The .264 Winchester Magnum is a short belted rifle cartridge introduced into the market in 1959 with the Model 70 Westerner bolt action rifle. Winchester still produces these rifles with barrels ranging from 24-26 inches to help this fast moving bullet reach its full potential. The .264 Winchester is a fast moving, accurate, and flat […]
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223 WSSM Ballistics
223 Winchester Super Short Magnum: The 223 Winchester Super Sort Magnum is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in partnership with Browning Arms Company and Winchester ammunition, making its debut and introduced to the shooting public in 2003. The new .224″ short magnum cartridge debuted chambered in Winchester’s Model 70 bolt action rifle. The 223 WSSM […]
30-06 Springfield Ballistics
30-06 Springfield History: The very popular 30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge was created by the U.S. military and commissioned into use in 1906. The 30-06 Springfield’s official military name is “Caliber.30, Model 1906, Mark 1.” The 30-06 was used in the bolt-action M1903 Springfield rifle, the bolt-action M1917 Enfield rifle, the semi-automatic M1 Garand rifle and […]
22 Magnum Ballistics Charts
22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire Rifle Cartridge: The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire was introduced in the 1950s by Winchester, and it was the only successful rimfire cartridge introduced in the 20th century as it was quickly chambered in handguns and rifles. The .22 Magnum when chambered in a rifle gives its users many opportunities for a […]
Remington Core-Lokt 243 Winchester Ammunition Ballistics
Remington 243 Winchester Ammunition: Remington, .243 Winchester Premier Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded ammunition features a bullet in a class of its own. Developed and designed by Remington’s industry-leading R&D; staff. Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded offers hunters the unique combination of excellent accuracy, superb weight retention and expansion with overall superior terminal results. The bonded […]
Steel Shot VS Lead Shot for Shotguns
There are two very important factors that you have to understand and consider when properly switching from lead shot to steel shot. (1) Steel shot is harder than lead shot; (Advantage). (2) Steel shot is lighter than lead shot; (Disadvantage). (1) Steel shot is 3 times harder than lead shot: Let’s first examine the steel shot advantage by firing a […]
308 Winchester Reloading Data Chart
Cartridges: 308 Winchester and 7.62 NATO centerfire rifle cartridges are also known as their metric nomenclature 7.62x51mm. Both of which are .30″ caliber, rimless, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge case designs that are reloadable with various combinations of primer, powder and .308″ diameter bullets. 7.62 NATO cartridges are normally loaded to slightly lower chamber pressure levels […]
Reloading Components: Bullet Manufacturers
Bullet Manufacturers: Barnes: Barnes is best known for its legendary components, everything from the lead-core original bullets, to the legendary all-copper X bullet. This company was purchased by Remington Outdoors in 2009. Berger: Berger bullets are high quality precision bullets, engineered and precisely made with very tight tolerances for match grade accuracy. Hawk, Inc.: Hawk […]
7mm Remington Magnum Reloading
Cartridge: The 7mm Remington Magnum centerfire rifle cartridge is a .28″ caliber, belted, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge case design that is reloadable with various combinations of primer, powder and .284″ diameter bullets by handloaders. 7mm Remington Magnum Reloading And Cartridge Specifications: 7mm Remington Magnum Cartridge: Bullet Diameter – .284″. Primer Diameter – .210″. Primer Type – Large […]
243 Winchester Reloading Specifications
Cartridge: The 243 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridge is a .24″ caliber, rimless, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge case design that is reloadable with various combinations of primer, powder and .243″ diameter bullets by handloaders. 243 Winchester Reloading Specifications: 243 Winchester Cartridge: Bullet Diameter – .243″. Primer Diameter – .210″. Primer Type – Large Rifle. Case Neck Diameter – […]