in brackets under cartridge listing indicates the parent cartridge). Landmark cartridges that became the basis for a whole line of descendants that we will consider here include the .38-55 / .30-30 Winchester, 8x57 Mauser, .30-03 / .30-06 Springfield, .375 H&H Magnum and .308 Winchester. Hunting With Your Spouse: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, 270 Winchester, 7mm Rem. To understand the advantages of a .30 caliber cartridge with a rimmed case a bit better, lets take a look at two widely used types of break-action guns. The first type of testing we will study is the Proof Test . 476 Ammunition.455 MkII (left) and three .476 MkIII cartridges. True break-action rifles in a .30 caliber are rare. 1869 & Bulgarian Mod.1871 / .420 Berdan Russian / Russian Berdan 10.66 / 10.6 Russian Berdan / 10.8x57.5 R / 11 mm Berdan Bulgarian / DWM 39 / GR 61 / SAA 8160 / SAA 8165 / ECRA-ECDV 11 058 070 BBC (43 Russian Berdan), 11.15x58Rmm (43 Spanish Remington), 11x53mm Spanish, 11.15x58Rmm Austrian Werndl M77, 11mm Mannlicher, 11.43x55(9)Rmm (450) Turkish Peabody/11x59R /.450 Turkish Turkish Peabody-Martini 1874 /.45 Peabody-Martini / .45 Turkish / GR 202 / SAA 8240 / XCR 11 059 035 BBC, 11.7x51.6 Danish Remington Mod. Offering the capability of driving the heavy 156- and 160-grain bullets to a muzzle velocity of just over 2,500 feet per second (fps)- it makes a good choice for an all-around hunting rifle. with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above.Technical Specifications(based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available), You find load data for cartridges in caliber .22 Picra with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above.Technical Specifications(based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available), You find load data for cartridges in caliber .22 PPC USA with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above.Technical Specifications(based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available), You find load data for cartridges in caliber .22 Rem. These are predominately European cartridges, of which only the 7x57 is a solid seller in the U.S., although the 8x57 also made Hodgdon's list of the top 50 reloaded cartridges. Silencers (also called moderators) and muzzle breaks lessen the blow to your shoulder. The idea is that the priming compound is placed on the entire rim and the rim is designed of thin material. Landmark cartridges that became the basis for a whole line of descendants that we will consider here include the .38-55 / .30-30 Winchester, 8x57 Mauser, .30-03 / .30-06 Springfield, .375 H&H Magnum and .308 Winchester. Combinations of a rifled barrel with one or two smooth shotgun barrels that define over-and-under or drilling guns are extraordinarily useful in such places, where you can hunt small and big game simultaneously. Length: 7" or 9". Performance Differences (Are they enough to Matter? The .50 Beowulf has the same sized rim as the 7.62x39mm cartridge used by AK-47 and AKM rifles and is designed to be used by modified AR-15 rifles. We are engineers, reloading enthusiasts and operate one of the most powerful ballistics calculators. It provides a place for the firearm's extractor to latch on to, to pull out a fired cartridge case out of the chamber. A handloader may easily break 1600 fps with the Hornady 100-grain XTP in a late-production rifle. Slightly bigger is the 30-40krag of course. Category:Rimmed cartridges Pages in category "Rimmed cartridges" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. These are actual size scale comparisons of different shotgun pellets or shot sizes from #12 bird shot to 000 buckshot. Subscribe to the free newsletter and do not miss any news or promotions. This is certainly not an all-inclusive list, but the more common straight wall cartridges include: .357 Magnum (Yes, for rifles) 350 Legend .45 Long Colt (Both a revolver and lever cartridge) .444 Marlin .45-70 Government .450 Bushmaster .50 Beowulf Advantages of a Straight-Wall Cartridge over Shotguns, Handguns A few cartridges that receive a real substantial boost from the Ackley Improved chamber: 219 Zipper 22-250 25-35 WCF 250-3000 Savage 257 Roberts 6.5-06 280 Remington 30-30 WCF 30-40 Krag The .338 Lapua Magnum is based on the .416 Rigby, and the .28 Nosler and .300 Remington Ultra Magnum are based on the .404 Jeffery, as is the old Dakota series of cartridges and (loosely) the Winchester Short Magnum series. Rimmed thirty cases. For a few reasons, combination guns are not ideal for long-distance