French Cartridges

Cartridges of the World Pistol and Revolver Ammunition Back to Cartridges of the World Pistol and Revolver / Rifle and Machinegun Ammunition / Shotgun Ammunition New : Sniping ammo Cartridge Year Developed Bullet Diameter 2.7mm Kolibri Auto 1914 .107 3mm Kolibri   .120 4.25mm Liliput Auto 1913-14 .167 5mm Clement Auto 1897 .202 5mm Bergmann 1894 .203 5.45x18mm Soviet 1970's .210 5.5mm Velo Dog Revolver 1894 .225 22 Remington Jet 1959 .223 221 Remington Fire Ball 1963 .224 25 Automatic Pisol 1908 .251 256 Winchester Magnum 1960 .257 6.5mm Bergmann 1894-96 .264 7mm Nambu 1920 .280 7mm BR Remington   .284 7.62x25 Russian Tokarev 1930 .307 7.62 Russian Nagant Revolver 1895 .295 30 (7.63x25) Mauser 1893 .308 30 (7.65mm) Borchardt   .307 7.63mm (7.65) Mannlicher   .308 30 (7.65x21) Luger 1900 .308 7.65 MAS (French)   .309 7.65mm Roth-Sauer 1901 .301 32 (7.65mm) Automatic 1889 .309 32 Smith & Wesson 1878 .309 32 Smith & Wesson Long 1903 .312 32 Harrington & Richardson Magnum 1984 .312 320 Revolver 1870 .317 32 Short Colt- 32 Long Colt   .313 32-20 (32 Winchester) 1882   35 Smith & Wesson Auto 1913   7.5mm Swiss Army Revolver 1882 .317 7.5mm Swedish Nagant Revolver 1887 .325 8mm Nambu 1904 .320 8mm Lebel Revolver 1892 .323 8mm Roth-Steyr 1907 .329 8mm Rast-Gasser 1898 .320 9mm Ultra 1972-73 .355 9mm Glisenti   .355 9mm Steyr 1912 .355 9mm Luger (9x19mm Parabellum) Reload 1 / 2 1902 .355 9x21mm mid 1980's .355 9mm Mauser 1908 .355 9mm Federal 1989 .355 9mm Browning Long 1903 .355 9mm Bayard Long   .355 9mm Russian Makarov 1946 .363 9mm Winchester Magnum 1977 .355 357 Magnum 1935 .357 357 Remington Maximum 1983 .357 380 Revolver 1868-70 .375 38 Long Colt 1887 .357 38 Smith & Wesson Special 1902 .357 38 Smith & Wesson 1877 .359 38 Colt Automatic 1900 .358 38 Colt Super Automatic 1929 .358 380 Automatic (9mm Kurz/9x17mm) 1912 .356 9.8mm Automatic Colt 1912 .378 38-40 1874 .401 40 Smith & Wesson Auto Late 1980's .400 10mm Auto 1983 .400 41 Long Colt 1877 .386 41 Smith & Wesson Magnum 1964 .410 41 Action Express 1986 .410 10.4mm Italion Revolver 1873 .422 44 Smith & Wesson American 1869 .434 44 Webley/442 RIC 1868 .436 44 Smith & Wesson Russian 1870 .429 11mm French Ordnance Revolver 1873 .425 44-40 1874 .427 11mm German Service Revolver 1879 .426 44 Smith & Wesson Special 1907 .429 44 Colt 1871 .443 44 Smith & Wesson Magnum 1955 .429 44 Bull Dog 1880 .440 44 Auto Mag 1971 .429 11.75mm Montenegrin Revolver 1870 .445 45 Winchester Magnum 1979 .451 45 ACP Short   .452 45 Automatic Reload 1 / 2 1905 .452 45 Auto-Rim 1920 .452 45 Colt 1873 .454 45 Smith & Wesson 1875 .454 454 Casull 1957 .454 45 Webley 1874 .452 450 Revolver/450 Adams 1868 .455 455 Webley Automatic 1912 .455 455 Revolver/455 Colt 1892 .455 455 Revolver Mk2/455 Webley Revolver Mk2 1897 .454 476 Eley/476 Enfield Mk3 1881 .472 50 Action Express 1988 .510 50 Remington (M71 Army) 1867 .508   Actual Caliber in mm Bullet Weight in g Representative Ballistics* Cartridge Muzzle Velocity in m/second Muzzle Energy in Joules 5.45mm USSR n/a 2.6 315 128 .22 Short 5.6 1.8 263 65 .22 Long Rifle 5.6 2.5 323 135 .22 WMR 5.6 2.5 435 245 .22 Rem. Jet n/a 2.5 640 530 .221 Rem. Fireball 5.6 3.2 807 1056 .25 ACP 6.3 3.2 231 86 7.65mm Long 7.8 5.5 n/a 0 .32 S&W 7.9 5.7 207 122 .32 Short Colt 7.9 5.1 227 133 .32 Long Colt 7.9 5.3 230 140 .32 S&W Long 7.9 6.3 214 146 .32 ACP 7.8 4.8 292 204 .32 H&R Magnum 7.9 5.5 335 309 7.62mm Nagant n/a 6.2 329 340 7.65mm Luger 7.8 6 365 401 7.62mm Tokarev 7.7 5.6 420 498 7.63mm Mauser n/a 5.8 420 515 8mm Japanese 8.1 6.6 n/a n/a 8mm French Ordnance 8.2 7.1 259 241 .38 Long Colt 9.2 9.5 228 250 .38 Short Colt n/a 8.1 222 200 .38 S&W 9 11.7 208 255 .380 ACP 9 6.2 291 262 9mm Makarov 9.2 6.1 304 285 .38 Special 9 10.3 253 329 9mm Ultra 9 6.6 320 337 .38 Colt Auto 9 8.4 316 423 9mm Parabellum 9 8 345 476 .38 Super 9 8.4 355 529 9x21mm 9 7.9 365 533 9mm Bergmann Bayard 8.9 8.4 365 559 .357 SIG 9 8.1 411 685 .356 TSW n/a 8 441 784 9x23mm Winchester 9 8.1 441 791 .357 Magnum 9 8.1 441 791 .357 Maximum n/a 10.2 556 1584 .40 S&W 10.1 11.6 289 488 10mm Auto subsonic 10.1 11.6 301 531 10mm Auto 10.1 10 385 746 .41 Action Express n/a 11.6 330 635 .41 Magnum n/a 11 388 831 .44 Russian 10.8 15.9 234 439 .44 Special 10.8 12.9 274 487 .44 Magnum 10.8 15.6 411 1317 .455 Webley & Scott 11.5 14.5 n/a 0 .45 ACP 11.4 15 245 450 Updated 2/3/97 Information obtained from Cartridges of the World by:Frank Barnes