The 25-06 Remington rifle cartridge originally was a wildcat cartridge first introduced by A.O.Niedner in 1920 based on the 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .257″ diameter bullets. It was adopted by Remington and introduced to the shooting public in a Remington model 700 bolt action rifle in 1969. The 25-06 Remington is a true dual purpose […]
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45-70 Ballistics Chart With Hornady FTX, Remington (Comparison)
45-70 Ammo Ballistics This is a two part article. The top is a history on the .45-70 and ballistics chart, the second deals with Black powder .45-70 Government Rifles. The 45-70 dates back to as early as 1865 but it wasn’t standardized until 1873 when a U.S. Government contract was issued for several thousand Springfield […]
Rimfire Rifle Ballistics
The below rimfire rifle ballistics information will give bullet weight measured in grains, bullet ballistic coefficient, bullet velocity measured in feet per second, bullet energy measured in foot pounds and bullet trajectory measured in inches for the more popular and newly introduced rimfire cartridges, (factory ammunition). .17 HM2 – .17 HMR – .17 WSM – […]
Rifle Ballistics Chart
Center fire Rifle Ballistics: The below rifle cartridge ballistics table will give true caliber and diameter of rifle cartridge bullet weight measured in grains, bullet ballistic coefficient, bullet velocity measured in feet per second, bullet energy measured in foot pounds and bullet trajectory measured in inches for the more popular and new introduced centerfire rifle […]
257 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics
257 Weatherby Magnum: The 257 Weatherby Magnum was introduced to the public in the mid 1940’s by Roy Weatherby as one of his original cartridges and his personal favorite as well. The 257 Weatherby Magnum cartridge case itself is the 300 H&H; magnum case necked down to 25 caliber and blown out the full length […]
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 […]