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| Cartridges That Are Used in the
Handguns Listed in Our Database - Section 5 |
| Caliber: |
.45 GAP |
Introduced: |
2003 |
| Case Type: |
Rimless, straight |
Made for: |
Semi-Auto |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
850 |
|
to |
1090 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
356 |
|
to |
488 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
185 |
|
to |
230 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.070 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
0.755 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.476 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.452 |
| in |
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.45 GAP
(.45 Glock Automatic Pistol)
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A joint development program by Glock and Speer resulted in the .45 Glock Automatic Pistol. This new cartridge was designed by GLOCK to be used in the medium frame sized GLOCK 37 semi-auto pistol. It is based on the .45 ACP pistol cartridge, but is shorter, having the same overall length as a 9 mm Luger or .40 S&W. The .45 GAP operates at a higher pressure than the .45 ACP to make up for the smaller chamber volume. It was first believed that the traditional .45 ACP loading of a 230-grain bullet at 830 ft/sec would not be possible in the .45 GAP, but careful gunpowder selection on the part of ammunition manufacturers has realized that standard.
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| Caliber: |
.45 Automatic |
Introduced: |
1904 |
| Case Type: |
Rimless, straight |
Made for: |
Semi-Auto |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
830 |
|
to |
1140 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
333 |
|
to |
573 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
165 |
|
to |
230 |
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gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.170 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
0.898 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.476 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.452 |
| in |
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.45 Automatic
(.45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP))
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This cartridge was developed by John Browning and was adopted by the United States Ordnance Department along with the Colt-Browning automatic pistol in 1911. It has also been made the official military handgun chambering by several other governments, notably Argentina, Mexico and Norway. The 45 Automatic is the most powerful military handgun cartridge in use today. This is a heavy and powerful sub-sonic round. Although its muzzle energy can exceed 400 ft-lbs, its velocity and bullet weight creates a steep trajectory curve that limits its effective range to self-defense distances.
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| Caliber: |
.454 Casull |
Introduced: |
1959 |
| Case Type: |
Rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Revolver |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1300 |
|
to |
1900 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
938 |
|
to |
1923 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
240 |
|
to |
335 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.700 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.390 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.480 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.452 |
| in |
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.454 Casull
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This cartridge employs a special case, similar to the .45 Colt, but 0.1 inch longer to prevent the round from chambering in .45 Colt revolvers. This is because the higher pressure loading in the .454 Casull would be dangerous in revolvers chambered for the milder .45 Colt cartridge. The .454 Casull is one of the most powerful revolver cartridges available and is primarily used for hunting.
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| Caliber: |
.460 S&W Magnum |
Introduced: |
2005 |
| Case Type: |
Rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Revolver |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1900 |
|
to |
2300 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
2350 |
|
to |
2860 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
200 |
|
to |
300 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
2.290 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.800 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.478 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.452 |
| in |
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.460 S&W Magnum
(.460 Smith & Wesson Magnum)
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This cartridge is a lengthened, more powerful version of the .454 Casull. Revolvers that fire .460 S&W are usually also capable of firing the less powerful .454 Casull and .45 Colt rounds.
The .460 cartridge achieves high velocities by operating at pressures normally reserved for magnum rifle cartridges. This cartridge is typically used for hunting medium to large game.
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| Caliber: |
.45 Colt |
Introduced: |
1872 |
| Case Type: |
Rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Revolver |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
860 |
|
to |
1100 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
355 |
|
to |
537 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
200 |
|
to |
255 |
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gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.600 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.285 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.480 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.454 |
| in |
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.45 Colt
(.45 Long Colt)
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This cartridge was adopted by the US Army in 1873 for the legendary Colt Single Action Army 'Peacemaker' revolver. This is yet another cartridge that was originally a black-powder design. This cartridge is still very popular today, used in many derringers and cowboy action revolvers.
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| Caliber: |
.45-70 Government |
Introduced: |
1873 |
| Case Type: |
Rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Rifle |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1330 |
|
to |
2025 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
1590 |
|
to |
3167 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
300 |
|
to |
450 |
|
gr |
| |
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| Cartridge Length: |
2.550 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
2.105 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.500 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.458 |
| in |
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.45-70 Government
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This cartridge was adopted by the US Army in 1873 along with the single shot 'Trapdoor' Springfield rifle. It continued as the official service cartridge for 19 years. It is still in use today, often for short range deer or bear hunting.
