appropriate barrel to the .260 ...