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NAME – 9x18mm

NAME (COMMON) – 9mm Makarov PM Ball

TYPE – Rimless centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1947

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR

CASE TYPE – Rimless straight

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 24.8 mm (0.976 in)

CASING LENGTH – 17.90 mm (0.705 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 9.86 mm (0.388 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 9.80 mm (0.386 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full jacketed round nose ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.25 mm (0.364 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 6.07 g (93.7 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 0.22 g (3.4 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 3.71 g (57.2 grains) [Brass case]

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 10 g (154.3 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 320 m/s (1050 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 9.7 cm (3.83 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 311 j (229 ft/lb)

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