260 Remington History The 260 Remington centerfire rifle cartridge was introduced to the shooting public in 1997 by Remington. Remington’s 260 rifle cartridge case is based on the popular wildcat cartridge a 308 Winchester case necked down to accept .264″ caliber bullets. Jim Carmichael and Remington working together completed the development of the wildcat 6.5mm-308 […]
Ballistics
250 3000 Savage
250 Savage: The 250 Savage was introduced by Savage in 1914 as the 250-3000 Savage as it was capable of achieving 3,000 feet per second velocity with an 87 grain 25 caliber bullet, years later the 3,000 was dropped to become the 250 Savage. The original designer was Charles Newton who had sold his cartridge […]
357 Magnum
357 Magnum Rifle Cartridge: The 357 Magnum cartridge was introduced to the public in 1935 by Smith&Wesson; and since its introduction its now being used in some light-weight carbine style rifles. The ballistics of the 357 Magnum cartridge normally reserved for handgun use changes dramatically in a rifle. While the 357 Magnum is no powerhouse […]
340 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics and Information
340 Weatherby Magnum: The 340 Weatherby Magnum was developed by necking up Weatherby’s already well established 300 Weatherby Magnum to a bullet diameter of .338 inches. This filled the Weatherby cartridge gap between their 300 Magnum and 375 Magnum. This cartridge went into mass production in 1963. The 340 Weatherby Magnum is very powerful, loaded […]
