Table of selected handgun, submachine gun, rifle and machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same load as the highest muzzle velocity, since the bullet weights can differ between loads).
Name | Date | Nation | Size Metric |
Muzzle Velocity (fps) | Muzzle Energy (ft-lb) | Propellant Charge (gr) | Bullet Diameter (in) | Comments |
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2 mm Kolibri | 1910 | USA | 2mm | Smallest round ever manufactured. | ||||
4.6x30mm | 2000 | Germany | Bottlenecked high velocity PDW cartridge designed by Heckler & Koch in conjunction with the Heckler & Koch MP7 personal defense weapon. | |||||
5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum | 1970 | USA | 5mm (.2045) | |||||
5.45×39mm | 1974 | USSR | 5.45x39mm | 2810 [1] | 01052 [1] | 0.215 | Developed for AK-74. | |
5.56×45mm NATO | 1960 | USA | 5.56x45mm | 3130 [1] | 01196 [1] | 029.5 | 0.224 | Militarized .223 Rem. Not interchangeable. |
5.56×45mm NATO SS109 | 1979 | Belgium | 5.56x45mm | 3130 [1] | 01196 [1] | 029.5 | 0.224 | NATO (1980), 2nd gen. Similar, but not interchangeable with .223 Rem. |
5.6mm Gw Pat 90 | 1987 | Switzerland | 5.6×45mm | Swiss military version of the 5.56×45mm NATO. For SIG-Sauer 550, 551, and 552. | ||||
5.7x28mm | 1990 | Belgium | 5.7×28mm | 01106[2] | 1,500 joules (1,106 ft·lb) Bottlenecked high velocity PDW cartridge designed by FN Herstal in conjunction with the FN P90 personal defense weapon and FN Five-seven pistol. | |||
5.8×42mm DBP87 | 1987 | China | 5.8×42mm | |||||
6 mm PPC | 1975 | USA | 6mm | 3212[3] | 01660[2] | 031.7[3] | 0.243[4] | 2,250 joules (1,660 ft·lb) Benchrest cartridge - "the most accurate round ever developed."[3] .22 PPC case necked up to 6mm. |
6.5 Grendel | 2003 | USA | 6.5×39mm | 2620 [1] | 01875 [1] | 032.0[4] | 0.264[4] | Developed by Alexander Arms as a "low recoil, high accuracy, long-range cartridge for the AR-15 platform." |
6.5 mm JDJ | 1978 | USA | 6.5mm | .225 Winchester case necked up to 6.5mm and then blown out. | ||||
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka | 1897 | Japan | 6.5×50SR | 2717[4] | 042[4] | 0.264[4] | aka 6.5x50mm Japanese | |
6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano | 1891 | Italy | 6.80×52mm | 2414[4] | 01818[2] | 043[4] | 0.264[4] | 2,465 joules (1,818 ft·lb) |
6.5×53mmR | 1892 | Austria-Hungary | 6.5×53mmR | Romanian and Dutch service rifles | ||||
6.5×55mm | 1895 | Union of Sweden and Norway | 6.5×55mm | 2735 [1] | 02325 [1] | 052[4] | 0.264[4] | |
6.5×58mm Vergueiro | 1904 | Portugal | 6.5×58mm | Portuguese service rifle 1904-1939 | ||||
6.5×68mm | 1939 | Germany | 6.5×68mm | |||||
6.8 mm Remington SPC | 2003 | USA | 6.8×43mm | 2570 [1] | 01613 [1] | 031.0[4] | 0.277[4] | Developed by Remington with members of 5th Special Forces Group. |
7mm-08 Remington | 1980 | USA | 7mm | 2950 [1] | 02686 [1] | 050.4[4] | 0.284[4] | .308 Winchester case necked down to 7mm. |
7mm Remington Magnum | 1962 | USA | 7mm | 3240[1] | 03302 [1] | 080.0[4] | 0.284[4] | |
7mm WSM | 2002 | USA | 7mm | 3647[4] | 03562[2] | 073.0[4] | 0.284[4] | 4,830 joules (3,562 ft·lb) Winchester Short Magnum |
7×57mm Mauser | 1892 | Germany | 7×57mm | 2740 [1] | 02351 [1] | |||
7.35×51mm Carcano | 1938 | Italy | 7.35×51mm | |||||
