Rifle Cartridge Timeline
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1845 |
.22 BB Cap |
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1857 |
.22 Short |
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1860 |
.44 Henry Flat |
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1869 |
.44-60 Sharps |
.44-77 Sharps |
.58 Berdan |
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1870 |
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1871 |
.22 Long |
.40-70 Sharps |
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1872 |
.32-40 Rem |
.50-90 Sharps |
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1873 |
.44-40 WCF |
.45-70 Govt |
.40-90 Sharps |
.44-90 Rem Special |
.45-50 Peabody |
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1874 |
.38-40 WCF |
.44-60 Win |
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1875 |
.32 Long CF |
.38-45 |
.38-40 Rem |
.38 Long CF |
.38-35 |
.44 Evans Short |
.44 Long CF |
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1876 |
.38-50 Ballard |
.40-70 Sharps |
.40-60 Win |
.44 Extra Long CF |
.44-100 Ballard |
.44-75 Ballard |
.45-75 Win |
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1877 |
.40-70 Peabody |
.40-90 Peabody |
.44 Evans Long |
.44-95 Peabody |
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1878 |
.40-90 Ballard |
.45-100 Ballard |
.45-120 Sharps |
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1879 |
.32 Extra Long |
.40-50 Sharps |
.45-60 Win |
.50-95 Win |
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1880 |
.30-30 Wesson |
.40-70 Rem |
.44-100 Rem |
.45-100 Rem |
.50-140 Sharps |
.22 Extra Long RF |
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1881 |
.40-85 Ballard |
.40-70 Ballard |
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1882 |
.35-30 Maynard |
.35-40 Maynard |
.38-50 Maynard |
.40-40 Maynard |
.40-60 Maynard |
.40-70 Maynard |
.44-70 Maynard |
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1883 |
7.5 Swiss |
.38-50 Rem |
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1884 |
.38-55 Win |
.32-30 Rem |
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1885 |
.22WCF |
.38 Ballard Extra Long |
.40-82 Win |
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1886 |
.38-90 Win Express |
.40-110 Win Express |
.40-90 Bullard |
.45-90 Win |
.45-125 Win |
.50-115 Bullard |
8mm Lebel |
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1887 |
.22 LR |
.38-45 Bullard |
.38-56 Win |
.40-65 Win |
.40-75 Bullard |
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1888 |
.303 British |
7.9x57 |
.70-150 Win |
8x50R |
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1889 |
7.65x53 |
7.5mm Swiss |
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1890 |
.22 WRF |
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1891 |
6.5x52 Italian |
7.62x54R |
.44 Henry CF Flat |
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1892 |
7x57 Mauser |
.30-40 Krag |
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1893 |
.25-20 WCF |
6.5x55 |
6.5x57 |
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1894 |
.38-70 Win |
.40-70 Win |
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1895 |
.25-35 Win |
6.5x57 |
.30-30 Win |
6mm Lee Navy |
.303 Savage |
.38-72 Win |
.40-72 Win |
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1896 |
.22-15-60 |
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1897 |
6.5x50 Jap |
.25-21 |
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1898 |
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1899 |
.600 NE 2.8" |
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1900 |
6.5x54 M-S |
.310 Cadet |
.470 NE |
9.3x57 |
.25 Stevens |
.32 LR |
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1901 |
.600 NE 3" |
9.3x74R |
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1902 |
.32 Win Spec |
.33 Win |
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1903 |
.35 Win |
.30-03 Spfd |
.32 Ideal |
.22 Win Auto |
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1904 |
.405 Win |
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1905 |
8x57JS |
9.3x62 |
.32 WSL |
.35 WSL |
9x56 M-S |
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1906 |
.30-06 Spfd |
.35 Rem |
.25 Rem |
.30 Rem |
.32 Rem |
.280 Ross |
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1907 |
.465 NE |
.351 WSL |
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1908 |
.35 Rem |
.333 Jeffery |
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1909 |
.404 Jeffery |
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1910 |
.401 WSL |
.318 NE |
9.3x64 |
9.5x56 M-S |
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1911 |
.416 Rigby |
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1912 |
.22 Sav. HP |
.375 H&H |
.275 H&H |
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1913 |
.30 Newton |
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1914 |
.22 Rem Auto |
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1915 |
.250 Savage |
.35 Newton |
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1916 |
.50-110 Win |
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1917 |
7x64 |
7x65R |
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1918 |
.50 BMG |
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1919 |
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1920 |
.25-06 |
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1921 |
.300 Savage |
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1922 |
.35 Whelen |
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1923 |
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1924 |
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1925 |
.25 Rem |
.270 Win |
.300 H&H |
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1926 |
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1927 |
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1928 |
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1929 |
.22 LR HV |
7.5x54 MAS |
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1930 |
.22 Hornet |
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1931 |
.350 G&H Mag |
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1932 |
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1933 |
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1934 |
257 Roberts |
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1935 |
.220 Swift |
.357 Mag |
