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The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a 1,000-yard (914.4 m) world record with a 1.564-inch (39.73 mm) group. [ 4 ]
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
450 Bushmaster : Uses .284 Winchester cases. Cut the length to 1.700" to form a straight-wall cartridge, from 2.170". The .284 Winchester case is very similar to the .308, however, the .284 case has a body diameter of 0.500", and the .308 case has a body diameter of 0.471". Both share an identical head/rim.
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 .375 Ruger cartridge has also functioned as the parent case for the 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (6.5 PRC) [17] and 7mm Precision Rifle Cartridge (7mm PRC), [18] which are essentially necked-down shortened versions of the .375 Ruger. American ammunition manufacturer Hornady got the 6.5 PRC SAAMI-standardized in 2018 simultaneously with the ...
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Long range sniper-style rifle matches at various ranges from unconventional shooting positions became popular in the 1990s.PRS rules established in 2012 stipulated rifles used by competing shooters must fire bullets with a diameter not greater than 7.82 millimetres (0.308 in) at muzzle velocities not greater than 980 m/s (3,200 ft/s).
The American ammunition manufacturer Hornady got the 300 Precision Rifle Cartridge [15] SAAMI-standardized in 2018. [16] [17] In 2019 it got C.I.P.-standardized as the 300 PRC. [18] The .375 Ruger cartridge has functioned as the parent case for the .300 Precision Rifle Cartridge (300 PRC), [19] which is essentially a necked-down version of the ...