The 7×33mm Sako
cartridge was created in Finland in 1942 as a small game cartridge for animals such as the
Capercaillie
''Tetrao'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse. Feathers from the bird were used to create the characteristic hat of the bersaglieri, an Italian ace infantry formation.
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and
Black Grouse. It is based on a
9×19mm Parabellum
The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a Rim (firearms)#Rimless, rimless, Centerfire ammunition, centerfire, tapered cartridge (firearms), firearms cartridge.
Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer ...
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.
See also
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
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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 a ...
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
Notes
Pistol and rifle cartridges
Firearms of Finland
SAKO
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942
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