Ballistics spreadsheet discussion

hal · 01-08-2012, 02:10 PM

Ok, found the reference I was looking for regarding ammunition manufacture.

"The huge growth of the ammunition-making business after the introduction of commercial centerfire patterns in the early 1870's led to a marked change in the structure and the manufacturing industry, as the small makers of rimfire cartridges were swept away by companies such as the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC, later incorporated with Remington). These conglomerates were capable of making millions of cartridges weekly in a tremendous vararity of styles, and set trends that extended past 1898 to the present day."

If that's just centerfire manufacturing, it does make one wonder about rimfire production in the earlier days. Now, were there a lot of cartridge models prior to 1870? Not an awful lot to be sure. Listed below are cartridges that appeared in a given year. Data courtesy of CARTRIDGES of the World 3rd edition.

1857: .22 Short
1860: .25 Short
1860: .30 Short
1860: .32 Short
1860: .44 Long
1860: .44 Henry Flat
1860: .56-56 Spencer
1861: .32 Long
1863: .41 Short
1864: .44 Short
1864: .56-50 Spencer
1865: .38 Short
1865: .38 Long
1866: .56-46 Spencer
1866: .56-52 Spencer
1869: .44 Smith & Wesson American
1870: .38 Extra Long
1870: .44 Smith & Wesson Russian
1870: .44 Extra Long
1870: .50 Rem Navy

01-08-2012, 02:10 PM	#15
hal Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Ballistics spreadsheet discussion Ok, found the reference I was looking for regarding ammunition manufacture. "The huge growth of the ammunition-making business after the introduction of commercial centerfire patterns in the early 1870's led to a marked change in the structure and the manufacturing industry, as the small makers of rimfire cartridges were swept away by companies such as the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC, later incorporated with Remington). These conglomerates were capable of making millions of cartridges weekly in a tremendous vararity of styles, and set trends that extended past 1898 to the present day." If that's just centerfire manufacturing, it does make one wonder about rimfire production in the earlier days. Now, were there a lot of cartridge models prior to 1870? Not an awful lot to be sure. Listed below are cartridges that appeared in a given year. Data courtesy of CARTRIDGES of the World 3rd edition. 1857: .22 Short 1860: .25 Short 1860: .30 Short 1860: .32 Short 1860: .44 Long 1860: .44 Henry Flat 1860: .56-56 Spencer 1861: .32 Long 1863: .41 Short 1864: .44 Short 1864: .56-50 Spencer 1865: .38 Short 1865: .38 Long 1866: .56-46 Spencer 1866: .56-52 Spencer 1869: .44 Smith & Wesson American 1870: .38 Extra Long 1870: .44 Smith & Wesson Russian 1870: .44 Extra Long 1870: .50 Rem Navy