7.5×55mm Swiss | 1989 | Switzerland | 7.5×55mm | 2839[4] | 02924[2] | 052.0[4] | 0.308[4] | 3,965 joules (2,924 ft·lb) a.k.a GP-11, 7.5×55mm Schmidt Rubin. |
7.5×57mm MAS | 1924 | France | 7.8×57mm | a.k.a 7.5×54mm French. Used in fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924. | ||||
7.62×38mmR | 1895 | Russia | 7.62×38mmR | a.k.a 7.62mm Nagant. | ||||
7.62×39mm | 1943 | USSR | 7.62x39mm | 2360 [1] | 01521 [1] | 031.5[4] | 0.312[4] | 7.92×33mm Kurz case lengthened and necked down. AK-47 USSR service rifle. |
7.62×51mm NATO | 1950 | Belgium/USA | 7.62×51mm | 3165 [1] | 02997 [1] | 054.0[4] | 0.308[4] | NATO (1953), T65 .308. M14 US service rifle. Very similar to .308 Win. |
7.62×54mmR | 1891 | Russia | 7.62×54mm | 2650 [1] | 02713 [1] | 031.5[4] | 0.311[4] | Oldest cartridge still in official military use, used in SVD Dragunov with Russia and the PSL rifles with many other countries. |
7.63×25mm Mauser | 1893 | Germany | 7.62×25mm | Based on 7.65×25mm Borchardt. Most famous for use in Mauser C96 pistol. Basis for 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. | ||||
7.65×21mm Parabellum | 1900 | Germany | 7.65×21mm | 1085[4] | 004.2[4] | 0.309[4] | a.k.a 7,65 Parabellum, 7.65mm Luger, .30 Parabellum and (wrongly) .30 Luger. | |
7.7×58mm Arisaka | 1939 | Japan | 7.7×58mm | 2529[4] | 055.0[4] | 0.311[4] | ||
7.92mm DS | 1934 | Poland | 7.92×107mm | Used for kbk ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle. | ||||
7.92×33mm Kurz | 1938 | Germany | 7.92×33mm | First assault rifle round, used in MKb 42. | ||||
7.92×57mm Mauser | 1888 | Germany | 7.92×57mm | 3208[4] | 057[4] | 0.323[4] | a.k.a 8×57mm Mauser, 8mm Mauser and 8 × 57 IS. | |
8mm Lebel | 1886 | France | 8×50mm Rimmed | a.k.a 8×50mmR French. Adapted from the 11mm Gras. The first smokeless powder cartridge for military use, started the small-bore smokeless revolution. | ||||
8×53Rmm Murata | 1880 | Japan | 8×53mm Rimmed | 11×60mm Murata case necked down to 8mm. | ||||
8×58mmR | 1889 | Denmark | 8×58mmR | 2500 [1] | 02720[1] | Danish service rifle 1889-1945 | ||
8×68mm S | 1939 | Germany | ||||||
9mm Mars | 1900 | United Kingdom | Bottle necked cartridge for the Webley-Mars Automatic Pistol. | |||||
9×19mm Parabellum | 1902 | Germany | 9×19mm | 1155 [1] | 00342 [1] | 008.2[4] | 0.355[4] | a.k.a 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Para, or (incorrectly) 9mm Luger. |
9×57mm Mauser | 1890s | Germany | 9.06×56.8mm | |||||
9.3×62mm | 1905 | Germany | 2360 [1] | 03537 [1] | 067[4] | 0.366[4] | Designed by Otto Bock for use in magazine rifles, e.g. Mauser 98, for African game. | |
10mm Auto | 1983 | Sweden | 10mm | 1551[4] | 01689[2] | 011.2[4] | 0.400[4] | 2,290 joules (1,689 ft·lb) |
11mm Gras | 1874 | France | 11×59mm Rimmed | The first French brass cartridge for military use. | ||||
11×60mm Mauser | 1871 | Germany | 11×60mm Rimmed | The first black powder cartridge adopted in large numbers by the unified German Army, it was used in the 1871 and 1871/84 rifles. | ||||
11×60mm Murata | 1880 | Japan | 11×60mm Rimmed | The first black powder cartridge adopted in large numbers by the Japanese Army, it was used in the Murata rifle, a hybrid of French Gras and German Mausers 1871 and 1871/84 rifles. | ||||
.17 Remington | 1971 | USA | 4123[5] | 00952[2] | 027[5] | 0.172[4] | 1,290 joules (951.5 ft·lb) | |
