NORMA

This 6.5mm variant is quite a new development, created in 2007 by cooperation between Hornady and Creedmoor Sports, and was designed as a long-range target shooting cartridge. The 6.5mm bullet has long been known to be an excellent long-range bullet, as the projectiles have good sectional densities and ballistic coefficients and the 6,5 Creedmoor has become very popular for long-range hunting. The case is on the shorter side so it can be chambered in a short action rifle.

his is the sporting version of 7,62x51mm NATO. It was introduced by Winchester in 1952 - only a year after the new NATO cartridge. Like most other military cartridges it was expected to become popular for hunting quickly and Winchester wisely decided to make a civilian version with their name.

The .243 Win. was originally a wildcat designed by Warren Page who necked down the .308 case in the early fifties. The goal was to make a light deer rifle which would still have the advantages of the high-velocity .22-calibers for varmint hunting. In 1955 Winchester made it a commercial round. The .243 is a very popular round all over the world for hunting medium-sized game, probably due to its flat trajectory and very mild recoil. Surprisingly enough its popularity never reached the same degree when it comes to varmint hunting despite the .243” bullet's better wind-bucking capabilities.