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Although the .45 Winchester Magnum may be based on the .45 ACP and have the same Rim and Base dimensions, the .45 Winchester Magnum has no parent case. The .45 Winchester Magnum case is redrawn with thicker walls and longer case. The thicker wall dimensions of the .45 Winchester Magnum are designed to accommodate a higher internal pressure ...
By trimming .45 Winchester Magnum brass to 10 mm case length and necking them to .40 caliber, the .40 Super began to take final shape. .40 Super ammunition box. Working closely with Starline Brass Company, more testing was conducted on the cartridge case. These tests led to further improvements. A small primer pocket replaced the large primer ...
5.45×18mm: 1973 USSR 1 H 5.45×18mm 1000 94 ... The first French brass cartridge for military use. ... Winchester Short Magnum .300 Norma Magnum: 2012 US 1 ...
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.
Whereas the Hi-Power used the 9×19mm cartridge, the NAACO Brigadier used a new long-case .45 inch round of greater length and much greater power than the then-standard .45 ACP. With a standard 230-grain (15 g) bullet, the .45 NAACO cartridge could produce muzzle velocities of up to 1,600 feet per second (490 m/s), or almost twice as fast as ...
Pistol cartridges may be located by the end of the brass case. An example is the .45 ACP. ... .38 Special, 357 Magnum, 45 Colt ... .300 Winchester Magnum: ...
.45 ACP Magnum (experimental only, uses the .45 ACP bullet) Eric Kincel and Brian Maynard. Kincel was an editor for Gun World magazine and Maynard was a technician who worked at AMT's service department. .40 KMP (Kincel-Maynard Pistol) (experimental only, .45 Winchester Magnum case necked down to accept a .40 S&W bullet), created in October 1990
The .475 Wildey Magnum was designed to be a hunting round. Cases are formed from .284 Winchester brass with the neck cut down and widened to take a .475-inch bullet, and the length is the same as the .45 Winchester Magnum.