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Performance

9 x 18 mm PM is ballistically similar to the .380 ACP cartridge, but slightly more powerful in typical loadings. It is substantially less powerful than typical loadings of 9mm Luger (9 x 19mm). The 9 X 18 cartridge is not interchangeable with .380 ACP or any other western cartridge. Ballistics (gr. ... The . ...

History

The 9 x 18 mm caliber was the standard pistol caliber for Eastern-bloc European countries, which still use this caliber today.

9 X 18 caliber uses a larger diameter bullet than other 9mm rounds. "Standard" 9mm is 0.355 inches, however 9 X 18 rounds are loaded with bullets measuring 0.363 inches. As a result, different bullets must be used to load (or reload) 9 X 18 cartridges.

Specifications

• Length:
  • Case: 18.00 mm (.709 in)
  • Overall: 24.64 mm (.970 in)
• Diameter:
  • Rim: 9.90 mm (.390 in)
  • Base: 9.90 mm (.390 in)
  • Neck: 9.85 mm (.388 in)
  • Bullet: 9.25 mm (.365 in)

Weapons chambered for 9 x 18 mm PM

• Makarov PM
• Bizon
• FEG SMC-918

The Makarov PM is a semi-automatic pistol, designed in the late 1940s by Russian firearms designer Nikolai Fyodorovich Makarov. ... Bizon SMG In 1993 engineers of IZMASH OJSC created a submachine gun called Bizon (Bison) that is derived from AK-74 and AK-100 series of assault rifles. ...

Synonyms

• 9 mm Makarov
• 9 x 18 mm
• 9 x 18 mm Makarov

See also

• 9 mm caliber
• List of handgun cartridges