Table of Contents
60 relations: Action (firearms), Air-gap flash, ArmaLite AR-10, Big-game hunting, Bolt action, Bushveld, Canadian Rangers, Cartridge (firearms), Colt Canada C19, Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives, Common duiker, Common eland, Delta L problem, Federal Premium Ammunition, Frankford Arsenal, Grain (unit), Hydrostatic shock, List of firearms, List of rifle cartridges, Machine gun, Metallic silhouette shooting, NATO, Norma Precision, Outdoor Life, Percussion cap, Piezoresistive effect, Proof test, Rifle, Rifling, Rim (firearms), Ruger American Rifle, Sectional density, SIG Sauer CROSS, Smokeless powder, Sniper rifle, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Table of handgun and rifle cartridges, Terminal ballistics, Winchester Model 1894, Winchester Model 70, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Winchester rifle, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, .30 Remington AR, .30-06 Springfield, .300 Savage, .300 Winchester Magnum, .307 Winchester, .338 Federal, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- Paramilitary cartridges
Action (firearms)
In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breech-loading firearm that handles (loads, locks, fires, extracts, and ejects) the ammunition cartridges, or the method by which that mechanism works.
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Air-gap flash
An air-gap flash is a photographic light source capable of producing sub-microsecond light flashes, allowing for (ultra) high-speed photography.
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ArmaLite AR-10
The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle designed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s and manufactured by ArmaLite (then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation).
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Big-game hunting
Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game animals for trophies, taxidermy, meat, and commercially valuable animal by-products (such as horns, antlers, tusks, bones, fur, body fat, or special organs).
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Bolt action
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (as most users are right-handed).
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Bushveld
The Bushveld (from Afrikaans: bosveld, Afrikaans: bos 'bush' and veld) is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa.
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Canadian Rangers
The Canadian Rangers (Rangers canadiens) are a sub-component of the Canadian Army under the Canadian Armed Forces reserves that provides a limited military presence in regions of Canada where stationing conventional Army units would not be practical or economically viable.
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Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also known as a round, is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance (smokeless powder, black powder substitute, 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 convenient transportation and handling during shooting. .308 Winchester and cartridge (firearms) are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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Colt Canada C19
The Colt Canada C19 is a licence-built, Finnish-designed Tikka T3 CTR bolt-action rifle modified for the Canadian Rangers.
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Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives
The Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives (English: Permanent International Commission for the Proof of Small Arms), commonly abbreviated C.I.P., is an international organisation which sets standards for safety testing of firearms.
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Common duiker
The common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the gray duiker or bush duiker, is a small antelope and the only member of the genus Sylvicapra.
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Common eland
The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large-sized savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa.
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Delta L problem
The delta L problem (ΔL problem) refers to certain firearm chambers and the incompatibility of some ammunition made for that chamber. .308 Winchester and delta L problem are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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Federal Premium Ammunition
Federal Premium Ammunition is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vista Outdoor, located in Anoka, Minnesota.
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Frankford Arsenal
The Frankford Arsenal is a former United States Army ammunition plant located adjacent to the Bridesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, north of the original course of Frankford Creek.
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Grain (unit)
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems, equal to exactly.
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Hydrostatic shock
Hydrostatic shock, also known as Hydro-shock, is the controversial concept that a penetrating projectile (such as a bullet) can produce a pressure wave that causes "remote neural damage", "subtle damage in neural tissues" and "rapid effects" in living targets.
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List of firearms
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles and any other variants.
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name.
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Machine gun
A machine gun (MG) is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges.
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Metallic silhouette shooting
Metallic silhouette shooting is a group of target shooting disciplines that involves shooting at steel targets representing game animals at varying distances, seeking to knock the metal target over.
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.
Norma Precision
Norma Precision AB, commonly referred to simply as Norma, is a Swedish manufacturer of firearm ammunition based in Åmotfors, Värmland.
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Outdoor Life
Outdoor Life is an outdoors magazine about camping, fishing, hunting, and survival.
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Percussion cap
The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition.
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Piezoresistive effect
The piezoresistive effect is a change in the electrical resistivity of a semiconductor or metal when mechanical strain is applied.
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Proof test
A proof test is a form of stress test to demonstrate the fitness of a load-bearing or impact-experiencing structure.
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Rifle
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a barrel that has a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall.
Rifling
Rifling is the term for helical grooves machined into the internal surface of a firearms's barrel for imparting a spin to a projectile to improve its aerodynamic stability and accuracy.
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Rim (firearms)
A rim is an external flange that is machined, cast, molded, stamped, or pressed around the bottom of a firearms cartridge.
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Ruger American Rifle
The Ruger American Rifle is a family of budget-level hunting/sporting bolt-action centerfire rifle made by Sturm, Ruger & Co., which also produces a line of rimfire rifles with similar designs called the Ruger American Rimfire.
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Sectional density
Sectional density (often abbreviated SD) is the ratio of an object's mass to its cross sectional area with respect to a given axis.
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SIG Sauer CROSS
The SIG Sauer CROSS is a light-weight bolt-action rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer's North American branch headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire in the United States, as a "precision hunting rifle" designed to "meet the demands of both precision long-range shooting and extreme back country hunting", available in three different calibers.