.17 Remington Fireball | 2007 | USA | 4.368 | 4037[4] | 00723[2] | 020.5[4] | 0.172[4] | 980 joules (722.8 ft·lb) High-performance approx 4,000 ft/s (1,200 m/s) in a small case. |
.204 Ruger | 2004 | USA | 5.18mm | 4400 [1] | 01351 [1] | 031.5[4] | 0.204[4] | Varmint round. |
.218 Bee | 1938 | USA | 3545[4] | 00822[2] | 014.9[4] | 0.224[4] | 1,115 joules (822.4 ft·lb) Rimmed. | |
.22 Hornet | 1930 | USA | 3070 [1] | 00732 [1] | 013.0[4] | 0.224[4] | First centerfire cartridge widely adapted for varmint hunting. | |
.22 Long Rifle | 1887 | USA | Most common cartridge in the world (by units sold). | |||||
.22 PPC | 1974 | USA | 3684[4] | 01427[2] | 032.0[4] | 0.224[4] | 1,935 joules (1,427 ft·lb) | |
.22 Short | 1857 | USA | Oldest commercial cartridge being loaded today. | |||||
.22-250 Remington | 1965 | USA | 4450 [1] | 01776 [1] | 043.0[4] | 0.224[4] | Varminter. | |
.220 Swift | 1935 | USA | 3850 [1] | 01727 [1] | 046.0[4] | 0.224[4] | ||
.221 Remington Fireball | 1963 | USA | 3791[4] | 022.0[4] | 0.224[4] | |||
.222 Remington | 1950 | USA | 3760 [1] | 01099 [1] | 026.2[4] | 0.224[4] | ||
.223 Remington | 1955 | USA | 5.56x45mm | 4000 [1] | 01243 [1] | 029.5[4] | 0.224[4] | Lengthened .222 Remington. Similar but not interchangeable with 5.56NATO |
.223 WSSM | 2003 | USA | 4520[4] | 01918[2] | 050.5[4] | 0.224[4] | 2,600 joules (1,918 ft·lb) Winchester Super Short Magnum | |
.224 Boz | 1997 | United Kingdom | 5.56×23mm | 10mm Auto case necked down to 5.56mm. | ||||
.243 Winchester | 1955 | USA | 6×51mm | 3925 [1] | 02140 [1] | 051.0[4] | 0.243[4] | .308 Winchester case necked down to 6mm. |
.243 WSSM | 2003 | USA | 4068[4] | 02323[2] | 054.0[4] | 0.243[4] | 3,150 joules (2,323 ft·lb) Winchester Super Short Magnum | |
.25 ACP | 1906 | USA | 6.35mm | 0970[4] | 001.8[4] | 0.251[4] | ||
.25 WSSM | 2004 | USA | 6.35mm | 3762[4] | 052.0[4] | 0.257[4] | Winchester Super Short Magnum | |
.25-20 Winchester | 1895 | USA | 2101[4] | 015[4] | 0.257[4] | .32-20 Winchester case necked down. | ||
.250-3000 Savage | 1915 | USA | 3341[4] | 040.5[4] | 0.257[4] | 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) | ||
.256 Winchester Magnum | 1962 | USA | 2386[4] | 018.0[4] | 0.257[4] | .357 Magnum case necked down to .257". aka 256 Winchester.[4] | ||
.270 Winchester | 1925 | USA | 3200 [1] | 02968 [1] | 064.0[4] | 0.277[4] | ||
.270 WSM | 2002 | USA | 3789[4] | 073.0[4] | 0.277[4] | Winchester Short Magnum | ||
.280 British | 1948 | United Kingdom | 7mm | a.k.a 7mm FN Short. Intermediate round adopted in 1951. | ||||
.280 Remington | 1957 | USA | 3433[4] | 064.0[4] | 0.284[4] | .30-06 Springfield case necked down to 7mm. | ||
.30 Carbine | 1940 | USA | 7.62×33mm | 2000 [1] | 00977 [1] | 016.0[4] | 0.308[4] | M1 Carbine US service rifle |
.30 Herrett | 1973 | USA | Shortened .30-30 Winchester. | |||||
.30-06 Springfield | 1906 | USA | 7.62×63mm | 3080 [1] | 03178 [1] | 062.5[4] | 0.308[4] | M1 Garand US service rifle |
.30-30 Winchester | 1895 | USA | 2500 [1] | 02046 [1] | 039[4] | 0.308[4] | a.k.a. .30 Winchester Centerfire and .30 WCF. First smokeless cartridge designed for big game hunting. | |
.30-40 Krag | 1892 | USA | 2898[4] | 051[4] | 0.308[4] | |||