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| Caliber: |
.450 Marlin |
Introduced: |
2000 |
| Case Type: |
Belted, straight |
Made for: |
Rifle |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
2100 |
|
to |
2100 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
3427 |
|
to |
3427 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
300 |
|
to |
300 |
|
gr |
| |
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| Cartridge Length: |
2.550 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
2.090 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.511 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.458 |
| in |
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.450 Marlin
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Marlin and Hornady teamed up in 2001 to develop a high-performance cartridge that would pick up in modern guns where the older .45-70 cartridge left off. The volume of .450 Marlin cartridge is similar to the .45-70 but the working pressure is nearly double. This produces a significant performance increase over the .45-70 cartridge.
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| Caliber: |
.480 Ruger |
Introduced: |
2003 |
| Case Type: |
Semi-rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Revolver |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1350 |
|
to |
1350 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
1315 |
|
to |
1315 |
|
ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
325 |
|
to |
325 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.650 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.285 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.504 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.475 |
| in |
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.480 Ruger
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From a performance perspective this cartridge falss in between the .44 Remington Magnum and the .454 Casull cartridges. It has slightly less relative recoil than either the .454 Casull or the .50 Action Express cartridges. Designed initially for use in Sturm Ruger's Super Redhawk revolvers, MAgnum Research and Taurus now also have revolvers chambered for this big game hunting round.
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| Caliber: |
.50 AE |
Introduced: |
1988 |
| Case Type: |
Rebated, straight |
Made for: |
Semi-Auto |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1305 |
|
to |
1579 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
1227 |
|
to |
1568 |
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ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
300 |
|
to |
325 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
1.610 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.285 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.547 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.500 |
| in |
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.50 AE
(.50 Action Express)
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This cartridge was developed in 1988 for the IMI (now IWI) Desert Eagle semi-auto pistol, exclusively marketed by Magnum Research. Just like the pistol, this is a mammoth round and is considered one of the world's most powerful semi-automatic cartridges. This cartridge is almost exclusive to the Desert Eagle semi-auto pistol, although AMT produced the Automag V in this caliber for a while, and now Magnum Research is also marketing a revolver in this caliber.
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| Caliber: |
.500 S&W Magnum |
Introduced: |
2003 |
| Case Type: |
Rimmed, straight |
Made for: |
Revolver |
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| Muzzle Velocities: |
from |
1625 |
|
to |
1975 |
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ft/sec |
| Muzzle Energies: |
from |
2346 |
|
to |
3031 |
|
ft-lb |
| Bullet Weights: |
from |
350 |
|
to |
450 |
|
gr |
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| Cartridge Length: |
2.100 |
| in |
| Case Length: |
1.625 |
| in |
| Case Diameter: |
0.526 |
| in |
| Bullet Diameter: |
0.500 |
| in |
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.500 S&W Magnum
(.500 Smith & Wesson Magnum)
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This cartridge is the most powerful factory load ever developed specifically for handgun use. It was developed by Cor-Bon with the 'X-Gun' engineering team at Smith & Wesson for use in their Model 500 series revolvers. The .500 S&W Magnum can develop over 2600 ft-lb of muzzle energy, nearly three times as much as the 900 ft-lb generated by the .44 Magnum.
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- .17 HM2
- .17 HMR
- 5.7x28mm FN
- .22 Short
- .22 LR
- .22 Hornet
- .22 Magnum
- .218 BEE
- .223 Remington
- .25 Automatic
- .25 NAA
- 7.62x25mm Tokarev
- .30 Carbine
- .30-30 Winchester
- .32 Automatic
- .32 S&W Long
- .32 NAA
- .32 H&R Magnum
- .32-20 Winchester
- .327 Federal Magnum
- 9x21mm
- 9mm Luger
- .380 Automatic
- .38 Special
- 357 SIG
- .357 Magnum
- .357 Maximum
- .38 Super Automatic
- 9x18mm Makarov
- .40 S&W
- 10mm Auto
- .38-40 Winchester
- .400 Cor-Bon
- .41 Remington Magnum
- .44 S&W Special
- .44-40 Winchester
- .44 Remington Magnum
- .444 Marlin
- .445 Super Magnum
- .45 Winchester Magnum
- .45 GAP
- .45 Automatic
- .454 Casull
- .460 S&W Magnum
- .45 Colt
- .45-70 Government
- .450 Marlin
- .480 Ruger
- .50 AE
- .500 S&W Magnum
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