This new cartridge delivers less felt recoil than larger short-action-based cartridges, yet takes full advantage of modern, heavy for caliber 6mm bullets that provide excellent accuracy and ballistic performance at extended range. Hornady Black ammunition is optimized to function in a wide variety of weapon types. The ammunition was specifically designed to feed and fit in all platforms. Black ammunition was developed to ensure flawless function in suppressed and unsuppressed weapons as well as bolt, semi-automatic, pistol or carbine lengths. Hornady only used the highest possible quality for their choice in primers, brass and powders.