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1936 |
.348 Win |
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1937 |
.22 Varminter |
.219 Zipper |
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1938 |
.218 Bee |
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1939 |
7.7x58 Jap |
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1940 |
6.5x68 RWS |
8x68S |
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1941 |
.30 Carbine |
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1942 |
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1943 |
.270 Wby Mag |
7.62x39 Soviet |
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1944 |
257 Wby Mag |
7mm Wby Mag |
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1945 |
.375 Wby Mag |
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1946 |
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1947 |
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1948 |
.300 Wby Mag |
7.62x39 Soviet |
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1949 |
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1950 |
.222 Rem |
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1951 |
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1952 |
.308 Win |
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1953 |
.338-57 O'Connor |
.378 Wby Mag |
.44 Rem Mag |
7x61 S&H |
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1954 |
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1955 |
.243 Win |
.244 Rem |
.358 Win |
.244 H&H |
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1956 |
.458 Win Mag |
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1957 |
.280 Rem |
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1958 |
.222 Rem Mag |
.264 Win Mag |
.338 Win Mag |
.358 Norma Mag |
.460 Wby Mag |
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1959 |
.22 WMR |
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1960 |
.240 Wby Mag |
.308 Norma Mag |
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1961 |
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1962 |
7mm Rem Mag |
.340 Wby Mag |
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1963 |
.221 Rem |
6mm Rem |
.284 Win |
.300 Win Mag |
.224 Wby Mag |
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1964 |
.223 Rem |
5.6x57R |
5.6x57 RWS |
.225 Win |
.444 Marlin |
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1965 |
.22-250 Rem |
.350 Rem Mag |
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1966 |
6.5mm Rem Mag |
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1967 |
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1968 |
5.6x50R |
5.6x50 Mag |
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1969 |
.25-06 (Rem) |
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1970 |
5mm Rem RF Mag |
5.6x50 Mag |
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1971 |
.17 Rem |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
.22 PPC |
5.45x39mm |
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1975 |
6mm PPC |
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1976 |
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1977 |
.22 LR Stinger |
8mm Rem Mag |
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1978 |
6mm BR |
.375 Win |
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1979 |
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1980 |
7mm-08 Rem |
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1981 |
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1982 |
.307 Win |
.356 Win |
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1983 |
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1984 |
7-30 Waters |
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1985 |
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1986 |
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1987 |
.35 Whelen |
.338 Lapua |
5.8x42mm Chinese |
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1988 |
6x62 Freres |
.416 Rem Mag |
.700 NE |
6.5x65 RWS |
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1989 |
7mm STW |
.416 Wby Mag |
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1990 |
.30R Blaser |
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1991 |
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1992 |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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1995 |
.450 Rigby |
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1996 |
.30-378 Wby |
6mm Norma BR |
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1997 |
.260 Rem |
7mm STW |
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1998 |
.338-06 |
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1999 |
6.5-284 |
7mm RUM |
.300 RUM |
.338-378 Wby Mag |
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2000 |
.376 Steyr |
.450 Marlin |
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2001 |
.270 WSM |
7mm WSM |
7mm SAUM |
.300 WSM |
.300 SAUM |
.338 RUM |
.375 RUM |
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2002 |
.17 HMR |
9.3x66 Sako |
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2003 |
.223WSSM |
.243WSSM |
6.5 Grendel |
.400 H&H |
.465 H&H |
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2004 |
.17 M2 |
.204 Ruger |
.25 WSSM |
6.8 SPC |
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2005 |
.325 WSM |
6.5x47 Lapua |
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2006 |
.338 Federal |
6.5-284 Norma |
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2007 |
.308 Marlin |
.30 T/C |
.375 Ruger |
.280 Ackley Imp. |
.450 Bushmaster |
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2008 |
.300 RCM |
.338 RCM |
5mm Rem RF Mag reintroduced |
6.5 Creedmoor |
.17 Rem Fireball |
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2009 |
.338 Marlin |
.30 Rem AR |
.416 Ruger |
.338 Norma Mag |
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2011 |
7.62x40 WT |
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2012 |
.17 Hornet |
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2013 |
.17 WSM |
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2014 |
.26 Nosler |
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2015 |
.28 Nosler |
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2016 |
.30 Nosler |
6.5-300 Wby Mag |
.25-45 Sharps |
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2017 |
.22 Nosler |
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