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.17 Ackley Bee

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The.17 Ackley Bee is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge named after its designer, P.O. Ackley, and is a.218 Bee case necked down to.17 caliber with a squarer shoulder and less body taper. [1]

13 relations: Cartridge (firearms), Centerfire ammunition, List of rifle cartridges, Martini Cadet, P.O. Ackley, Rifle, Single-shot, United States, Varmint hunting, Wildcat cartridge, .218 Bee, .25-20 Winchester, 4 mm caliber.

Cartridge (firearms)

A cartridge is a type of firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shots or slug), a propellant substance (usually either smokeless powder or black powder) and an ignition device (primer) within a metallic, paper or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for the practical purpose of convenient transportation and handling during shooting.

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Centerfire ammunition

A centerfire cartridge is a cartridge with a primer located in the center of the cartridge case head.

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List of rifle cartridges

List of rifle cartridges, by category, then by name.

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Martini Cadet

The Martini Cadet is a centrefire single-shot rifle produced in the United Kingdom by BSA and W.W. Greener for the use of Australian military Cadets.

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P.O. Ackley

Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903, Granville, New York – August 23, 1989) was an American gunsmith, barrel maker, author, columnist, and wildcat cartridge developer.

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Rifle

A rifle is a portable long-barrelled firearm designed for precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls.

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Single-shot

Single-shot firearms are firearms that hold only a single round of ammunition, and must be reloaded after each shot.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Varmint hunting

Varmint hunting is the practice of hunting vermin, generally small mammals targeted as a means of pest control, rather than for food.

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Wildcat cartridge

A wildcat cartridge, often shortened to wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and/or firearms are not mass-produced.

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.218 Bee

The.218 Bee is a.22 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge designed for varmint hunting by Winchester in 1937.

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.25-20 Winchester

The.25-20 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester center fire), was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle.

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4 mm caliber

This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the to caliber range.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.17_Ackley_Bee

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