300 AAC Blackout | 2011 | USA | 7.62×35mm | 2388[4] | 020.0[4] | 0.308[4] | Developed for suppressed CQB as a sub sonic round. Supersonic is also available. | |
.300 Ruger Compact Magnum | 2007 | USA | 3310 [1] | 03716 [1] | 067.5[4] | 0.308[4] | Based on .375 Ruger case. | |
.300 Savage | 1920 | USA | 2740 [1] | 02500 [1] | 045.2[4] | 0.308[4] | ||
.300 Winchester Magnum | 1963 | USA | 3400 [1] | 03893 [1] | 088.0[4] | 0.308[4] | ||
.300 WSM | 2001 | USA | 3697[4] | 074.5[4] | 0.308[4] | Winchester Short Magnum | ||
.303 British | 1889 | United Kingdom | 7.7×56mmR | 2685[1] | 02401[1] | 054[4] | 0.311[4] | Former British Service rifle Lee-Enfield |
.307 Winchester | 1982 | USA | 3000[4] | 053.0[4] | 0.308[4] | Rimmed version of the .308 Winchester, for use in lever-action rifles. | ||
.308 Marlin Express | 2006 | USA | 7.62×48mm (unofficial) | 2800 [1] | 02514 [1] | 047.7[4] | 0.308[4] | Based upon a slightly shortened .308 Winchester cases with FTX bullets and special powder to approach .308 ballistics from a Marlin lever action rifle. |
.308 Winchester | 1955 | USA | 7.62x51mm | 3165 [1] | 02997 [1] | 054.50[4] | 0.308[4] | Civilian 7.62mm NATO |
.32 ACP | 1899 | Belgium | 7.65×17mm | 0937[4] | 003[4] | 0.312[4] | a.k.a .7.65mm Browning | |
.32 H&R Magnum | 1984 | USA | 1150 [1] | 00235 [1] | 012.0[4] | 0.314[4] | Lengthened .32 S&W Long. | |
.32 NAA | 2002 | USA | 1000 [1] | 00178 [1] | 005.4[4] | 0.311[4] | North American Arms | |
.32 rimfire | 1861 | USA | a.k.a .32 Short and .32 Long. Introduced in Smith & Wesson's Model 2 revolver. | |||||
.32 S&W | 1878 | USA | 0595[4] | 001.4[4] | 0.314[4] | |||
.32 S&W Long | 1896 | USA | 0865[4] | 003[4] | 0.314[4] | Lengthened .32 S&W case. | ||
.32 Winchester Self-Loading | 1905 | USA | a.k.a .32 WSL or .32 SL. Only chambered commercially in the Winchester Model 1905 rifle. | |||||
.32-20 Winchester | 1882 | USA | 1031[4] | 007.5[4] | 0.312[4] | |||
.325 WSM | 2005 | USA | 8×53mm | 3360[4] | 075.0[4] | 0.323[4] | Winchester Short Magnum | |
.327 Federal Magnum | 2008 | USA | 7.9mm | 1600[4] | 014.0[4] | 0.312[4] | ||
.338 Lapua Magnum | 1983 | Finland | 8.6×70mm | 2900 [1] | 04768 [1] | 106.0[4] | 0.338[4] | Designed for military sniper rifles. |
.338 Ruger Compact Magnum | 2007 | USA | 2980 [1] | 03865 [1] | 063.0[4] | 0.338[4] | Based on .375 Ruger case. | |
.348 Winchester | 1936 | USA | 2630[4] | 070.0[4] | 0.348[4] | One of the most powerful rimmed cartridges ever used in a lever rifle. | ||
.35 Remington | 1906 | USA | ||||||
.35 Winchester Self-Loading | 1905 | USA | a.k.a .35 WSL or .35 SL. Only chambered commercially in the Winchester Model 1905 rifle. | |||||
.351 Winchester Self-Loading | 1906 | USA | a.k.a .351 WSL or .351 SL. Only chambered commercially in the Winchester Model 1907 rifle. | |||||
.357 Magnum | 1935 | USA | 1500 [1] | 00624 [1] | 023.0[4] | 0.357[4] | Lengthened .38 Special. | |
.357 SIG | 1994 | Germany/USA | 1350 [1] | 00502 [1] | 010.8[4] | 0.355[4] | ||
.375 Holland & Holland Magnum | 1912 | United Kingdom | 2800 [1] | 04700 [1] | 087[4] | 0.375[4] | The rimmed .375 H&H Flanged Magnum for double-guns and the .375 H&H Belted Rimless Magnum with a headspacing belt for magazine-fed rifles were released simultaneously in 1912. | |
.375 Ruger | 2007 | USA | 2840 [1] | 04835 [1] | 090.5[4] | 0.375[4] | Developed in collaboration between Ruger and Hornady.[citation needed] | |
