9mm Winchester Magnum
| 9mm Winchester Magnum | ||||||||
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| Type | Handgun | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designer | Winchester | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, straight | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .355 in (9.0 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .379 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .391 in (9.9 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .394 in (10.0 mm) | |||||||
| Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 1.160 in (29.5 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 1.575 in (40.0 mm) | |||||||
| Maximum pressure (CUP) | 45,000 psi (310 MPa) | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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| Source(s): SAAMI [1] | ||||||||
The 9mm Winchester Magnum, which is also known as the 9×29mm, is a centerfire handgun cartridge developed by Winchester in the late 1970s. The cartridge was developed to duplicate the performance of the .357 S&W Magnum in an auto-pistol cartridge.[2]
The first handgun which chambered the cartridge was the Wildey pistol. Since then, Thompson/Center and LAR Grizzly Win Mag have produced barrels chambered for this cartridge and AMT chambered their Automag III[3] for it too, but the cartridge never reached the popularity enjoyed by other handgun cartridges.[citation needed]
Starline Brass in Sedalia, Missouri, still make brass for this cartridge, although much of its production is now used to make 9mm blank firing cartridges for firearms chambered for 9×19mm, as this is easier to accomplish than using .223 Remington (5.56×45mm) cases, which may leave the neck area of the blank too thick to crimp properly. 9mm Winchester Magnum cases can also be trimmed and resized for reloading 9×25mm Mauser.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SAAMI - Velocity and pressure data / centerfire pistol and revolvers cartridges, p. 11" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Taffin, John. "Taffin Tests 9mm Magnum". sixgun.com. John Taffin. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "AMT Automag II-V". 22 October 2010.
