38 Special Handgun Cartridge: The 38 Special cartridge was designed by Smith&Wesson; and was then introduced to the public in 1902. This cartridge is the most popular handgun cartridge in the world. The 38 Special is very easy to reload and can handle many tasks, for the handloader this cartridge can be reloaded to handle […]
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357 SIG Ballistics
357 Sig Handgun Cartridge: The 357 Sig cartridge was designed by Federal Cartridge and SIG arms as a joint venture and was then introduced to the public in 1994. The sole purpose of this bottle-neck cartridge design was to create a larger case capacity to launch standard 9mm bullets at an higher velocity, subsequently this […]
6.8 SPC Ballistics
6.8mm Remington SPC: The 6.8mm Remington SPC / 6.8x43mm SPC was conceived by a U.S. Special Operations soldier. The 6.8mm Remington SPC is based on the old 30 Remington cartridge case, the case was necked down to .27 caliber, shortened, blown out and given a new shoulder to maximize case capacity. Remington began to develop […]
222 Remington
222 Remington: Introduced in 1950, the 222 Remington was a completely new 22 caliber center fire rifle cartridge design. And, in the United States of America it was seen as the first rimless 22 cal center fire cartridge. Because the 222 Remington recoils lighter than others, it remains one of the top varmint hunting rounds […]
7.62X51 NATO
7.62 NATO The 7.62 NATO also known as its metric nomenclature; 7.62x51mm, is a .30″ caliber, rimless, bottleneck cartridge case design, centerfire rifle cartridge. The 7.62 NATO cartridge casing is reloadable after the cartridge has been fired or spent with various combinations of primer, powder and .308″ diameter bullets. Specifications: Cartridge Specifications: Bullet Diameter – .308″. Primer […]
270 Winchester
270 Winchester: The 270 Winchester rifle cartridge is based on the popular 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .277″ diameter bullets. Winchester began producing the 270 Winchester in 1923. Although the 270 Winchester was in production in 1923 it was not officially announced until the introduction of their model 54 rifle chambered in their 270 Winchester […]
264 Winchester Magnum Ballistics
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 […]
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 […]
