.244 H&H Magnum

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Hier is nou vir jou n langafstand grootwild kaliber om van te droom.

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.244 H&H Magnum
Type Rifle
Place of origin  United Kingdom
Production history
Designer David Lloyd
Designed 1955
Manufacturer Holland & Holland
Produced 1955
Specifications
Parent case .375 H&H Magnum
Case type Belted, rimless
Bullet diameter .245 in (6.2 mm)
Neck diameter .263 in (6.7 mm)
Shoulder diameter .445 in (11.3 mm)
Base diameter .508 in (12.9 mm)
Rim diameter .532 in (13.5 mm)
Case length 2.78 in (71 mm)
Overall length 3.58 in (91 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
100 gr (6.5 g) SP 3,500 ft/s (1,100 m/s) 2,720 ft?lbf (3,690 J)

The .244 Holland & Holland Magnum cartridge was created in 1955 in Great Britain by deerstalker and rifle-maker David Lloyd of Pipewell Hall, Northamptonshire and Glencassley in Sutherland, Scotland, and is not to be confused with the smaller-cased and much milder 6 mm (.244 in) Remington. Stalking on extremely steep deer forests such as his own at Glencassley, Lloyd was in search of a "canyon rifle" cartridge that would shoot exceptionally fast and with a very flat trajectory across deep valleys and over distances out to 300 yards (270 m) and more, to make range estimation less critical for accurate bullet placement, and to deliver a hard-hitting bullet weighing a minimum of 100 grains. The .244 H&H Magnum easily met these criteria.

HistoryBased upon the well proven .375 H&H Magnum rimless belted big game cartridge case heavily necked down, the .244 H&H originally fired a 100-grain (6.5 g), aluminum-jacketed, copper-pointed bullet pushed by 74 grains (4.8 g) of non-cordite smokeless (nitrocellulose) powder, and returned a muzzle velocity of about 3,500 feet per second (1,100 m/s). That load and velocity remain standard for the commercially-loaded cartridge today; although handloaders can achieve higher velocities with careful load tuning. The .244 seldom performs well in barrels less than 26 inches (660 mm) long, owing to the need for a longer bore to allow pressure and bullet velocity to reach intended levels.

Lloyd was unable and unwilling to embark upon commercial cartridge production, and consequently "gave" the cartridge to veteran London rifle and ammunition makers Holland and Holland Ltd., who in 1954 had paid him ?250 towards his cartridge development costs. H&H quickly adopted it, the cartridge acquired the prestigious "H&H" appellation, and both H&H and David Lloyd went on to build significant numbers of very high-quality bolt-action deer-stalking rifles in .244 H&H Magnum calibre (see Lloyd rifle). Initially, commercially-loaded ammunition was manufactured by IMI Kynoch at its Birmingham, England factory. Commercially, this cartridge has only ever been loaded with 100-grain (6.5 g) bullets: lighter- and heavier-bulleted loads have been created by handloaders.

Chuck Hawks, a prominent US commentator on rifle cartridges, opines that, "the .244 H&H Magnum represents some sort of high water mark in the development of the 6 mm cartridge. To use an aviation analogy, you could think of it as the Concorde of rifle cartridges."

David Lloyd, the .244's originator, went on to develop a still more powerful prototype round by reducing the case body taper and increasing the already large power capacity to produce the "David Lloyd 6 mm Magnum". His hope was to use bullets heavier than the .244 H&H standard 100-grain (6.5 g); but this cartridge was never commercially produced, and only two prototype Lloyd rifles are believed to have been chambered for it.

In the early 1990s British fieldsports author and ballistician Colin McKelvie had a custom rifle built on a BRNO CZ Magnum action, with a .244in Border Barrel with a 1:7 fast twist. Using handloads with very-low-drag (VLD) .244in hollow-point bullets of 115 grains (7.5 g), accuracy of 0.63 MOA was achieved, with average muzzle velocity of 3,630 ft/s (1,106 m/s) and acceptable chamber pressures This level of performance is what Lloyd had sought with his "improved" .244 H&H Magnum.

ControversyWhile the belted .244 H&H Magnum could be considered the velocity/energy pinnacle of 6 mm/.240in cartridges, that power comes at the cost of significant muzzle blast, as well as shorter-than-average barrel life; in addition to which commercially-loaded ammunition is expensive. Because of these drawbacks the cartridge never came into widespread popularity, and has never been offered as a chambering by any of the mass-market riflemakers. The .244 H&H rather fell by the wayside in favour of 6 mm rifles in the same general class such as the .240 Weatherby Magnum (for which it had been an inspiration to designer Roy Weatherby), and also the various 6.5 mm Magnums. The .244 H&H still has its adherents, however, and occasional rifles are still chambered in this caliber, by Holland & Holland and others. Ammunition is still made for Holland & Holland, and used cases can of course be handloaded.

[James Wilson]

Blok, omdat en 300H&H het het ek al bietjie na die 244 gekyk. die syfers is om die minste te se indrukwekkend. om in vandag se terme te stel is die kaliber min of meer n 300wm met n 243 se punt.  ek kon nog gladnie een te koop sien in SA nie.  wat klaarbleiklik maar n probleem bly is looplewe.

[.::Alwyn-U::.]

Jagbehep

Sal n 243 AI nie die selfde as nie beter balistics kan lewer nie?

Groete

[BLOK]

Looplewe is lyk my al wat negatief is omtrent die kaliber, jy weet nie min of meer na hoeveel skote hy gaan stem breek nie. Ek meen as mens hom net gebruik vir langafstand jag en nie vir al die ander dinge nie kan dit mos nie pla nie.

Blok

[Gerhard]

Jagbehep

Sal n 243 AI nie die selfde as nie beter balistics kan lewer nie?

Groete

Kyk mooi

BRNO CZ Magnum action, with a .244in Border Barrel with a 1:7 fast twist. Using handloads with very-low-drag (VLD) .244in hollow-point bullets of 115 grains accuracy of 0.63 MOA was achieved, with average muzzle velocity of 3,630 ft/s

Dan gaan kyk jy na n 243 AI

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[James Wilson]

Bliks!m!!! ou Gerhard dis lelike nommers daai. 

Blok ek het op n staduim meer geweet van daai kaliber, maar ek kannie onthou wanneer is daai loop moeg nie.

[.::Alwyn-U::.]

Sjoe Gerhard dit is darem groot verskil! dankie vir die info , ek sien die 244 is ook n akkurate meneer lyk my!

[BLOK]

Dink met n lekker duk lang loop en terminator, swaar kolf en goeie optics en n ou kwikstafie vir die terugskop sal dit darem n leker ver bokskiet geweer maak.

Blok

[.::Alwyn-U::.]

ja ek glo hy sal!  Maar hy sal amok maak met n bok op kort afstande, pot vleis!

[BLOK]

Maar net sorg as jy hom te naby kry dat jy plek het om hom skrik te maak dat hy kan weghol en verder gaan staan.

[.::Alwyn-U::.]

hahaha, n interresant taktiek wat jy het Blok