NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 8 mm caliber

This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the 8 mm (.315 in) caliber range. An assortment of modern hand-held firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), a tactical shotgun (third from bottom), and a sporting rifle (top). ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...

All measurements are in mm (in). A M4 Carbine just after firing, with an ejected case in mid-air The article titled casing is a disambiguation page. ...

Pistol cartridges

Name

Bullet

Length

Rim

Base

Shoulder

Neck

OAL

8 mm Nambu

8.18 (.320)

21.25 (.840)

10.50 (.413)

10.32 (.407)

9.86 (.388)

8.73 (.340)

31.75 (1.25)

The 8mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge introduced in Japan in 1904 for the Nambu pistol. ...

Revolver cartridges

Name

Bullet

Length

Rim

Base

Shoulder

Neck

OAL

.32 S&W

8.001 (.315)

9.53 (.375)

8.56 (.337)

.32 S&W Long

8.001 (.315)

23.37 (.920)

9.53 (.375)

8.56 (.337)

N/A

8.56 (.337)

32.51 (1.280)

.32 H&R Magnum

8.001 (.315)

27.31 (1.075)

9.53 (.375)

8.56 (.337)

N/A

8.56 (.337)

34.29 (1.350)

.320 Revolver

8.052 (.317)

7.5 mm Swiss Army

8.052 (.317)

8 mm French Ord

8.204 (.323)

7.5 mm Swedish Nagant

8.255 (.325)

Rifle cartridges

Name

Bullet

Length

Rim

Base

Shoulder

Neck

OAL

7.92x57 I

8.08 (0.318)

57 (2.24)

12.0 (.473)

11.9 (.469)

10.95 (.431)

8.89 (.350)

80.5 (3.17)

7.92x57 IS/8x57 IS/8mm Mauser

8.2 (.323)

57 (2.24)

12.0 (.473)

11.9 (.469)

10.95 (.431)

8.76 (.345)

82.5 (3.25)

.32 Winchester Special

8.585 (.321)

64.77 (2.55)

8 x 68 S

8.2 (.323)

67.5 (2.66)

13.0 (.512)

13.3 (.524)

12.15 (.479)

9.14 (.360)

87.0 (3.43)

325 WSM

8.2 (.323)

53.34 (2.10)

13.59 (.535)

8 mm Lebel

8.3 (.327)

50.5 (1.99)

16.0 (.630)

13.77 (.543)

11.6 (.457)

8.85 (.349)

69.85 (2.75)

.338 Lapua Magnum

8.585 (.338)

69.2 (2.73)

14.93 (.588)

14.91 (.587)

13.82 (.544)

9.41 (.371)

93.5 (3.68)

.338 Winchester Magnum

8.611 (.339)

7. ... The 8 x 68 S rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge (the S stands for Spitz and also means it is intended for 8. ... Winchester Short Magnum, or WSM, refers to a family of cartridges developed by the U.S. Repeating Arms Company, the maker of Winchester guns [1] and one of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States, in the early 2000s. ... The 8x50R French (8mm Lebel) rifle cartridge was the first smokeless gunpowder cartridge to be made and adopted by a country, introduced by France in 1886. ... The . ... The . ...

See also

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