shooting. List of rifle cartridges, by category, then by name. Theyre super lightweight and sleek, making them ideal for strenuous hunts in steep terrain. Rimmed cartridges have a rim or extractor flange of larger diameter than the case base, often with a grooved or undercut area immediately ahead of the rim. 2 Russian Mod. Mag. An example would be the .50 Action Express used in the Desert Eagle. Because the rimmed cartridge headspaces on the rim, the case length is of less importance than with rimless cartridges. Click on the image to enlarge. The rimmed cartridges were engineered for best function in double rifles, which still cling to their romantic position because of their second shot speed and reliability. Latest Catalogue; Brands; Gift Cards . The result was the .30-03 Springfield cartridge, basically an enlarged version of the 7x57 that was used by Spanish troops to wreak havoc on American soldiers. Naturally, a cartridge as popular and long lived as the 8x57 has spawned a number of successful offspring. I shoot rimmed .30-30 (1895) and 7.62x54R (1891) but those are old rounds. 2 Magnum, 7mm Rigby Magnum Flanged, 275 Rigby, same as 7x57mm, 275 Cervorum/275 Bland. These are expanded and separated by type. * All prices incl. This is the oldest type of cartridge and dates back to the time when metallic cartridges were first invented. .256 Winchester Magnum Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274 (6.5 mm) (33.0 mm) (38.9 mm) .264 in .870 in 1.230 in 6.5mm Bergmann Rimless Barnes 1997, p. 274 (6.7 mm) (22.1 mm) (31.2 mm) .280 in .780 in 1.060 in 7 mmNambu (720mm) Rimless Barnes 1997, p. 274 (7.1 mm) (19.8 mm) (26.9 mm) .30 Wildey (.30 Wildey Magnum) .309 in Cartridges that are obsolete in 2007 (no rifles or factory loaded ammunition available) are marked with an asterisk (*) in the lists below. listed are what appears to have been the most common size and type used I have more than a couple in my stables. Mag. The medium and big bore magnums have their place as specialty cartridges and it is here that the big case magnums make the most sense. VAT (where applicable), shipping costs and possible delivery charges. An F)458 Win Mag. cartridge pictures) is available for order on the headstamp guide. These 6.5mm and .350 caliber cartridges did not catch on, although the .350 Rem. J=Rebated-straight; Commentators such as popular ammunition author Chuck Hawks have opined that the .243 Winchester (as a "6mm NATO" round) should replace the 5.5645mm NATO (.223 Remington) for most United States Armed Forces use cases but the .243 has, as of 2021, never been used as a military cartridge.Technical Specifications(based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available). Magnum Rimless / .244 HV MAG / ECRA-ECDV 06 057 BGC 085, 404 Jeffery (10.75x73mm), 404 Rimless Nitro Express, 5.6x35Rmm Vierling, 22 Winchester centerfire (22 WCF), 5.6x39 from 7.62x39 Kalashnikov / 5.6x39 / 5.6 Russich / 5.6 Vostok / 5.6 Sportivnyi / .220 Russian / 5.6 Russian Match / 5.6 Russian Short / .223 Russian / .22 Russian / SAA 0535 (Russian) SAA 0545 (Finnish) / XCR 06 039 BGC 010, 5.6x57Rmm RWS, Rheinisch-Westflische Sprengstoffwerke, 5.6x61mm SE (5.6x51 Vom Hofe Super Express), 5.6x61R Vom Hofe Super Express Rimmed/ DWM 413 R / SAA 0865 / XCR 06 061 BBC 010, 500 Jeffery / 12.5 x 70 Schuler / 12.7 x 70 Schuler / .500 Schuler / DWM 568 / ECRA-ECDV 13 070 BRC 010, 6.5x48 R Sauer / 6.5x48 R Hunting / 6.5x50 R / 6.6x48 R Sauer & Son / GR 742 / DWM 463 A/ SAA 1285 / ECRA-ECDV 07 048 TBC 010, 6.5x68 RWS,6.5x68 Schuler, Von Hofe Express, 6.5x70 R Sauer & Sohn/ 6.5x70R Checo / 6.5x70R Nimrod / 6.6x70 R Nimrod / GR 937 / Hirtenberger 937 / SAA 1820 / ECRA-ECDV 07 070 TBC 010 6.5x70 R Sauer & Sohn / 6.5x70R Czech / 6.5x70R Nimrod / 6.6x70 R Nimrod / GR 937 / Hirtenberger 937 / SAA 1820 / ECRA-ECDV TBC 07 070 010 6.5x70 R Sauer & Sohn / 6.5x70R Czech / 6.5x70R Nimrod / 6.6x70 R Nimrod / GR 937 / Hirtenberger 937 / SAA 1820 / ECRA-ECDV TBC 07 070 010 6.5x70 R Sauer & Sohn / 6.5x70R Czech / 6.5x70R Nimrod / 6.6x70 R Nimrod / GR 937 / Hirtenberger 937 / SAA 1820 / ECRA-ECDV TBC 07 070 010, 8x57Rmm 360 (Copy of 360 Nitro Express #2) (Dornheim Target), 8x64mmJ and S Brenneke Rimmed and Rimless, 8x72Rmm Sauer, 8x72Rmm Jugdewehr, 8x72R/0.360 inch,S&S, 8x75 Behr / .315 Miller & Greiss Magnum / 8 mm Behr / 8x75 Behr hunting rifle / 8x75 Mauser / SAA4705 / DWM 514 A / ECRA-ECDV 08 075 BGC 020, 8x75Rmm Behr / 8x75 rifle hunting Behr R / R Mauser 8x75 / 8x75 R Stendebach / SAA 4715 / DWM 514 / ECRA-ECDV 08 075 010 