24.4x73mm

NAME – 24.4x73mm

NAME (COMMON) – Agar Coffee Mill Charger

TYPE – Percussion-fired, separately-primed auxiliary chamber

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1862

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

CASE TYPE – Straight iron cylinder

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 73 mm (2.875 in)

CASING LENGTH – 73 mm (2.875 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 24.4 mm (0.962 in)

LOAD – Flat-nosed lead ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 14.58 mm (0.574 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 32.08 g (495 gr)

POWDER WEIGHT – 3.89 g (60 grains))

CASING WEIGHT – 176.9 g (6.24 oz)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 217.9 g (7.69 oz)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 277 m/s (910 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 94.6 cm (37.24 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1234 j (910 ft/lb)