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* [[.218 Ackley Improved Bee]], an improved [[.218 Bee]]. | * [[.218 Ackley Improved Bee]], an improved [[.218 Bee]]. | ||
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* [[.219 Zipper Improved]], an improved [[.219 Zipper]]. | * [[.219 Zipper Improved]], an improved [[.219 Zipper]]. | ||
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* [[.22/.30-30 Ackley Improved]], a [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]] necked down to .22 caliber. | * [[.22/.30-30 Ackley Improved]], a [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]] necked down to .22 caliber. | ||
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* [[.22-250 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.22-250 Remington]]. | * [[.22-250 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.22-250 Remington]]. | ||
− | * [[.223 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.223 Remington]]. | + | |
+ | * [[.223 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.223 Remington]]. | ||
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* [[.224 Belted Express]], formed from [[.30-06 Springfield|.30-06]] brass. A small number of die sets were made by RCBS. | * [[.224 Belted Express]], formed from [[.30-06 Springfield|.30-06]] brass. A small number of die sets were made by RCBS. | ||
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* [[.228 Ackley Magnum]], an improved [[7×57mm Mauser]] necked down for .228 caliber bullets. | * [[.228 Ackley Magnum]], an improved [[7×57mm Mauser]] necked down for .228 caliber bullets. | ||
− | * [[6mm AR Improved]] / [[6mm AR Turbo]], an improved [[6mm AR]] (itself a necked-down [[6.5mm Grendel]]). | + | |
+ | * [[6mm AR Improved]] / [[6mm AR Turbo]], an improved [[6mm AR]] (itself a necked-down [[6.5mm Grendel]]). | ||
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* [[6mm/.30-30 Ackley Improved]], a [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]] necked down to 6mm (.243 caliber). | * [[6mm/.30-30 Ackley Improved]], a [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]] necked down to 6mm (.243 caliber). | ||
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* [[.243 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.243 Winchester]]. | * [[.243 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.243 Winchester]]. | ||
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* [[.25 Ackley Krag]], a [[.30-40 Krag]] necked down to .25 caliber. | * [[.25 Ackley Krag]], a [[.30-40 Krag]] necked down to .25 caliber. | ||
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* [[.25-06 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.25-06 Remington]] with a 40 degree angled shoulder. | * [[.25-06 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.25-06 Remington]] with a 40 degree angled shoulder. | ||
− | * [[.25 Ackley Krag Short]], a slightly shortened [[.25 Ackley Krag]] | + | |
+ | * [[.25 Ackley Krag Short]], a slightly shortened [[.25 Ackley Krag]]. | ||
* [[.250-3000 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.250-3000 Savage]]. | * [[.250-3000 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.250-3000 Savage]]. | ||
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* [[.257 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.257 Roberts]]. | * [[.257 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.257 Roberts]]. | ||
− | * [[.260 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.260 Remington]]. | + | |
+ | * [[.260 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.260 Remington]]. | ||
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* [[.270 Winchester Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.270 Winchester]]. | * [[.270 Winchester Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.270 Winchester]]. | ||
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* [[7×57mm Mauser Ackley Improved]], an improved version of the [[7×57mm Mauser]] cartridge with 40 degree shoulder, dies readily available. | * [[7×57mm Mauser Ackley Improved]], an improved version of the [[7×57mm Mauser]] cartridge with 40 degree shoulder, dies readily available. | ||
− | * [[.280 Remington Ackley Improved]], an improved version of the [[.280 Remington]] | + | |
+ | * [[.280 Remington Ackley Improved]], an improved version of the [[.280 Remington]] with 40 degree shoulder. Replicates ballistics of the [[7mm Remington Magnum]], with 30% less propellant used and less barrel erosion. Registered with SAAMI by [[Nosler]]. | ||
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* [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.30-30 Winchester]] | * [[.30-30 Ackley Improved]], an improved [[.30-30 Winchester]] |
Revision as of 14:40, 11 November 2019
Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903, Granville, New York – August 23, 1989) was an American gunsmith, author, columnist, and perhaps most famously, a firearms researcher and wildcat cartridge creator.
Cartridges Developed by P.O. Ackley
- .17 Ackley Hornet, a .22 Ackley Hornet necked down to .17 caliber.
- .17 Ackley Bee: a .218 Improved Bee necked down to .17 caliber.
- .22 Ackley Improved Hornet, an improved .22 Hornet.
- .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer, developed to exceed 5,000 feet per second.
- .218 Ackley Improved Bee, an improved .218 Bee.
- .219 Zipper Improved, an improved .219 Zipper.
- .22/.30-30 Ackley Improved, a .30-30 Ackley Improved necked down to .22 caliber.
- .22-250 Ackley Improved, an improved .22-250 Remington.
- .223 Ackley Improved, an improved .223 Remington.
- .224 Belted Express, formed from .30-06 brass. A small number of die sets were made by RCBS.
- .228 Ackley Magnum, an improved 7×57mm Mauser necked down for .228 caliber bullets.
- 6mm AR Improved / 6mm AR Turbo, an improved 6mm AR (itself a necked-down 6.5mm Grendel).
- 6mm/.30-30 Ackley Improved, a .30-30 Ackley Improved necked down to 6mm (.243 caliber).
- .243 Ackley Improved, an improved .243 Winchester.
- .25 Ackley Krag, a .30-40 Krag necked down to .25 caliber.
- .25-06 Ackley Improved, an improved .25-06 Remington with a 40 degree angled shoulder.
- .25 Ackley Krag Short, a slightly shortened .25 Ackley Krag.
- .250-3000 Ackley Improved, an improved .250-3000 Savage.
- .257 Ackley Improved, an improved .257 Roberts.
- .260 Ackley Improved, an improved .260 Remington.
- .270 Winchester Ackley Improved, an improved .270 Winchester.
- 7×57mm Mauser Ackley Improved, an improved version of the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge with 40 degree shoulder, dies readily available.
- .280 Remington Ackley Improved, an improved version of the .280 Remington with 40 degree shoulder. Replicates ballistics of the 7mm Remington Magnum, with 30% less propellant used and less barrel erosion. Registered with SAAMI by Nosler.
- .30-30 Ackley Improved, an improved .30-30 Winchester