BBC/8x75 R MEN Bala S /SAA 4720 / ECRA-ECDV 08 075 BBC 020, 9.5x57mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer/9.5x56mm MS, .303 British Semi Rimmed XPL / .303 SR XPL (LEWIS) /7.7x62 SR / SAA3225 / XCR 08 062 BDC 020, 10.4x38(39? Rimless Tapered, E=Belted, bottleneck; Second and even more important, its not or just barely legal for use on big game in many jurisdictions. The round widely adopted for double rifles was the .450 nitro express. Commercial handloaders or shops willing to import pills from Europe are options. TLC-07010LH HEAD LAMP RIM CHROME . (Cartridge The U.S. Army's .30-06 cartridge, covered elsewhere in this article, is actually an enlarged 7x57 and shares the 7x57's .473" rim diameter and basic design. / SAA 8060 / ECRA-CBC ECDV 12 051 020, 11.4x51R Danish, 12.7 x 108 mm / 12.7x108 Rimless Russian / Russian .50 / .50 Russian Heavy MG / 12.7 mm / 12.7 Type 54 / SAA 9395 / ECRA-ECDV 13 108 010 BBC, 57 Snider / SAA 9515 / ECRA-ECDV 14 041 010 BBC, 577 Snider (14.7mm) Iron base, paper shell, 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer (Greek), 256 Mannlicher, 7mm Mauser, 7x57mm, 7mm Spanish Mauser, 257 Rigby, 7x49 FAL (Venezuelan Liviano) (second optimum), 8mm Hungarian, 8x56R Austrian/Hungarian Mannlicher, 8x60Rmm Guedes M85 Portuguese (similar to Kropatschek), 12 Eichelberger Winchester Rimfire Magnum, 17 Hornet / .17 Ackley Hornet / ECRA-ECDV 04 035 BBC 57W, 17 Mach IV / .17 Mach IV 30 From .221 Remington Fireball / XCR 04 036 BGC 81W, 22 Savage High-Power (22 High-Power, 22 IMP,5.6x52Rmm), 22 Winchester centerfire (22 WCF), 5.6x35Rmm Vierling, 220 Russian (5.6x39mm) (Running Deer Cartridge), 22-3000 Griffin & Howe / 22-3000 G & H / 22 Lovell R-2 / 5.56x41 R / SAA 0565 / XCR 06 041 020 BBC, 25-35 Winchester CF / 25-35 WCF / 25-35 Savage / 25-35 Winchester Short Range / R Win 6.5x52 / 6.5x52 R / DWM 519 / SAA 1360 / ECRA-ECDV 06 052 050 BBC, 264 Winchester Mag (6.5mm Winchester. In Europe, first and foremost, both the ought-six and the .308 Winchester are the most common .30s. The .30 caliber is arguably the most critical and successful export from the United States for hunting and shooting. Holland & Holland refined and enlarged the belted case and in 1912 introduced the seminal .375 H&H Magnum, which spawned a rash of popular belted magnum cases. Rimmed. Firearms such as shotguns and revolvers need to have some way to easily extract the cartridge cases. Click on the image to enlarge. Wildcatters naturally started necking the new case up and down immediately following its introduction and the ammunition manufacturers followed along behind, adopting the most successful of these creations as their own. The .358 is the slowest seller in the .308 family, but it has withstood the test of time and is still offered in the popular Browning BLR rifle. Ackley who used it on much larger game, but such use is not typical. Yes, they can, of course, be fired farther, but the design, mass and speed of the bullets are what really determine effective range. Trim to Length - 3.2300. Many Companies such as the WRA Co, also The patent for rimfire cartridges date back to 1831. Rimmed. The bullet starts with around 3250 fps at the muzzle when shot from a .300 Winchester, generating 3430 ft-lbs of kinetic energy. Note that two of the best (and most under-appreciated) calibers ever introduced by Remington are based on a necked-down 7x57 case. With that said, let us look at various rim types. Here are the standard length belted magnum cartridges derived from a shortened .375 H&H case: In the mid-1960's Remington went the rest of the boys one step farther by introducing a pair of true short action (.308 length) magnum cartridges based on an even shorter version of the .375 H&H case. Practiced properly, reloading guns like these can become almost as smooth and fast as working a bolt. Public domain image. It wont kill anything deader than all the others -- but it is a fantastic option for deer-sized game and bigger animals. made our short list of all-around rifle cartridges (see the article "All-Around Rifle Cartridges" on the Rifle Information Page) and the .338 Win. Fireball with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above.Technical Specifications(based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available), You find load data for cartridges in caliber .222 Rem. Public domain image. The bullet starts with around 3250 fps at the muzzle when shot from a .300 Winchester, generating 3430 ft-lbs of kinetic energy. 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