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.30 Caliber Model 1903 Springfield
The .30-03 Springfield (7.62×65mm) was a short-lived cartridge developed by the United States in 1903, to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45, since it used a 45 grain () powder charge; the name was changed to .30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a 220 grain () roundnose bullet. It was replaced after only three years of service by the .30-06, firing a spitzer bullet that had better ballistic performance. Initial development The .30-03 was developed to replace the .30-40 Krag cartridge used in the Krag–Jørgensen rifle, which was the first bolt action rifle adopted by the US military, and the first that used smokeless powder. The Krag–Jørgensen rifle had some serious limitations compared to the new Mauser rifles being used by European armies; its 5-round capsule magazine was loaded one round at a time, rather than using a stripper clip into a box magazine, and the Krag–Jørgensen's single locki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soft Point Bullet
A soft-point bullet (SP), also known as a soft-nosed bullet, is a jacketed expanding bullet with a soft metal core enclosed by a stronger metal jacket left open at the forward tip. A soft-point bullet is intended to expand upon striking flesh to cause a wound diameter greater than the bullet diameter. Jacketed soft point bullets are usually abbreviated ''JSP'' in the ammunition and reloading industry. The use of soft-point bullets in warfare is a violation of the Hague Convention of 1899, declaration IV, 3. Evolution Lead-alloy bullets used with gunpowder firearms were unsatisfactory at the bullet velocities available from rifles loaded with nitrocellulose propellants such as cordite. By the late 19th century, lead-alloy bullets were being enclosed within a jacket of stronger mild steel or copper alloyed with nickel or zinc to reliably impart stabilizing rotation in rifled barrels. The lead-alloy core was swaged into a cup of the stronger metal covering the front and sides o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Ammunition Association
The International Ammunition Association (IAA) is a nonprofit organization whose stated purpose is to foster interest and knowledge in ammunition Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the component parts of oth ... of all types and forms.''IAA Journal'', (Issue 452, Nov/Dec 2006) p. 2 It was founded in 1955 as the International Cartridge Collectors Association (ICCA), and later changed to its current name. The organization publishes a bi-monthly journal called the ''IAA Journal''. See also * European Cartridge Research Association * Air travel with firearms and ammunition * CIP, a European standardization organization for firearm cartridges * SAAMI, an American standardization organization for firearm cartridges References External links Ammunition Shooting sports organizations Firearm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pistol And Rifle Cartridges
A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a barrel with an integral chamber. The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the English language when early handguns were produced in Europe. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used as a generic term to describe ''any'' type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled). The most common type of pistol used in the contemporary era is the semi-automatic pistol. The older single-shot and lever-action pistols are now rarely seen and used primarily for nostalgic hunting and historical reenactment. Fully-automatic machine pistols are uncommon in civilian usage because of their generally poor recoil-controllability (due to the lack of a buttstock) and strict laws and regulations governing their manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Mm Caliber
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the caliber In guns, particularly firearms, but not #As a measurement of length, artillery, where a different definition may apply, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel Gauge ( ... range. *''Length'' refers to the cartridge case length. *'' OAL'' refers to the overall length of the cartridge. All measurements are in mm (in). Pistol cartridges Revolver cartridges Rifle cartridges 6.8 mm (.277 in) rifle cartridges (commonly known as .270 or 6.8 mm) 7.0 mm (.284 in) rifle cartridges (commonly known as 7mm) 7.8 mm (.308 in) rifle cartridges (commonly known as .308, 30 caliber, 7.62 mm) 7.87 mm (.310 in) and greater rifle cartridges References *Barnes, Frank C., ed. Amber, John T., ''Cartridges Of The World'' (3rd Edition), (DBI, 1978), * External links 7mm Cartridge Guidefrom AccurateShooter.com ''Rifle Shooter Mag' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rifle Cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name. File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 Hornady Mach 2, 2 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3 .22 Long Rifle, 4 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .223 WSSM, 10 .243 Winchester, 11 .243 Winchester, .243 Winchester Improved (Ackley), 12 .25-06 Remington, 13 .270 Winchester, 14 .308 Winchester, 15 .30-06 Springfield, 16 .45-70 Government, 17 .50-90 Sharps rect 54 345 101 556 .17 Hornady Mach 2 rect 110 296 153 556 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire rect 159 341 207 556 .22 Long Rifle rect 211 294 265 556 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire rect 271 221 341 556 .17/23 SMc rect 345 186 432 556 5 mm/35 SMc rect 441 225 513 556 .22 Hornet rect 521 151 602 556 .223 Remington rect 610 134 724 556 .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum rect 732 95 832 556 .243 Winchester rect 838 85 929 556 .243 Winchester, .243 Winchester Improved (Ackley) rect 937 23 1030 556 .25-06 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outdoor Sportsman Group
