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The 9×25mm Dillon is a pistol wildcat cartridge developed for use in USPSA/IPSC Open guns. The cartridge is made by necking down (reducing the diameter of the "neck" of the case to suit a new caliber) [ clarification needed ] a 10mm Auto case to 9 mm .
In order to maximize the performance potential and reliability of the new cartridge, it was decided to lengthen the cartridge case from .45 ACP (.898 in) to 10 mm (.992 in) length. By trimming .45 Winchester Magnum brass to 10 mm case length and necking them to .40 caliber, the .40 Super began to take final shape. .40 Super ammunition box
The .429 DE is a .50 AE case that is necked down to accept .429-diameter (10.9mm) bullets used in the .44 Magnum.The cartridge features a 25% increase in velocity and 45% increase of energy over a standard 240-grain .44 Magnum load of 1,285 ft⋅lbf (1,742 J) at 100 yd (91 m). [2]
Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...
[24] [25] The limiting factor of the .44 Magnum cartridge is not terminal ballistics. When fired from a 6 in (152 mm) revolver, a typically loaded .44 Magnum 240 gr (16 g) bullet will have more impact energy at 150 yd (137 m) than a 246 gr (15.9 g) .44 Special has at the muzzle, when fired from the same weapon. [26]
Last was the .44 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 11mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .44 Magnum bullet. [6] All calibers were eventually discontinued. The .45 Wildey Magnum was introduced by Wildey F.A., Inc. in 1997, which is also a necked-down version of the .475 Wildey Magnum using a .45 ACP bullet.