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Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
The .32 S&W cartridge (also known as the .32 S&W Short) was introduced in 1878 for Smith & Wesson pocket revolvers. It was originally designed as a black powder cartridge. The .32 S&W was offered to the public as a light defense cartridge for "card table" distances. [2] The .32 S&W Short was the basis for several other .32-caliber handgun ...
Name Bullet Length Rim Base Neck OAL .32 S&W (.32 S&W Short): 7.9 (.312) 15 (.61) 9.5 (.375) 8.5 (.335) 8.5 (.334) 23 (.92) .32 S&W Long: 7.9 (.312) 23.37 (.920) 9.53 ...
.32-20 Winchester, a rifle cartridge that found popularity in handguns as a powerful .32-caliber offering (1882).32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 1 1 ⁄ 2 revolver (1892).32 S&W Long, a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge (1896)
However, given the same weight of bullet in both calibers, the .30 caliber has a greater sectional density, and correspondingly greater penetration. [ citation needed ] According to Winchester's original claims, the .32 WS has 5-10% more energy than the .30-30 at close ranges, and less at longer ranges due to increased drag due to the .321's ...
The .32 S&W Long / 7.65x23mmR, [2] often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver. Colt called it the .32 Colt New Police in revolvers it made chambered for the cartridge. [3]
.40 S&W.45 ACP Czechoslovakia: 1980 ALFA Defender: ALFA-PROJ: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Czechoslovakia: AMT AutoMag II: Arcadia Machine & Tool.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire United States: 1987-1999 [1] AMT AutoMag III: Arcadia Machine & Tool.30 Carbine 9mm Winchester Magnum United States: 1992-2001 AMT AutoMag IV: Arcadia Machine & Tool ...
The Smith & Wesson .38 Safety Hammerless models were produced from 1887 (1888 for the 32) to just before World War II. They were chambered in either .32 S&W or .38 S&W with a five-shot cylinder. They were most often produced with a 2-inch, 3-inch, or 3.5-inch barrels; but some 6" barrelled versions are known to exist.