.375 RUM | 2002 | USA | 3293[4] | 05421[2] | 105.0[4] | 0.375[4] | 7,350 joules (5,421 ft·lb) A beltless, rebated rim cartridge developed by Remington Arms by necking up the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case. | |
.380 ACP | 1912 | Belgium | 9×17mm | 1000 [1] | 00200 [1] | 004.3[4] | 0.355[4] | a.k.a .380 Auto, 9mm Browning Short |
.38 Long Colt | 1877 | USA | 9.65mm | 0777[4] | 003.7[4] | 0.358[4] | a.k.a .38 LC. | |
.38 S&W | 1877 | USA | 0675[4] | 002.6[4] | 0.358[4] | 4th or 5th oldest commercial cartridge being loaded today. | ||
.38 Special | 1902 | USA | 1090 [1] | 00290 [1] | 006.8[4] | 0.357[4] | ||
.38 Super | 1929 | USA | a.k.a .38 Super and .38 Colt Auto. | |||||
.38-55 Winchester | 1884 | USA | ||||||
.40 S&W | 1990 | USA | 1180 [1] | 00479 [1] | 011.5[4] | 0.400[4] | ||
.400 Corbon | 1997 | USA | .45 ACP case necked down to .40 caliber. | |||||
.400 H&H Magnum | 2003 | United Kingdom | ||||||
.401 Winchester Self-Loading | 1910 | USA | 10.31×38mm | a.k.a .401 WSL or .401 SL. Only chambered commercially in the Winchester Model 1910 and the Belgian Clement-Neumann rifle. | ||||
.408 Cheyenne Tactical | 2001 | USA | Used in Cheyenne Tactical's M200 Intervention, and M310 rifles. | |||||
.41 Action Express | 1986 | USA | 1114[4] | 008.4[4] | 0.410[4] | |||
.41 Remington Magnum | 1964 | USA | 1887[4] | 026.5[4] | 0.410[4] | |||
.416 Barrett | 2006 | USA | 10.3mm | Designed as an alternative to the .50 BMG for sniper rifles. | ||||
.416 Remington Magnum | 1988 | USA | 2400 [1] | 05116 [1] | 090.0[4] | 0.416[4] | ||
.416 Rigby | 1911 | United Kingdom | 10.6×74mm | 2415 [1] | 05180 [1] | 116.0[4] | 0.416[4] | Later used parent cartridge of the .338 Lapua Magnum. |
.42 Berdan | 1868 | Russia | 10.7×58mmR | a.k.a 4.2 Line Berdan. Designed by American inventor/soldier Hiram Berdan, adpopted by Russia in trapdoor 1868 and turnbolt 1870 Berdan Rifles. | ||||
.44 AMP | 1971 | USA | 1485[4] | 027.0[4] | 0.429[4] | a.k.a .44 Auto Mag Pistol. | ||
.44 Henry | 1860 | USA | 11×23mmR | a.k.a .44 Rimfire, .44 Long Rimfire, or 11×23mmR. | ||||
.44 Magnum | 1955 | USA | 1550 [1] | 00999 [1] | 031.5[4] | 0.430[4] | a.k.a .44 Remington Magnum. Lengthened .44 Special. | |
.44 S&W American | 1869 | USA | 11.0×29mm Rimmed | |||||
.44 Special | 1908 | USA | 1000 [1] | 00400 [1] | 015.0[4] | 0.430[4] | ||
.44-40 Winchester | 1873 | USA | 1117[4] | 007.3[4] | 0.428[4] | |||
.444 Marlin | 1964 | USA | 2400 [1] | 03389 [1] | 056.0[4] | 0.429[4] | Lengthened .44 Magnum case, but a lever-action rifle cartridge. | |
.45 ACP | 1905 | USA | 11.43×23mm | 0850 [1] | 00369 [1] | 010[4] | 0.451[4] | Automatic Colt Pistol, first self-loading U.S. Army pistol round. |
.45 Colt | 1873 | USA | 11.58×32mm | 0960[1] | 00460[1] | 013[4] | 0.452[4] | a.k.a .45 Long Colt or .45 LC. Used in both pistol and rifle. |
.45 GAP | 2003 | Austria | 1152[4] | 009.0[4] | 0.451[4] | Glock Automatic Pistol | ||
.45 Magnum | 1979 | USA | 1472[4] | 018.0[4] | 0.451[4] | a.k.a .45 Winchester Magnum. Lengthened and strengthened .45 ACP. | ||
.45-70 | 1873 | USA | 2394[4] | 063[4] | 0.458[4] | a.k.a .45-70 Government. One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in commercial production. | ||
