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12.17×42mm RF
The 12.17×42mm Rimfire ammunition, rimfire and its slightly longer but still interchangeable variant, the 12.17×44mm rimfire, are rifle cartridges adopted by the armed forces of Sweden and Norway in 1867 and 1871, respectively. They were primarily chambered in the Remington M1867 rolling block rifle, which became the standard firearm for both countries. 12.17×42mm RF and its subvariety the 12.17×44mm RF The 12.17×42mm RF rimfire round was developed by a joint United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, Swedish-Norwegian arms commission quite likely based on the American .50-70 Government which was already tested in the Remington Rolling Block rifle, Remington Rolling Block rifles they were considering, and was adopted by the armed forces of both Sweden and Norway in 1867. It was used in the Remington M1867, M1867 Remington rifles adopted as new standard rifles by the armed forces of Sweden and Norway the same year. Many thousands of older 12-mm rifles, both Swedish muzzle-loading Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimfire Ammunition
Rimfire ammunition (also rim-fire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms where the primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin strikes and crushes the rim against the edge of the barrel breech, sparking the primer compound within the rim and igniting the propellant within the case. Invented in 1845 by Louis-Nicolas Flobert, the first rimfire metallic cartridge was the (also known as the 6mm Flobert) cartridge, which consisted of a percussion cap with a bullet attached to the top. While many other different cartridge priming methods have been tried since the early 19th century, such as teat-fire and pinfire, only small caliber rimfire ( .22caliber (5.6mm) or less) cartridges have survived to the present day with regular use. The .22Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, introduced in 1887, is by far the most common ammunition found in the world today in terms of units manufactured and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
