Ammunition- Rifle

Click here to view an extensive page about Wilhelm Brenneke and his developments in Ammunition.

Much confusion exists in the United States about what the Metric Cartridge designations means. The first set of numbers relates to the bullet diameter. How do we convert that to the decimal system we use. Before we visit the following articles, the following chart should be studied and will become invaluable in understanding what the Bullet Diameter is. 

This chart was part on an article by Phil Sharpe titled The Art of Handloading Ammunition which appeared in the 1963 First Annual Edition of the Handloader’s Digest.

The following appeared in the 1939 (no. 31) edition of A. F. Stoeger’s catalog