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The .228 Ackley Magnum is also based on the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge but is also necked down to .228 caliber (5.79 mm). Bullets in this caliber are hard to find but provide greater weight than .223 caliber bullets, up to 100 grains (6.5 g), without excessively quick twist rate.
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.
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.
.17 Ackley Bee.17 CCM.17 Hornet.17 Mach IV.17 Remington.17 Remington Fireball.19-223.19 Badger.19 Calhoon Hornet.20 BR.20 Tactical.20 VarTarg.204 Ruger.22 Accelerator.22 Hornet.22 CHeetah.218 Bee.219 Donaldson Wasp.219 Zipper.303/22.22 Savage Hi-Power.22 BR Remington.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer.22 PPC.22 Remington Jet.22 Spitfire.22 WCF
The .257 Roberts, also known as .257 Bob, [2] is a medium-powered .25 caliber rifle cartridge.It has been described as the best compromise between the low recoil and flat trajectory of smaller calibers such as the 5 mm (.22 in) and 6 mm (.24 in), and has more energy, but is harder recoiling, similar to larger hunting calibers, such as the 7 mm (.28 in) and 7.62 mm (.30 in).
7×64mm maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm). All sizes in millimeters (mm). Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 20.42 degrees.
An overview of 7mm caliber cartridges, their history, and uses in firearms.
The Marmot is based on the .220 Swift with improved characteristics such as steeper sides and shoulder angle, but is not improved in the sense that you cannot fire form factory ammunition in its chamber. Performance with a 50-grain (3.2 g) bullet is approximately 3,875 ft/s (1,181 m/s) and with a 55-grain (3.6 g) bullet is approximately 3,755 ...