Ballistics

Weapons & Ammunition

20mm cartridge refers to a family of large-caliber cartridges typically used in autocannons, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and some anti-materiel rifles. This guide exp...

Firearms & Shooting

Pistol caliber refers to the nominal bullet diameter, typically expressed in inches or millimeters, used to classify handgun cartridges and projectiles. In common usage, the ter...

Tools

An extreme spread calculator is a tool designed to quantify the difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of measurements or observations, most commonly applied...

firearms

This guide explains Winchester ammunition ballistics in practical terms, focusing on how velocity, projectile design, and typical use cases shape performance. We define key ball...

Firearms & Ammunition

The 7.5x55mm Swiss, also known as 7.5 GP 11, is a rimless bottleneck cartridge developed for the Swiss military in the late 19th century and remains in limited service today. It...

Firearms & Ammunition

Muzzle velocity is the speed of a bullet as it leaves the muzzle, usually expressed in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s). For the .30 06 Springfield, typical fact...

firearms

Below are representative muzzle velocity ranges for common 6.5 Creedmoor factory loads. These are observed results, not guarantees, and they assume standard 24-inch test barrels...

gear-loadouts

In Escape from Tarkov, ammunition damage is driven by caliber, velocity, and design traits that set base damage, penetration capability, and how damage changes with distance. La...

Celebrity Profiles

Chris Kyle was a U.S. Navy SEAL known for his service as a sniper. The M4 carbine is a select-fire, 5.56×45mm rifle widely issued to U.S. forces and commonly encountered among...

firearms

.350 Legend is a straight-walled, centerfire cartridge designed for deer and medium-game use at moderate distances. Ballistics explain how that performance behaves in three phas...