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6.5mm Creedmoor. The 6.5mm Creedmoor (6.5×48mm), [ 6] designated 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, 6,5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. [ 4] is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. [ 7] It was developed by Hornady senior ballistics scientist Dave Emary in partnership with Dennis DeMille, the vice-president of product development at ...
The 5.56×45mm NATO standard SS109/M855 cartridge was designed for maximum performance when fired from a 508 mm (20.0 in) long barrel, as was the original 5.56 mm M193 cartridge. Experiments with longer length barrels up to 610 mm (24.0 in) resulted in no improvement or a decrease in muzzle velocities for the SS109/M855 cartridge.
Winchester introduced the .351 SL in the Winchester Model 1907 self-loading rifle as a replacement for the Winchester Model 1905 and the .35 SL.The .351 SL proved popular with police and security forces as the only chambering available in the model 1907, and was used by France in both world wars.
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The .32-20 Winchester / 7.94x33mmR, also known as .32 WCF (Winchester center fire), was the first small-game lever-action cartridge that Winchester produced. [ 4] It was initially introduced as a black-powder cartridge in 1882 for small-game, varmint hunting, and deer. [ 5][ 6] Colt produced a single-action revolver chambered for this cartridge ...
1 in 14 in (406 mm) Per Colt Manufacturing. The .38 Super, also known as .38 Super Auto, .38 Super Automatic, .38 Super Automatic +P (High Pressure Variant), .38 Super +P (High Pressure Variant), or 9×23mmSR, [ 2] is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter (9.04 mm) bullet. It was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure ...
The .50-70 Government cartridge became the official cartridge of the U.S. military in 1866 until being replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873. The .50-70 cartridge has a pressure limit of 22,500 psi (155 MPa) [ 1] The official designation of this cartridge at the time of introduction was "US center-fire metallic cartridge", and the ...
Compared to the 9×19mm Luger +P, performance is also lower but at lower pressure in the 9×23mm Largo. While external dimensions are almost identical, the 9×23mm Largo is a very different cartridge from the modern, high-performance 9×23mm Winchester. Firing the thicker-walled 9×23mm Winchester round in a 9×23mm Largo pistol is dangerous ...