The 7×33mm Sako cartridge was created in Finland in 1942 as a small game cartridge for animals such as the

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and Black Grouse. It is based on a

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case that has been lengthened and necked down to accept a bullet. The cartridge overall length is , with a case length of and a base diameter of . The bottleneck bends at (diameter ) and straightens at (diameter ). The Bertram company of Australia makes brass for it. Sako offers two loadings: a FMJ, and a 78 gr soft nose. Rifles chambered in this caliber include the Sako Models L42 and L46.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080302013841/http://www.thegunzone.com/carbine-wildcat.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20110714091350/http://www.midwayuk.com/apps/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?SaleItemID=506583 * https://www.ssaa.org.au/stories/historical-collecting-cartridges.html

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Pistol and rifle cartridges Firearms of Finland SAKO Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942 {{ammo-stub

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