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The .308 Marlin Express is a cartridge developed in 2007 by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the .307 Winchester with a goal to duplicate .308 Winchester performance. The cartridge uses a slightly shorter, semi-rimmed case similar to that of the .220 Swift to function in lever-action rifles.
The .308 Winchester has slightly more drop at long range than the .30-06 Springfield, owing to its slightly lower (around 30 metres per second (100 ft/s)) muzzle velocity with most bullet weights. Cartridges with significantly higher muzzle velocities, such as the .300 Winchester Magnum can have significantly less drop at long range, but much ...
In the Central African Republic, where there are no ammunition limits for hunting Big Five game, the 8mm Remington Magnum's somewhat smaller sister cartridge the 8×68mm S is used successfully for hunting African elephant. At equal chamber pressure and 650 mm (25.6 in) barrel length, the larger 8mm Remington Magnum produces 3 to 5% extra muzzle ...
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In North America the .30-30 is the best-selling hunting cartridge in history; and the .308 Winchester, the commercial version of the military 7.62×51mm NATO, is not far behind, [15] and one of the most popular hunting cartridges in the world. [citation needed]
The AWM in the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm) calibre was designed as a dedicated long range sniper rifle. The rifle is fitted with a stainless steel, fluted, 686 mm (27.0 in) barrel, which research has found to be the best compromise between muzzle velocity, weight, and length.
The RPR was originally announced in the following calibers and configurations: .308 Win. with 1:10 twist, 20 in (51 cm) barrel, weighing 9.7 lb (4.4 kg) 6.5 Creedmoor with a 1:8 twist, 24 in (61 cm) barrel, weighing 10.6 lb (4.8 kg)
.308 Winchester.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action United States: 1956 Savage 110 BA: Savage Arms Company.338 Lapua Magnum.300 Winchester Magnum: Bolt-action United States: 2009 VSK-94: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9×39mm: Long-stroke piston (select-fire) Russia: 1994 SR-25: Knight's Armament Company: 7.62×51mm NATO: Direct impingement (semi-auto ...