.338 Thunder

Overview

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The 6.5mm.338 CreedmoorThunder, is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007 as a modification of the 6.5 Carcano and the .30 TC, and is based on the .308 Winchester.Winchester Thecase necked up to take .338 caliber projectiles. It was created by AMJ Precision in 2022 and intended as a special purpose big bore cartridge waswith designedreasonable specificallyrecoil for long-rangelightweight targetself shooting,loading althoughrifles. Unlike most necked up calibers of its kind it hasonly successsacrifices a single round of capacity in gamea huntingstandard and20 moreround recentlymagazine, itproviding has19 foundrounds itselfof being.338 adoptedCaliber byammunition variousin specialan operationsAR-10 communities due to its extreme accuracy and good effect on target.Platform.

Stats

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Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type	Damage	Bullet Velocity (m/s)	Barrier Penetration
6.5 Creedmoor 120gr AMAX MatchBall	16.9519.55	940780	6.5
6.5 Creedmoor 95gr VMAXMatch	923	1200580	7
6.5 Creedmoor 130gr Hunting	19	854	0.6
6.5 Creedmoor HAPISubsonic	1253.25	860120	12.432
6.5Armor Creedmoor AeroShell APPiercing	1541	900465	22.519.4
AP Reactive	33 + 1	597	15.9
AP Incendiary	36 + 2	470	12.3

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.