.246 Purdey

.246 Purdey
.246 Purdey
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Designer	James Purdey & Sons
Designed	1921
Produced	1921–present
Specifications
Case type	Rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.253 in (6.4 mm)
Neck diameter	.283 in (7.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.401 in (10.2 mm)
Base diameter	.474 in (12.0 mm)
Rim diameter	.544 in (13.8 mm)
Case length	2.24 in (57 mm)
Overall length	2.93 in (74 mm)
Ballistic performance
	Source(s): Cartridges of the World &; Shooter's bible guide to reloading.

Last updated November 22, 2023

The .246 Purdey, also known as the .246 Flanged, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by James Purdey & Sons and introduced in 1921.

Overview

The .246 Purdey is a rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in Purdey's own double rifles. Never popular or widely used, the cartridge offers slightly less power than the .243 Winchester.^[1]

As is common with cartridges designed for double rifles, the .246 Purdey was offered in one loading, firing a 100 gr projectile at 2950 fps.^[2]

.246 Flanged Performance Comparison
Cartridge	Bullet weight	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy
.246 Purdey	100 gr (6.5 g)	2,950 ft/s (900 m/s)	1,930 ft⋅lbf (2,620 J)
.240 Apex	100 gr (6.5 g)	2,900 ft/s (880 m/s)	1,865 ft⋅lbf (2,529 J)
.240 Weatherby Magnum	100 gr (6.5 g)	3,406 ft/s (1,038 m/s)	2,576 ft⋅lbf (3,493 J)
.242 Rimless Nitro Express	100 gr (6.5 g)	2,800 ft/s (850 m/s)	1,740 ft⋅lbf (2,360 J)
.243 Winchester	100 gr (6.5 g)	2,960 ft/s (900 m/s)	1,945 ft⋅lbf (2,637 J)
.243 Winchester Super Short Magnum	100 gr (6.5 g)	3,110 ft/s (950 m/s)	2,147 ft⋅lbf (2,911 J)
.244 H&H Magnum	100 gr (6.5 g)	3,500 ft/s (1,100 m/s)	2,720 ft⋅lbf (3,690 J)
6 mm Lee Navy	100 gr (6.5 g)	2,680 ft/s (820 m/s)	1,595 ft⋅lbf (2,163 J)
6 mm Remington	100 gr (6.5 g)	3,100 ft/s (940 m/s)	2,133 ft⋅lbf (2,892 J)

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References

Footnotes

1 2 Barnes.
1 2 van Zwoll.

Bibliography

Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.
Municon, ".246 Purdey Nitro Express", municion.org Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 17 April 2017.
van Zwoll, Wayne, Shooter's bible guide to reloading: A comprehensive reference for responsible and reliable reloading, Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2015, ISBN 978-1-63220-287-1.

External links

Ammo-One, "246 Purdey", ammo-one.com, retrieved 17 April 2017.
Cartridgecollector, ".246 Purdey", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 17 April 2017.

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