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  2. .45 ACP - Wikipedia

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    The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as .45 Auto, .45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm [1] is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's M1911 pistol. [2]

  3. Hollow-point bullet - Wikipedia

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    JSP is a semi-jacketed round as the jacket does not extend to the tip Various hollow points: .45 Auto, .38 Special, .44 S&W Special, .44 Remington Magnum.45 ACP Federal HST 230gr hollow point cartridge, with two rounds of CCI Standard Velocity .22 LR for comparison purposes.40 S&W round, complete cartridge and expanded bullet A 9mm hollow point ...

  4. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The .45 Colt was designed for the Colt Single Action Army and adopted by the US Army in 1873. Other 45-calibre single-action and double-action revolvers also use this round..45-70 Government: Adopted by the US Army in 1873 as their standard service rifle cartridge for the Springfield Model 1873 rifle. Most commercial loadings of this cartridge ...

  5. List of rimmed cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, it must be noted that rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges ( list ). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by the firing pin striking that center location.

  6. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    The two typical designs are the hollow-point bullet and the soft-point bullet. Extractor: A part in a firearm that serves to remove brass cases of fired ammunition after the ammunition has been fired. When the gun's action cycles, the extractor lifts or removes the spent brass casing from the firing chamber.

  7. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    R 6×57mm 2600 0.236 57mm aka 6.2×57mm RWS. Necked down 6.5×57mm. The 6mm Remington is a carbon copy. 6×62mm Freres 1983 Germany 1 R 6×62mm 3460 2260 0.243 62mm also 6×62mmR, based on 9.3×62mm case. 6mm Lee Navy: 1895 US 0 R 6×60mmSR 2560 1629 0.236 60mm Service cartridge of the United States Navy and Marine Corps from 1895 6 mm PPC ...

  8. List of .45 caliber handguns - Wikipedia

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    DOSS SH.A.R. Psh-45 DOSS SH.A.R. .45 ACP Ukraine: FitzGerald Special: Colt USA .45 ACP United States: 1926 FN FNP: FNH USA: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP.357 SIG Belgium United States: 2006 FN FNX: FNH USA: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Belgium United States: 2009 FP-45 Liberator: General Motors Guide Lamp Division .45 ACP United States ...

  9. Plastic-tipped bullet - Wikipedia

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    A plastic-tipped bullet is a type of hollow-point bullet tipped with a nose cone made of synthetic polymer to give it a pointed spitzer-like shape. The plastic tip drives into the hollow point upon impact, causing the bullet to expand, which increases lethality.