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2,510 ft/s (770 m/s) 2,588 ft⋅lbf (3,509 J) Test barrel length: 24 in (26 in for Lapua) [1] The .308 Winchester is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge widely used for hunting, target shooting, police, military, and personal protection applications globally. It is similar, but not identical, to the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
It created a round more powerful than the .35 Remington and .348 Winchester. Popularity of this cartridge has dwindled [ 2 ] but Browning Arms Company still produces the Browning BLR in .358 and numerous other rifles, such as the Winchester Model 70 , Winchester Model 88 , and the Savage Model 99 are available on the used gun rack; a number of ...
The 256 Winchester Magnum is also chambered occasionally in custom-built revolvers. Past candidates for this caliber conversion have included Ruger Old Model and New Model Blackhawks, [3] and Smith & Wesson K-frames (Models 10, 14, 15, and 19). [4] Colt produced one Python in this caliber as a prototype and retains it in their museum. [5]
The .284 Winchester ( 7.21x55mmRB) is a rebated rim firearm cartridge, introduced by Winchester in 1963. The .284 Winchester was designed to achieve .270 Winchester and .280 Remington performance from the new Winchester Model 100 autoloader and Winchester Model 88 lever-action rifles. The result was a 7 mm cartridge with about the same overall ...
The overall length of a Model 1885 with a 28-inch barrel [3] is the same basic length as a Winchester bolt-action Model 70 with a 24-inch barrel. With a longer barrel, bullet velocities can be significantly increased over bolt-action rifles that have the same overall length, provided the proper combination of bullet and propellant is selected.
The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle". [1] The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier Winchester ...
Open adjustable rear and bead on front ramp (removable for scope mounting) The Winchester Model 670 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. Designed as a more affordable version of the Winchester Model 70. [2] Built in three versions; Sporting Rifle, Magnum Rifle, and Carbine. It was produced from 1966 to 1979 except for 1974 when it was not listed by ...
Winchester Model 1894. The John Browning–designed Winchester Model 1894 is the most prevalent of the Winchester repeating rifles. The Model 1894 was first chambered for the .32-40 and .38-55 cartridges, and later, a variety of calibers such as .25-35 WCF, .30-30, and .32 Winchester Special. Winchester was the first company to manufacture a ...