6.5×68mm

From Warlike

Q4641592




The 6.5×68mm rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge and its sister cartridge the 8×68mm S were developed in the 1930s by August Schüler from the August Schüler Waffenfabrik, Suhl, Germany as magnum hunting cartridges that would just fit and function in standard-sized Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles. This is one of the early examples where a completely new rifle cartridge was developed by a gunsmith to fit a specific popular and widespread type of rifle.

Wikidata
6.5×68mm RWS; 6.5×68mm Schüler; 6.5×68mm Von Hofe Express
rifle cartridge
.246 Purdey.280 British.303 British.375 Holland & Holland Magnum.450 Black Powder Express.470 Nitro Express


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