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The .50-70 Government cartridge became the official cartridge of the U.S. military in 1866 until being replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873. The .50-70 cartridge has a pressure limit of 22,500 psi (155 MPa) [ 1] The official designation of this cartridge at the time of introduction was "US center-fire metallic cartridge", and the ...
The .50-140 Sharps, also known as the .50-3⁄" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge that was introduced in 1884, as a big game hunting round. [ 1] It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. [ 2] The cartridge is very similar to the .500 Black Powder Express. [ 3]
The cartridge case itself was designed by cutting off the .348 Winchester case to 1.405 in (35.7 mm), turning the rim to a diameter of .610 in (15.5 mm) and opening the case mouth to accept a .510 caliber (12.95 mm) bullet. The first revolvers converted to use the .500 Linebaugh were the Ruger Bisley and the Seville revolvers.
The .284 Winchester has 4.29 ml (66 grains H 2 O) of cartridge case capacity. The case has a rebated rim and a body almost as large in diameter as that of typical belted magnum cases. .284 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions All sizes in millimeters (mm). [3] Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 = 35 degrees.
The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 272. The .38-55 Winchester / 9.6x53mmR cartridge (actually .3775 caliber ), also known as the .38-55 WCF and the .38-55 Ballard, [ 4] is a centerfire rifle cartridge. It was based on an earlier cartridge called the .38-50 Ballard Everlasting that was introduced in 1876 by the Ballard Rifle ...
Cartridge dimensions. The 7.65×53mm Mauser has 3.70 ml (57.1 grains H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. 7.65×53mm Mauser maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm).
The .450 Bushmaster was developed for big game hunting with modern rifles. The .450 Bushmaster ( 11.48x43mmRB) is a rifle cartridge developed by Tim LeGendre of LeMag Firearms, and licensed to Bushmaster Firearms International. The .450 Bushmaster is designed to be used in standard M16s and AR-15s, using modified magazines and upper receiver ...
The case body is very similar in dimensions to the .500 S&W Magnum revolver cartridge, being slightly longer and fully tapered for automatic feeding in the weapon. The round is intended to improve stopping power greatly at short- to medium-range as compared to the standard 5.56×45mm NATO round.