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Cartridge Performance Gain over Factory Ackley Comment
222 Rem. Mag. Ack. Imp. About 5% more powder capacity More useful if necked up to 6mm
219 Ack. Imp. Zipper 350fps above top 45-gr. factory Zipper load Recommended, but use 30-30 brass post-WWII
22 Swift Imp. Better extraction, case life Mechanical advantage with velocity equal to Swift
22-250 Ack. Imp. 50 to 100 fps, case life Use Swift data and buy RCBS dies with 40" shoulder
22 Sav. H.P. Imp. 300-400 fps with 70-gr. 228-cal. bullets One of best 22s with heavy bullets
243 Ack. Imp. Extraction, case life Mechanical advarltage; originally a customer request
244 Rern. Ack. Imp. Very little gain in any bullet weight Auth. note: use RCBS 6mm Ack. Imp. 40 in 6mm rifles
25-35 Ack. Imp. 500-600 fps with 100-gr. bullets Recommended, use 30-30 brass post-WWII
250 Sav. Ack. Imp. 300-400 fps with 100-gr. bullets Recommended, Ackley's all-time favorite
257 Robts. Ack. Imp. 300 fps with 100- or 120-gr. bullets Recommended. Ackley's "all-around" cartridge
25-06 Rem. Ack. Imp. About 200 fps with 100-gr. bullets Not recommended, despite customer success. "Overbore"
270 Win. Ack. Imp. Little or none with more powder Not recommended, factory 270 is better
7x57mm Ack. Imp. 300-350 fps with 140-gr. and 200-250 fps with 175 Recommended, more useful to avg. shooter than 7 mags
280 Rem. Ack. Imp. 250 fps with 140-gr. bullets Recommended, 7 mag veloc. in '06 case30-30 Win. Ack. Imp. 250-300 fps with 150-gr. bullets Recommended, excellent for lever guns
30-06 Spfld. Ack. Imp. 100-150 fps in any bullet weight Recommended, equal to 300 H&H
30-40 Krag Ack. Imp. 500 fps with both 150s and 180s Good, but not many rifles can use. Hot
348 Win. Ack. Imp. 200-250 fps above 348 factory load Recommended, better case life, less thrust
35 Whelen Ack. Imp. 5% powder capacity, 100-150 fps in 200s, 225s. 250s Recommended, flexible big game cartridge
50th EDITION.