.450 Adams | 1868 | United Kingdom | a.k.a .450 Boxer and .450 Revolver. | |||||
.450 Marlin | 2000 | USA | 2225 [1] | 03572 [1] | 059.0[4] | 0.458[4] | Lever action round. Shortened .458 Winchester Magnum case, designed to match .45-70 performance. | |
.450 Nitro Express | 1895 | United Kingdom | 2150 [1] | 04927 [1] | J. Rigby smokeless cartridge based upon .450 Black Powder Express. | |||
.454 Casull | 1959 | USA | 1900 [1] | 01924 [1] | 038.2[4] | 0.452[4] | Lengthened .45 Colt, most powerful handgun round until the 1990s. | |
.455 Webley | 1889 | United Kingdom | 11.5mm | year of approval | ||||
.458 Winchester Magnum | 1956 | USA | 2140 [1] | 05084 [1] | 081.0[4] | 0.458[4] | ||
.46 rimfire | 1864 | USA | a.k.a .46 Short, .46 Remington Carbine. First large-caliber metallic handgun cartridge. | |||||
.460 S&W Magnum | 2005 | USA | 2200 [1] | 02149 [1] | 048.5[4] | 0.452[4] | Revolver cartridge for handgun hunting. | |
.460 Weatherby | 1958 | USA | 2808[4] | 128.0[4] | 0.458[4] | aka 460 Weatherby Magnum | ||
.465 H&H Magnum | 2003 | United Kingdom | ||||||
.470 Nitro Express | 1907 | United Kingdom | 1885 [1] | 05132 [1] | 125[4] | 0.475[4] | Designed by Joseph Lang. | |
.476 Enfield | 1880 | United Kingdom | 11.6mm | a.k.a .476 Eley. | ||||
.480 Ruger | 2001 | USA | 1539[4] | 026.5[4] | 0.475[4] | Shortened .475 Linebaugh case. | ||
.50 Action Express | 1988 | USA | 1475 [1] | 01449 [1] | 032.5[4] | 0.500[4] | For IMI Desert Eagle. | |
.50 BMG | 1921 | USA | 12.7×99mm | 2815 [1] | 13196 [1] | 265[4] | 0.510[4] | Used in Heavy Machine Guns and anti-materiel rifles. |
.50 Remington | 1867 | USA | a.k.a 50 Remington Pistol Navy Model 1867 and 50 Remington (M71 Army). Rimmed case 0.875" in length. .508 dia. | |||||
.50-90 Sharps | 1872 | USA | The mainstay of the American bison (buffalo) hunter. | |||||
.500 S&W Magnum | 2003 | USA | 1950 [1] | 02533 [1] | 045.3[4] | 0.500[4] | One of the most powerful handgun-specific cartridges. | |
.577 Snider | 1866 | United Kingdom | 14.5×51mm Rimmed | The first black powder cartridge for British military use. | ||||
.577/450 Martini-Henry | 1871 | United Kingdom | 11.43×60R (61R)mm Rimmed | The second black powder cartridge for British military use. Evolved from the .577 Snider case, lengthened and necked down to .45 (nominal) caliber. Used in the Martini rifles from 1871 to the present. | ||||
.600 Nitro Express | 1903 | United Kingdom | Jeffrey, 900-grain (58 g) bullet 1,950 ft/s (590 m/s) at muzzle. | |||||
.700 Nitro Express | 1988 | United Kingdom | Big game cartridge. |
- ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1.116 1.117 1.118 "Standard Rifle Ballistics". Hornady Manufacturing Company 3625 West Old Potash Hwy Grand Island, NE 68803. 2013. http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/ballistics/2013-Standard-Ballistics.pdf. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "CIP Homologation". Commission Internationale Permanente pour L'Epreuve des Armes a Feu Portatives. http://www.cip-bobp.org/homologation/en/tdcc_public?page=1&cartridge_type_id=1. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lyman Products Corp. (2002). Thomas J. Griffin. ed. Lyman 48th Edition Reloading Handbook. Lyman Products Corporation, 475 Smith St, Middletown, CT, 06457.
