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  2. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The first step to firing a firearm of any sort is igniting the propellant. The earliest firearms were hand cannons, which were simple closed tubes.There was a small aperture, the "touchhole", drilled in the closed end of the tube, leading to the main powder charge.

  3. Smith & Wesson Governor - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the Taurus Judge, the Governor can fire 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch-long (64 mm) .410 shotgun shells, .45 Colt cartridges, and also .45 ACP cartridges with the use of supplied moon clips (due to the lack of a rim on the ACP cartridges). [2]

  4. 9×19mm Parabellum - Wikipedia

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    The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge. Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, [ 6 ] it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost, adequate stopping power and extensive ...

  5. 9×23mm Winchester - Wikipedia

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    The barrel must certainly be strong enough for the increased pressure but modern metallurgy makes that simple enough. Pistols produced by Colt for a short period were not strengthened in any obvious way relative to their .45 ACP equivalent. The same was true of the first 10mm 1911 pistols produced by Colt and they had to be strengthened, but ...

  6. Centerfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Despite the names pistol and rifle, the primer used depends on the cartridge, not the firearm; a few high-pressure pistol cartridges like the .221 Fireball and .454 Casull use rifle primers, while lower-pressure pistol and revolver cartridges like the .32 ACP, .380 ACP, 9mm Parabellum, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .45 ACP, and ...

  7. 9×23mm Steyr - Wikipedia

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    Adopted in 1912, the 9mm Steyr was the service ammunition for most branches of the military in Austria-Hungary during World War I and remained the service ammunition for Austria, Romania and Chile between the World Wars. [2] Some MP 34 submachine guns were also issued in this caliber in addition to 9×25mm Mauser.

  8. 9 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of firearm cartridges that have bullets in the 9 millimeters (0.35 in) to 9.99 millimeters (0.393 in) caliber range.. Case length refers to the round case length.

  9. FMK Firearms - Wikipedia

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    FMK Firearms is an American manufacturer of firearms located in California. It was founded in 2006 by Jim Pontillo and Mr. ED They are known for producing the FMK 9C1, the FMK AR1 Patriot, and the FMK AR1 Extreme.