The 12.7x81SR Breda cartridge was developed during inter-war period as an export version of the .5 Vickers heavy machine gun load. It was used in a number ...
The .50 Vickers cartridge emerged in 1921, as a new type of ammunition for heavy machine guns, intended for AA and ant-armor work. It was adopted by ...
The .408 Chey-tac is a relatively new cartridge, purpose-designed for long-range sniper and anti-material work. It provides effective range close to 2 000 ...
The .455 Webley Mk.I cartridge was adopted by the British Army in 1887, loaded with a lead bullet and black powder as propellant. With ...
The .45 Colt is one of the oldest revolver cartridges still in production today. It was introduced in 1873 along with famous Colt M1873 Single Action Army ...
The .44 Magnum cartridge was first introduced in 1956 as a joint effort between Smith & Wesson and Remington. This revolver round was originally ...
The .44 Special cartridge was created by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as a stretched-out and more powerful version of the older .44 Russian round. Originally ...
The .41 Magnum cartridge was created in 1964 to fill the gap between .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum rounds. This round failed to achieve the same high ...
The .38 Special (9x29mmR, full name .38 Smith & Wesson Special) cartridge was introduced in 1902. It’s a stretched, more powerful version ...
Developed in Belgium during the 1890’s, the 7.62x38R cartridge was especially designed for Belgian Nagant revolvers which featured a unique ...
During the late 1980s, soviet designers developed improved sub-sonic ammunition, suitable for specially designed automatic weapons. These cartridges, known ...
The .338 Norma Magnum round was designed by Norma of Sweden, as a shorter-case version of the .338 Lapua Magnum, optimized for use with long and heavy, ...
Encyclopedia of firearms and ammunition of the XX and XXI centuries
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