22-250 Remington: The 22-250 Remington began as a wildcat cartridge based on the 250 Savage necked down to .224″ caliber. In 1937 J.E. Gebby put a 28 degree shoulder angle on the wildcat cartridge and named his cartridge, Varminter. This cartridge was later adopted by Remington and went into general production in 1965 as the 22-250 […]
6mm Remington (244 Remington) Ballistics
6mm Remington (244 Remington) The 6mm Remington is based on the 7x57mm case necked down to .243 caliber and the shoulder angle increased by about 6 degrees. Remington introduced this cartridge first in 1955 under a different name, the 244 Remington. In 1963 Remington reintroduced this cartridge as the now popular 6mm Remington. The 6mm Remington […]
17 Remington Ballistics
17 Remington: The 17 Remington cartridge case is based on the 223 case and is similar to the 17/223 wildcat cartridge that Harrington and Richardson introduced in 1968. Remington introduced their 17 Remington in a model 700 rifle to the shooting public in 1971, but it never gained much in popularity. With a tiny 20 […]
