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List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle

Metallic cartridge only  
NameDateNationComments
.44 Smith & Wesson1869USA 
.45-70 Government USA
.32 Smith & Wesson1870USA 
.44-40 Winchester1873USA.427
.45 Colt1873USA 
.45 Long Colt1873USAfor both pistol and rifle
.32-20 Winchester1882USA 
.38-55 Winchester1884USA 
.30-400 Krag USA 
.38 Long Colt USA 
7.92 x 57 mm Mauser1888Germany 
7.62 x 54R1891Russia 
.3031892Britain 
7 x 57 mm Mauser1892Germany 
8 x 57 mm Mauser Germany 
6.5 x 55 mm1895Sweden 
.30-30 Winchester1895USA 
6.5 x 50 mm1897Japan 
7.65 mm Browning1899Belgium.32 ACP
7.65 mm Parabellum1900GermanyAlso .30 Luger

Conversation to new table format to be continued.

.32 Smith & Wesson Long > 1901 > USA > long .32 S&W
9 mm Parabellum 1902 Germany > Also 9 mm Luger or 9 x 19
.177 >   >   >  
.38 Special > 1902 > USA >  
.45 ACP > 1905 > USA > Automatic Colt Pistol
.32 Winchester > 1905 > USA >  
.35 Remington > 1906 > USA >  
.25 ACP > 1906 >   > 6.35mm
.30-06 Springfield > 1906 > USA
.470 Nitro Express 1907 Britain Joseph Lang
short .30-03, .30 M2
.44 Special 1908 USA  

>  

9mm Browning Short > 1912 > Belgium > also called .380 Automatic
250-3000 > 1915 > USA > 3000 fps
.300 Savage > 1920 > USA >  
.270 Winchester > 1925 > USA >  
.38 Super Auto > 1929 > USA >  
.22 Hornet > 1930 > USA > .223, 5.6 mm
.357 Magnum > 1935 > USA > long .38 Special
.220 Swift > 1935 > USA >  
.348 Winchester > 1936 > USA >  
7.9mm Kurz > 1938 > Germany >  
.218 Bee > 1938 > USA >  
10mm Auto > 1938 >   >  
7.7 x 58 mm > 1939 > Japan >  
.30 M1 Carbine > 1940 > USA > 7.62 x 33 mm
7.62 x 39 mm > 1943 > USSR > .311 from 7.9 mm Kurz
.222 Remington > 1950 > USA >  
7.62 x 51 mm > 1950 > USA > NATO (1953), T65 .308
.454 Casull > 1954 > USA > long .45 Colt
.308 Winchester > 1955 > USA > civilian 7.62 mm NATO
.44 Remington Magnum > 1955 > USA > long .44 Special
.223 Remington > 1955 > USA > long .222 Remington
.243 Winchester > 1955 > USA > 6 mm, from .308
.458 Winchester Magnum > 1956 > USA >  
.280 Remington > 1957 > USA > from .30-06
.460 Weatherby Magnum >   > USA >  
5.56 x 45mm > 1960 > USA >.223
.256 Magnum > 1962 > USA > formed from .357 Magnum
7mm Remington Magnum > 1962 > USA >  
.300 Winchester Magnum > 1963 > USA >  
.41 Magnum > 1964 > USA >  
.444 Marlin > 1964 > USA > long .44 Magnum, .429
.22-250 Remington > 1965 > USA > Varminter
.44 AMP > 1971 > USA > .429
.30 Herritt > 1973 > USA > short .30-30 Winchester
5.54 x 39mm > 1974 > USSR > .221
5.45mm >   > USSR > AK-74, .215
.22 PPC > 1974 > USA >  
6mm PPC > 1975 > USA > from .22 PPC, .243
6.5mm JDJ > 1978 > USA > From .225 case
.45 Winchester Magnum > 1979 > USA > long .45 ACP
5.56mm SS-109 > 1979 > Belgium > NATO (1980), 2nd gen.
7mm -08 Remington > 1980 > USA >  
.32 Harrington & Richardson > 1984 > USA > long .32 S&W Long
.41 AE 1986 USA Action Express
.416 Remington Magnum > 1988 > USA >  
.50 AE 1988 USA for IMI Desert Eagle
.40 Smith & Wesson > 1990 > USA >  
5.7 mm SS190 1990 Belgium 5.7 x 28mm, PDW
Defeats Class IIIA body armour
.307 Winchester 1992 USA  
.224-BOZ   Britain 5.56 x 23mm, in 10mm case
357 SIG 1994 Germany/USA 40 S&W necked down to 9mm
450 Marlin 2000 USA Derived from 45-70 Govt.
300 WSM 2001 USA Winchester Short Magnum
270 WSM 2002 USA Winchester Short Magnum
7mm WSM 2002 USA Winchester Short Magnum
.45 GAP 2003 Austria Glock Automatic Pistol
.500 S&W Magnum 2003 USA  

 

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