The .22 Accelerator is a special loading of the
.30-30
The .30-30 Winchester/.30 Winchester Center Fire cartridge was first marketed in 1895 for the Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle.[.308
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 ...]
, and
.30-06 cartridges that is manufactured by
Remington.
Description
It consists of a sub-caliber diameter bullet, held in a .30-caliber six-fingered plastic
sabot with a hollowed base.
The bullet separates from the sabot approximately from the muzzle.
Usage
The cartridge allows for using a large-caliber rifle for
varmint shooting, although the accuracy is somewhat diminished.
The advantage, however, is the extremely high muzzle velocity from factory-loaded ammunition.
References
Pistol and rifle cartridges
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