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The bullets are FMJ (Full Metal Jacket).
The cases are Berdan Primed Brass.
If you are going to converse with the proper terms, the Official Website of SAAMI has a Glossary which lists in alphabetical order: SNIPER COUNTRY Official Website has a Compendium of Terminology, Abbreviations and Acronyms list is a bit shorter. this is only a little bit of the "c" definitions.
SAAMI Glossary
CARTRIDGES, POWER DEVICE - Cartridges designed to accomplish mechanical actions. The cartridges consist of a shellcase and propellant that when ignited produces gases for inflation, linear or rotary motion, activate diaphragms, or project fastening devices. See also, Cartridge, Industrial
CASE - Refers to cartridge case or shotshell case. Shortened through common usage to simply “case.” There is no definition for CASING in shooting terminology. Casings for what sausages aer stuffed into
CASE BELTED – A cartridge case design having an enlarged band ahead of the extractor groove. This type construction is generally used on large capacity magnum-type cartridges.
CASE CAPACITY - The volume available for the propellant in a cartridge case with a fully seated bullet.
CASE EXTRACTOR GROOVE - An annular groove cut in rimless, semi-rimmed cartridge or belted cases, forward of the head, for the purpose of providing a surface that the gun extractor may grip to remove the case from the chamber. Also called Cannelure.
CASE FIRE-FORMING - A procedure used by handloaders to change the external shape of a cartridge case somewhat by firing in a gun having a chamber of the desired configuration. The case to be fireformed must be dimensionally similar to the desired configuration, especially in the case head area.
CASE GAGE - A fixture used to inspect cartridge case dimensions (i.e. length, diameters, thickness, etc.) to insure conformance to established tolerances.
CASE HEAD EXPANSION - An enlargement of the cartridge case head diameter on firing.
CASE HEAD SEPARATION -See Rupture.
CASE LENGTH -See Cartridge Case Length.
CASE LIFE -An expression of the number of times a case can be reloaded and fired.
CASE MOUTH -The opening in the case into which the projectile or shot is inserted.
CASE MOUTH CHAMFERING -A manual operation performed on cartridge cases prior to reloading to ease insertion of projectiles or chambering. Can be internal and/or external.
CASE NECK -See Cartridge, Neck Of.
CASE RIMMED -See Cartridge, Rimmed.
CASE RUPTURE -Also called Case Separation. See Rupture.
CASE SEPARATION -Also called Case Rupture. See Rupture.
CASE SHOULDER -The angled or tapered section of a bottleneck cartridge case connecting the main body of the case to the smaller diameter neck.
CASE SPLIT -A longitudinal rupture in the wall of a cartridge case or shotshell.
CASE STRETCHING -The elongation in the body of a cartridge case during firing.
CASE TAPER -The gradual reduction in diameter of a cartridge case from head to shoulder or mouth.
CASE TRIMMER -A device used to shorten the length of centerfire cartridge cases to proper length. The necks may stretch and lengthen as a result of repeated reloading and firing.
CASE, BOTTLENECK -See Cartridge, Bottleneck.
CASE, LAMINATED -A scaly appearing area indicative of lamination caused by contamination of cartridge case brass.
CASE, REBATED -See Cartridge, Rebated.
CASE, RIMLESS -See Cartridge, Rimless.
CASE, SEMI-RIMMED -See Cartridge, Self-Rimmed.
CASELESS AMMUNITION-Ammunition that has the propellant charge attached to the bullet and not enclosed in any type of cartridge case.
CAST - 1. See Cast-Off and Cast-On.
2. See Stock Dimensions.
CAST BULLETS
SNIPER COUNTRY - Compendium of Terminology, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Cartridge Conversion - Converting cartridge cases of one calibre or design to another. See annealing
Case - Hollow brass container housing the propellant of a cartridge, the neck of which grips the bullet, and the head of which accepts the primer. ( Click here for picture. )
Case Forming - See Cartridge Conversion.
Case Neck Brush - The metal brush and handle used to clean the inside of case necks.
Case Trimmer - A device used to remove excess material from a case mouth. Metallic cases stretch after extensive reloading a
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