List of rifle cartridges

List of rifle cartridges, by category, then by name.

From left to right: 1 .17 HM2, 2 .17 HMR, 3 .22LR, 4 .22 WMR, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .223 WSSM, 10 .243 Winchester, 11 .243 Winchester Improved (Ackley), 12 .25-06 Remington, 13 .270 Winchester, 14 .308, 15 .30-06, 16 .45-70, 17 .50-90 Sharps

Rimfire

• .17 Hornady Mach 2 (.17HM2)
• .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (.17HMR)
• .17 Winchester Super Magnum
• .22 BB Cap
• .22 Extra Long
• .22 Long
• .22 Long Rifle
• .22 Short
• .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (.22 WMR)
• .22 Winchester Rimfire (.22 WRF)
• .25 Stevens
• .32 Rimfire (.32 Short and .32 Long)
• 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum

Common Centerfire

Inches

Smaller than .30 caliber

.30 caliber - .40 caliber

.40 caliber - .50 caliber

.50 caliber and larger

From left to right: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62 Soviet, 5.56 NATO, .22LR

Metric

Smaller than 6mm

• 4.6x30mm
• 4.85x49mm
• 4.92x34mm
• 5.45x39mm
• 5.56×30mm MINSAS
• 5.56x45mm NATO
• 5.6x50mm Magnum
• 5.6x50mm R Magnum
• 5.6 x 52R (.22 Savage Hi-Power)
• 5.6x57mm
• 5.6x57mm R
• 5.6 x 61 SE (5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super Express)
• 5.6 x 61 R SE (5.6 x 61 R Vom Hofe Super Express)
• MMJ 5.7mm
• 5.7x28mm
• 5.8x42mm DBP87

6mm - 7mm

7mm - 8mm

8mm - 9mm

• 8 mm-06
• 8mm Mauser
• 8 mm Lebel or 8x50R Lebel
• 8 mm Remington Magnum
• 8x35mm
• 8x50mmR Mannlicher
• 8x56mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
• 8x56mmR Steyr or Hungarian
• 8x58mm RD (rimmed danish)
• 8x60mm S
• 8x64mm S Brenneke
• 8x68mm S

9mm and larger

Wildcats - Obscure - Proprietary

Inches

Metric

Bore/Gauge

• 12 bore
• 10 bore
• 8 bore
• Six bore
• 4 bore - approx. 25mm
• 2 bore - 33.6mm

See also

• List of cartridges by caliber
• Firearms, List of firearms
• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rimfire cartridges
• Gauge (bore diameter)
• Cartridge (firearms)
• Table of pistol and rifle cartridges (by year)
• By Size:
  • 2 mm caliber 3 mm caliber 4 mm caliber 5 mm caliber 6 mm caliber 7 mm caliber
  • 8 mm caliber 9 mm caliber 10 mm caliber 11 mm caliber 12 mm caliber 13 mm caliber
• By name:
• List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges
• Winchester Short Magnum
• Winchester Super Short Magnum
• Remington Ultra Magnum
• ICL cartridges

References

• Originally adapted from Hawks Rifle Cartridges
• Some cartridge info can be found at 6mmbr cartridge diagrams
• Reloading Information at Load Data
• Cartridge Diagrams at Steve's Pages
• Cartridge and reloading info can be found at Accurate Reloading