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Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903 – August 23, 1989) [1] was an American gunsmith, barrel maker, author, columnist, and wildcat cartridge developer. The Ackley Improved family of wildcat cartridges are designed to be easily made by rechambering existing firearms, and fireforming the ammunition to decrease body taper and increase shoulder angle, resulting in a higher case capacity.
.303/25.25 Remington.25-45 Sharps.25-21 Stevens.25-25 Stevens.25 Winchester Super Short Magnum.250 Savage.25-06 Remington.25-20 Winchester.25-35 Winchester.25-45 Sharps.297/250 Rook.250-3000 Savage.255 Jeffery Rook.256 Gibbs Magnum.256 Newton.256 Winchester Magnum.257 Roberts.257 Weatherby Magnum.26 Nosler.260 Remington.264 LBC-AR
8×58mmR Danish Krag: 1889 Denmark R 8x58mm 2500 [4] 2720 [4] 2.176 54.5 [3] 0.322 [3] 58mm aka 8×58mmR Danish Krag. [3] Danish service rifle 1889-1945 8x60mm Mauser 1919 Germany 1 [13] R [13] 8×60mm 2625 [13] 2850 [13] 2.171 0.323 60mm aka 8×60mm RWS. Civilian 8mm Mauser. Comes in J and S bullets, rimmed or rimless case. Still loaded by RWS ...
A .303 British cartridge necked down to fire a .25 caliber projectile, developed in Australia during the 1940s as a Kangaroo culling and pest control round. Popularised in the late 1940s and 1950s in New South Wales , owing to restrictions in that state on ownership of .303 British caliber firearm and the difficulties of obtaining commercial ...
A Dutch journal noted that the 24 cm MRK L/25.5 gun was like the 'Dutch' 24 cm MRK L/25, except for these changes: minor increase of weight to 18,000 kg; minor increase of length to L/25.5; corresponding increased length of bore of L/22.5, and increased diameter of the chamber from 247 mm to 286 mm, making it significantly wider than the ...
The standard .25-35 Winchester load is about three times as powerful in muzzle energy as the .25-20 Winchester, a cartridge of similar bore size earlier introduced by Winchester. [3] The .25-35 was valued for its speed, trajectory, and lower recoil. [4] It was a popular round in the Winchester Model 1885 High Wall single-shot rifle.
The Springfield Model 1892–99 Krag–Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered for U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag cartridges.
In addition to the most common factory derivations, the .25-35 Winchester (6.5×52mmR), .32 Winchester Special, and the less-known .219 Zipper, the .30-30 has also spawned many wildcat cartridges over the years. One example is the 7-30 Waters, made by necking the .30-30 case down to 7 mm (0.276 in). The 7-30 Waters eventually moved from a ...