- ↑ 4.000 4.001 4.002 4.003 4.004 4.005 4.006 4.007 4.008 4.009 4.010 4.011 4.012 4.013 4.014 4.015 4.016 4.017 4.018 4.019 4.020 4.021 4.022 4.023 4.024 4.025 4.026 4.027 4.028 4.029 4.030 4.031 4.032 4.033 4.034 4.035 4.036 4.037 4.038 4.039 4.040 4.041 4.042 4.043 4.044 4.045 4.046 4.047 4.048 4.049 4.050 4.051 4.052 4.053 4.054 4.055 4.056 4.057 4.058 4.059 4.060 4.061 4.062 4.063 4.064 4.065 4.066 4.067 4.068 4.069 4.070 4.071 4.072 4.073 4.074 4.075 4.076 4.077 4.078 4.079 4.080 4.081 4.082 4.083 4.084 4.085 4.086 4.087 4.088 4.089 4.090 4.091 4.092 4.093 4.094 4.095 4.096 4.097 4.098 4.099 4.100 4.101 4.102 4.103 4.104 4.105 4.106 4.107 4.108 4.109 4.110 4.111 4.112 4.113 4.114 4.115 4.116 4.117 4.118 4.119 4.120 4.121 4.122 4.123 4.124 4.125 4.126 4.127 4.128 4.129 4.130 4.131 4.132 4.133 4.134 4.135 4.136 4.137 4.138 4.139 4.140 4.141 4.142 4.143 4.144 4.145 4.146 4.147 4.148 4.149 4.150 4.151 4.152 4.153 4.154 4.155 4.156 4.157 4.158 4.159 4.160 4.161 4.162 4.163 4.164 4.165 4.166 4.167 4.168 4.169 4.170 4.171 4.172 4.173 4.174 4.175 4.176 4.177 4.178 4.179 4.180 4.181 4.182 4.183 4.184 4.185 4.186 4.187 4.188 4.189 4.190 4.191 4.192 4.193 4.194 4.195 4.196 4.197 4.198 4.199 4.200 4.201 4.202 4.203 4.204 4.205 4.206 4.207 4.208 4.209 4.210 4.211 4.212 4.213 4.214 4.215 4.216 4.217 4.218 4.219 4.220 4.221 4.222 4.223 4.224 4.225 4.226 4.227 4.228 4.229 4.230 4.231 4.232 4.233 4.234 4.235 4.236 4.237 4.238 4.239 4.240 4.241 "Hodgdon Online Reloading Data". Hodgdon Powder, P.O. BOX 2932 • SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS 66201. 2014. http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hodgdon Powder (2002). Basic Reloaders Manual 2002. Hodgdon Powder, P.O. BOX 2932 • SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS 66201.
- ↑ Winchester Ammunition (1999). Winchester Components Catalog. Winchester Ammunition, East Alton, Illinois 62024.
- ↑ Alliant Techsystems (1996). Alliant Reloader Manual. Alliant Techsystems New River Energetics Route 114 P.O. Box 6 Radford, VA 24141-0096.
- ↑ Accurate Arms (2002). 2002 Reloaders Manual. Accurate Arms Company, Inc., McEwen, Tennessee.
- ↑ "Metric Rifle Ballistics". Hornady Manufacturing Company 3625 West Old Potash Hwy Grand Island, NE 68803. 2013. http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/ballistics/2013-Metric-Ballistics.pdf. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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