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List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle

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.303in ammunition from World War 11

 

NameDateNationMetricComments
.44 Smith & Wesson1869USA 
.45-70 Government USA
.32 Smith & Wesson1870USA 
.44-40 Winchester1873USA.427
.45 Colt1873USA11.43x23SR 
.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 
.3031892Britain7.7x56R 
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

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.32 Smith & Wesson Long

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1901

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USA

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long .32 S&W
9 mm Parabellum 1902 Germany

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Also 9 mm Luger or 9 x 19
.177

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.38 Special

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1902

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USA

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.45 ACP

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1905

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USA

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Automatic Colt Pistol
.32 Winchester

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1905

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USA

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.35 Remington

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1906

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USA

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.25 ACP

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1906

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6.35mm
.30-06 Springfield

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1906

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USA
.470 Nitro Express 1907 Britain Joseph Lang
short .30-03, .30 M2
.44 Special 1908 USA  


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9mm Browning Short

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1912

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Belgium

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also called .380 Automatic
250-3000

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1915

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USA

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3000 fps
.300 Savage

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1920

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USA

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.270 Winchester

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1925

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USA

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.38 Super Auto

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1929

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USA

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.22 Hornet

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1930

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USA

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.223, 5.6 mm
.357 Magnum

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1935

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USA

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long .38 Special
.220 Swift

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1935

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USA

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.348 Winchester

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1936

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USA

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7.9mm Kurz

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1938

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Germany

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.218 Bee

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1938

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USA

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10mm Auto

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1938

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7.7 x 58 mm

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1939

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Japan

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.30 M1 Carbine

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1940

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USA

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7.62 x 33 mm
7.62 x 39 mm

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1943

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USSR

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.311 from 7.9 mm Kurz
.222 Remington

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1950

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USA

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7.62 x 51 mm

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1950

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USA

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NATO (1953), T65 .308
.454 Casull

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1954

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USA

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long .45 Colt
.308 Winchester

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1955

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USA

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civilian 7.62 mm NATO
.44 Remington Magnum

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1955

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USA

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long .44 Special
.223 Remington

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1955

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USA

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long .222 Remington
.243 Winchester

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1955

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USA

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6 mm, from .308
.458 Winchester Magnum

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1956

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USA

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.280 Remington

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1957

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USA

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from .30-06
.460 Weatherby Magnum

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USA

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5.56 x 45mm

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1960

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USA

>.223
.256 Magnum

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1962

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USA

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formed from .357 Magnum
7mm Remington Magnum

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1962

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USA

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.300 Winchester Magnum

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1963

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USA

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.41 Magnum

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1964

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USA

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.444 Marlin

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1964

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USA

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long .44 Magnum, .429
.22-250 Remington

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1965

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USA

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Varminter
.44 AMP

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1971

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USA

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.429
.30 Herritt

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1973

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USA

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short .30-30 Winchester
5.54 x 39mm

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1974

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USSR

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.221
5.45mm

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USSR

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AK-74, .215
.22 PPC

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1974

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USA

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6mm PPC

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1975

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USA

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from .22 PPC, .243
6.5mm JDJ

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1978

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USA

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From .225 case
.45 Winchester Magnum

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1979

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USA

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long .45 ACP
5.56mm SS-109

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1979

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Belgium

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NATO (1980), 2nd gen.
7mm -08 Remington

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1980

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USA

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.32 Harrington & Richardson

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1984

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USA

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long .32 S&W Long
.41 AE 1986 USA Action Express
.416 Remington Magnum

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1988

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USA

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.50 AE 1988 USA for IMI Desert Eagle
.40 Smith & Wesson

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1990

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USA

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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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