The .246 Purdey, also known as the .246 Flanged, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by James Purdey & Sons and introduced in 1921.

Overview

The .246 Purdey is a rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in Purdey's own double rifles. Never popular or widely used, the cartridge offers slightly less power than the .243 Winchester.[1]

As is common with cartridges designed for double rifles, the .246 Purdey was offered in one loading, firing a 100 gr projectile at 2950 fps.[2]

.246 Flanged Performance Comparison
Cartridge Bullet weight Muzzle velocity Muzzle energy
.246 Purdey 100 gr (6.5 g) 2,950 ft/s (900 m/s) 1,930 ft⋅lbf (2,620 J)
.240 Apex 100 gr (6.5 g) 2,900 ft/s (880 m/s) 1,865 ft⋅lbf (2,529 J)
.240 Weatherby Magnum 100 gr (6.5 g) 3,406 ft/s (1,038 m/s) 2,576 ft⋅lbf (3,493 J)
.242 Rimless Nitro Express 100 gr (6.5 g) 2,800 ft/s (850 m/s) 1,740 ft⋅lbf (2,360 J)
.243 Winchester 100 gr (6.5 g) 2,960 ft/s (900 m/s) 1,945 ft⋅lbf (2,637 J)
.243 Winchester Super Short Magnum 100 gr (6.5 g) 3,110 ft/s (950 m/s) 2,147 ft⋅lbf (2,911 J)
.244 H&H Magnum 100 gr (6.5 g) 3,500 ft/s (1,100 m/s) 2,720 ft⋅lbf (3,690 J)
6 mm Lee Navy 100 gr (6.5 g) 2,680 ft/s (820 m/s) 1,595 ft⋅lbf (2,163 J)
6 mm Remington 100 gr (6.5 g) 3,100 ft/s (940 m/s) 2,133 ft⋅lbf (2,892 J)

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Barnes.
  2. ^ a b van Zwoll.

Bibliography

  • Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.
  • Municon, ".246 Purdey Nitro Express", municion.org Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 April 2017.
  • van Zwoll, Wayne, Shooter's bible guide to reloading: A comprehensive reference for responsible and reliable reloading, Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2015, ISBN 978-1-63220-287-1.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.246_Purdey
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