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8mm Lebel replacement. Rimless rifle cartridge. Same bullet diameter as .30-06. Short-lived due to confusion with 7.92mm Mauser. 7.5×54mm French: 1929 France R 7.57x54mm 2700 2232 58 0.308 54mm Case-shortened 7.5×57mm MAS. Standard French rifle cartridge until the introduction of the FAMAS in 1979. 7.62×25mm Tokarev: 1930 [3] USSR [8] 2 [13 ...
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. ... .300 Precision Rifle Cartridge.300-221.300 AAC Blackout.300 H&H Magnum.300 Blaser Magnum
12 mm (.472+ caliber) 13 mm (.511+ caliber) See also. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges; By name. List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges; Winchester Short Magnum;
Ballistic & terminal ballistics comparison; Rifle Caliber Cartridge Bullet weight Velocity Energy Effective range Accuracy Group/Hits* Penetration Ballistic gelatin @ 10 meters 20 shot group @ 100 yards 20 shot group @ 300 yards 20 shot group @ 600 yards 20 shot group @ 800 yards 10 shot group @ 1000 yards; M16A2 5.56×45mm: SS109 / M855 62 gr ...
The 16th caliber is known as "lordly" (Russian: барский). While shotgun bores can be expressed in calibers (the .410 bore shotgun is measured as .410 in (10.4 mm) in diameter, [12] unlike with rifles the actual bore diameter of a smoothbore shotgun varies significantly down the length of the barrel, with the use of chokes and back-boring.
By comparison, the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, used in the M16 and M4 rifles, produces between 1,200–1,300 foot-pounds force (1,600–1,800 joules), while the .308 Winchester, a favorite for hunters, police, and military snipers, produces between 2,000–3,000 foot-pounds force (2,700–4,100 joules) depending on the load used.
Example of a ballistic table for a given 7.62×51mm NATO load. Bullet drop and wind drift are shown both in mrad and MOA.. A ballistic table or ballistic chart, also known as the data of previous engagements (DOPE) chart, is a reference data chart used in long-range shooting to predict the trajectory of a projectile and compensate for physical effects of gravity and wind drift, in order to ...
The .338 Norma Magnum prior to C.I.P. certification had a shorter cartridge overall length (91.44 mm (3.60 in) compared to the cartridge overall length of the .338 Lapua Magnum (93.50 mm (3.681 in). The .338 Norma Magnum loaded with 19.44 g (300 gr) .338 caliber Sierra HPBT projectiles will have these projectile less deeply seated compared to ...