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Smokeless powder
Finnish smokeless powder Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder.
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Sniper rifle
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle.
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Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI, pronounced "Sammy") is an association of American manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and components.
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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. .308 Winchester and table of handgun and rifle cartridges are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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Terminal ballistics
Terminal ballistics is a sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target.
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Winchester Model 1894
The Winchester Model 1894 rifle (also known as the Winchester 94 or Model 94) is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time.
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Winchester Model 70
The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle.
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Winchester Repeating Arms Company
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition.
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Winchester rifle
Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
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.243 Winchester
The.243 Winchester (6×52mm) is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. .308 Winchester and .243 Winchester are pistol and rifle cartridges and Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges.
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.260 Remington
The.260 Remington (also known as 6.5-08 A-Square) cartridge was introduced by Remington in 1997. .308 Winchester and .260 Remington are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.30 Remington AR
The.30 Remington AR is a cartridge created in 2008 by Remington Arms to fill a perceived gap in performance on large game between the.223 Remington and larger cartridges such as the.308 Winchester. .308 Winchester and .30 Remington AR are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.30-06 Springfield
The.30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced "thirty-aught-six"), 7.62×63mm in metric notation, and called the.30 Gov't '06 by Winchester, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in military use until the late 1970s. .308 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.300 Savage
The.300 Savage cartridge is a rimless,.30 caliber rifle cartridge developed by Savage Arms in 1920. .308 Winchester and .300 Savage are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.300 Winchester Magnum
The.300 Winchester Magnum (also known as.300 Win Mag or.300 WM) (7.62×67mmB, 7.62x66BR) is a belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963. .308 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.307 Winchester
The.307 Winchester cartridge was introduced by Winchester in 1982 to meet the demand of.300 Savage performance in a lever-action rifle equipped with a tubular magazine. .308 Winchester and .307 Winchester are pistol and rifle cartridges and Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges.
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.338 Federal
The.338 Federal is a rifle cartridge based on the.308 Winchester case necked up to.33 caliber. .308 Winchester and .338 Federal are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.356 Winchester
The.356 Winchester is a semi-rimmed, bottle-necked, centerfire rifle cartridge which was designed for use in lever-action rifles. .308 Winchester and .356 Winchester are pistol and rifle cartridges and Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges.
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.358 Winchester
The.358 Winchester / 9.1x51mm is a.35 caliber rifle cartridge based on a necked up.308 Winchester created by Winchester in 1955. .308 Winchester and .358 Winchester are pistol and rifle cartridges and Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges.
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.45 Raptor
The 45 Raptor (11.5x46mm) is a rimless centerfire cartridge developed for the AR-10 semi-automatic rifle for medium and large game hunting. .308 Winchester and .45 Raptor are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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.460 S&W Magnum
The.460 S&W Magnum round is a powerful revolver cartridge designed for long-range handgun hunting in the Smith & Wesson Model 460 revolver. .308 Winchester and .460 S&W Magnum are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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6.5×55mm Swedish
6.5×55mm Swedish, also known simply as, 6.5x55 SE, 6.5x55 Swede, or in its native military as, meaning "6.5 mm cartridge model 94", referring to 1894, is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. .308 Winchester and 6.5×55mm Swedish are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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6.5mm Creedmoor
The 6.5mm Creedmoor (6.5×48mm), designated 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, 6,5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. .308 Winchester and 6.5mm Creedmoor are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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7 mm caliber
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the caliber range. .308 Winchester and 7 mm caliber are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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7.62×51mm NATO
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. .308 Winchester and 7.62×51mm NATO are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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7.92×57mm Mauser
The 7.92×57mm Mauser (designated as the 8mm Mauser or 8×57mm by the SAAMI and 8 × 57 IS by the C.I.P.) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. .308 Winchester and 7.92×57mm Mauser are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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7mm-08 Remington
The 7mm-08 Remington is a rifle cartridge that is almost a direct copy of a wildcat cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm/308. .308 Winchester and 7mm-08 Remington are pistol and rifle cartridges.
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See also
Paramilitary cartridges
- .22 Spitfire
- .22 TCM
- .223 Remington
- .224 Boz
- .30 Carbine
- .300 AAC Blackout
- .308 Winchester
- .357 SIG
- .38 Super
- .416 Barrett
- .45 GAP
- .458 HAM'R
- .50 Beowulf
- 10mm Auto
- 6.8mm Remington SPC
- 7mm Penna
- 9×21mm
- 9×25mm Super Auto G
- Baton round
- Bean bag round
- Black Talon
- Breaching round
- Dragon's breath (ammunition)
- Expanding bullet
- FN 5.7×28mm
- Glaser Safety Slug
- Hollow-point bullet
- Hydra-Shok
- List of 40 mm grenades
- Overpressure ammunition
- Plastic bullet
- Rubber bullet
- Shotgun cartridge
- Shotgun slug
- Slug (projectile)
- Sponge grenade
- Teflon-coated bullet
References
Also known as .308, .308 Win, .308 Win., .308WIN, .308w, 308 Win, 308 Winchester, 308WIN, 308w.