Outdoor Sportsman Group, Inc. ( Outdoor Sportsman), a subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), is an Outdoor recreation, outdoors media group in the United States. They publish 19 hunting, fishing and shooting magazines, and own the Sportsman Channel, Sportsman & Outdoor Channels, and World Fishing Network specialty channels, as well as the MyOutdoorTV.com internet TV network, and 19.9% of the Sportsman Channel (Canada), Canadian Sportsman Channel having purchased the Sportsman Channel from its founders in June 2007. In 2014, KSE acquired Outdoor Sportsman Group (then known as InterMedia Outdoor Holdings) from InterMedia Partners. InterMedia had acquired the magazines from RentPath, Primedia in 2006. In addition to traditional magazine publishing, Outdoor Sportsman Group is also involved with 11 top-rated Television, TV series, Radio syndication, syndicated radio, consumer events, and brand-driven merchandising businesses. Publications *''Bass Fan'' *''Bowhunter'' *''Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
270 Winchester
The .270 Winchester is a rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1923, and it was unveiled in 1925 as a chambering for their bolt-action Model 54The Complete Reloading Manual for the .270 Winchester, Loadbooks USA, Inc., 2004, pp.13,19 to become arguably the flattest shooting cartridge of its day, only competing with the .300 Holland & Holland Magnum, also introduced in the same year. The .270 Winchester was derived from the .30-06 Springfield and the bore diameter was likely inspired by 7mm Mauser. The .270 Winchester uses a .270 inch (6.86 mm) bore diameter and a .277 inch (7.04 mm) bullet diameter. History Introduced in 1925 along with the Winchester Model 54 bolt action rifle under the name "270 WCF" (270 Winchester Centerfire), the .270 Winchester was not an immediate success due to the popularity of the relatively recently introduced .30-06 Springfield, chambered for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle, which was commonly "spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firearm Action
In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breechloading firearm that handles (loads, locks, fires, extracts, and ejects) the ammunition cartridges, or the method by which that mechanism works. Actions are technically not present on muzzleloaders, as all those are single-shot firearms with a closed off breech with the powder and projectile manually loaded from the muzzle. Instead, the muzzleloader ignition mechanism is referred to as the ''lock'' (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, and caplock). Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus lever-action, pump-action, bolt-action, among many other types. The term action can also include short, long, and magnum if it is in reference to the length of the rifle's receiver and the length of the bolt. The short action rifle usually can accommodate a cartridge length of or smaller. The long action rifle can accommodate a cartridge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30-06
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. In the cartridge's name, ".30" refers to the nominal caliber of the bullet in inches; "06" refers to the year the cartridge was adopted, 1906. It replaced the .30-03 Springfield, 6mm Lee Navy, and .30-40 Krag cartridges. The .30-06 remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle and machine gun cartridge for nearly 50 years before being replaced by the 7.62×51mm NATO and 5.56×45mm NATO, both of which remain in current U.S. and NATO service. The cartridge remains a very popular sporting round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers. History In the early-1890s, the U.S. military adopted the smokeless powder .30-40 Krag rimmed cartridge. The 1894 version of that cartridge used a round-nose bullet. Around 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
External Ballistics
External ballistics or exterior ballistics is the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight. The projectile may be powered or un-powered, guided or unguided, spin or fin stabilized, flying through an atmosphere or in the vacuum of space, but most certainly flying under the influence of a gravitational field. Gun-launched projectiles may be unpowered, deriving all their velocity from the propellant's ignition until the projectile exits the gun barrel. However, exterior ballistics analysis also deals with the trajectories of rocket-assisted gun-launched projectiles and gun-launched rockets; and rockets that acquire all their trajectory velocity from the interior ballistics of their on-board propulsion system, either a rocket motor or air-breathing engine, both during their boost phase and after motor burnout. External ballistics is also concerned with the free-flight of other projectiles, such as balls, arrows etc. Forces acting on the projectile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Army
The .30-40 Krag, also known as the .30 U.S. and .30 Army, was a rifle Cartridge (firearms), cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. armed forces with a smokeless powder cartridge suited for use with modern small-bore repeating rifles to be selected in the 1892 small arm trials. Since the cartridge it was replacing was the .45-70 Government, the new cartridge was considered ''small-bore'' at the time. The rifle ultimately selected for use by the Army was formally adopted as the Springfield Model 1892–99, M1892 Springfield, better known as the Krag–Jørgensen from the Norwegian designers' names. The cartridge was also used in the M1893, M1895, M1897, and M1900 Gatling guns. History and development Though the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps had adopted limited numbers of smokeless powder and bolt-action rifles, the .30-40 was the first cartridge adopted by the US Army that was designed from the outset for smokeless powder. It was patte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatling Gun
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyclic multi-barrel design which facilitated cooling and synchronized the firing-reloading sequence. As the handwheel is cranked, the barrels rotate, and each barrel sequentially loads a single cartridge (firearms), cartridge from a top-mounted magazine (firearms), magazine, fires off the shot when it reaches a set position (usually at clock position, 4 o'clock), then ejects the spent casing out of the left side at the bottom, after which the barrel is empty and allowed to cool until rotated back to the top position and gravity-fed another new round. This configuration eliminated the need for a single reciprocating motion, reciprocating bolt (firearms), bolt design and allowed higher rates of fire to be achieved without the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
