Brenneke
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Brenneke GmbH is a German manufacturer of ammunition
and bullet
s, based in Langenhagen
, Lower Saxony
.
The company was founded by Wilhelm Brenneke
in 1895 and is currently owned and run by his great-grandson, Dr. Peter Mank.
Brenneke makes shotgun shells for target shooting and hunting, special slugs for law enforcement, and hunting rounds as well as projectiles for handloading
. Its best-known products are the Brenneke slug for shotgun
s and a line of rifle bullet
s.
must not on a distance of 50 metres (54.7 yd) exceed a circle with 10 centimetres (3.9 in) diameter. On a drilling, the total deviation of all three barrels must not exceed a circle of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) diameter.
-tail , a special form of boat-tail.
The best-known are
From 1935 to 2003, Brenneke concentrated on improving the Brenneke slug. since 2003, the firm developed the
Lead-free versions of TIG and TUG are built as "TIG nature" and "TUG nature".
and launched a lawsuit against RUAG
Amotec.
Brenneke markets the bullets, as well as ammunition, from a different manufacturer under its own name now.
developed some rifle cartridge
s. Normally, those have a brass length of 64 millimetres (2.5 in) rimless resp. 65 millimetres (2.6 in) flanged for combination gun
s and other break-action-rifles that are still popular with European hunters. Those calibers are in exclusive civil use; thus, they are tremendously popular in countries that ban military calibers like France
. Those are:
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
and bullet
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
s, based in Langenhagen
Langenhagen
Langenhagen is a town in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony, Germany.-International relations:Langenhagen is twinned with: - Joinville - - Economy :...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
.
The company was founded by Wilhelm Brenneke
Wilhelm Brenneke
Wilhelm Brenneke was a German inventor of smallarms ammunition, including the Brenneke shotgun slug. He was born in 1865 in Hanover and died in 1951, from natural causes...
in 1895 and is currently owned and run by his great-grandson, Dr. Peter Mank.
Brenneke makes shotgun shells for target shooting and hunting, special slugs for law enforcement, and hunting rounds as well as projectiles for handloading
Handloading
Handloading or reloading is the process of loading firearm cartridges or shotgun shells by assembling the individual components , rather than purchasing completely assembled, factory-loaded cartridges...
. Its best-known products are the Brenneke slug for shotgun
Shotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
s and a line of rifle bullet
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
s.
Langenhagen standard
In 1990 under the sponsorship of Brenneke, the Langenhagen standard was created. Essentially it means that for hunting, the deviation of the shotgun slugShotgun slug
A shotgun slug is a heavy lead projectile, that may have pre-cut rifling, intended for use in a shotgun and often used for hunting large game. The first effective shotgun slug was introduced by Wilhelm Brenneke in 1898, and his design remains in use today...
must not on a distance of 50 metres (54.7 yd) exceed a circle with 10 centimetres (3.9 in) diameter. On a drilling, the total deviation of all three barrels must not exceed a circle of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) diameter.
Rifle bullets
All Brenneke rifle bullets have a so-called torpedoTorpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
-tail , a special form of boat-tail.
The best-known are
- TIG , mainly a fragmentation bullet with a soft core for smaller game, developed in 1917-1927.
- TUG , mainly a deformation bullet with a hard core for bigger game, developed 1935.
From 1935 to 2003, Brenneke concentrated on improving the Brenneke slug. since 2003, the firm developed the
- TOG (2003), a deformation-bullet for big game
- TAG (2007), a lead-free deformation bullet.
Lead-free versions of TIG and TUG are built as "TIG nature" and "TUG nature".
Brenneke TIG and TUG against RWS ID and UNI
From 1972 until 2006, those were manufactured and developed in license by RWS; in 2006, the license was not renewed, and RWS began marketing the bullets as ID-Classic resp. UNI-Classic from 1 July 2006 onward. In February 2009, Brenneke declared it saw ID-Classic and UNI-classic as counterfeit consumer goodsCounterfeit consumer goods
Counterfeit consumer goods, commonly called knock-offs, are counterfeit or imitation products offered for sale. The spread of counterfeit goods has become global in recent years and the range of goods subject to infringement has increased significantly...
and launched a lawsuit against RUAG
RUAG
RUAG is a Swiss technology company, with its headquarters in Bern. It has production sites in Switzerland , Germany , Sweden , Hungary and Austria .-Structure:The RUAG has following subsidiaries:*RUAG Aerospace RUAG is a Swiss technology company, with its headquarters in Bern. It has production...
Amotec.
Brenneke markets the bullets, as well as ammunition, from a different manufacturer under its own name now.
Calibers
Wilhelm BrennekeWilhelm Brenneke
Wilhelm Brenneke was a German inventor of smallarms ammunition, including the Brenneke shotgun slug. He was born in 1865 in Hanover and died in 1951, from natural causes...
developed some rifle cartridge
Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
s. Normally, those have a brass length of 64 millimetres (2.5 in) rimless resp. 65 millimetres (2.6 in) flanged for combination gun
Combination gun
A combination gun is a break-action hunting firearm that comprises at least two barrels, a rifle barrel and a shotgun barrel, often but not always in an over and under configuration; side-by-side variations are known as cape guns. A ' refers to a combination gun that has three barrels...
s and other break-action-rifles that are still popular with European hunters. Those calibers are in exclusive civil use; thus, they are tremendously popular in countries that ban military calibers like France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Those are:
- 7x64mm7x64mmThe 7x64mm is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed for hunting. As is customary in European cartridges the 7 denotes the 7 mm bullet caliber and the 64 denotes the case length...
/ 7x65mm R (1917-1927) - 8x64mm S8x64mm SThe 8x64mm S is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed as a military service round for the German Army who never issued it...
(1912) / 8x65mm RS - 9.3x64mm Brenneke9.3x64mm BrennekeThe 9.3x64mm Brenneke is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed for big game hunting. As is customary in European cartridges the 9.3 denotes the 9.3 mm bullet diameter and the 64 denotes the 64 mm case length. Using the bullet diameter is unusual in German cartridge...
(1927) / 9.3x65mm R Brenneke (1930)