Cartridges of the World

Cartridges of the World is a comprehensive guide to firearm cartridges. The reference series (in its 13th edition as of 2012) is a very popular work used by firearms and cartridge enthusiasts.

The book contains separate sections dealing with cartridge nomenclature, wildcat cartridges, handgun cartridges, military cartridges (of the United States and the world), sporting cartridges, shotgun shells as well as information on obsolete ammunition.

Editions

 * 1st edition, 1965, ASIN B000CRY476
 * 2nd edition, 1969, ASIN #
 * 3rd edition, 1976, ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1
 * 4th edition, 1980, ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8
 * 5th edition, 1985, ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3
 * 6th edition, 1989, ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7
 * 7th edition, 1993, ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7
 * 8th edition, 1997, ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5
 * 9th edition, 2000, ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3
 * 10th edition, 2003, ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6
 * 11th edition, 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2
 * 12th edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0
 * 13th edition, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2

Criticism
The series of books has often been criticised for not including dimensioned drawings of cartridges and for placing some cartridges into unusual categories (for example, the 11th edition of the book places the .303 British round inside the section of American Military Cartridges. )