9mm Parabellum Ammo
About
The .9mm Parabellum Ammo is a rimless, tapered firearms bullet. The .9mm Parabellum Ammo was designed in 1901 and made available to the public in 1902. Because of its popularity and high usage, this cartridge is manufactured today. The .9mm Parabellum Ammo is considered to be the most popular cartridge for handguns and submachine guns because of its availability and low cost. In 2007, a survey concluded that 60 percent of the firearms used by the police are 9mm. The .9mm Parabellum Ammo was intended to be lethal in the range of 50 meters, but it can still prove lethal in longer ranges. This cartridge combines a moderate recoil with a flat trajectory. The overall length of the .9mm Parabellum Ammo is 29.69mm, and the bullet diameter measures 9.01mm. The 115-grain bullet variant of the .9mm Parabellum Ammo can travel at a velocity of 1,400 feet per second and creates an energy level of 501 ft.lbf.
Manufacturer
The .9mm Parabellum Ammo was originally designed by George Luger, an Austrian firearm designer, and has been a favorite of the police departments in the Western regions.
Uses
The .9mm Parabellum Ammo is available worldwide. It is considered one of the most easily accessible pistol cartridges, which is the main reason for its popularity with law enforcement. That and the fact it has a long effective range with mild recoil makes the .9mm Parabellum Ammo perfect for police use.
9mm Makarov Ammo
About
The .9mm Makarov Ammo is a submachine gun and soviet pistol cartridge. During the ending half of the 20th Century, it was used as the standard military pistol cartridge of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. During the early Cold War, the 7.62x25mm Tokarev Ammo faced a few shortcomings, one of which was that the magazine would drop during operations, making it unfit to be used. The .9mm Makarov Ammo was designed in 1946 and was intended to be a somewhat powerful round with decent bolt thrust that could function properly in a simple or direct blowback handgun. The .9mm Makarov Ammo was based on the 9x18mm Ultra Ammo design. The .9mm Makarov Ammo uses a larger diameter cartridge than other standard 9mm bullets. The overall length of the .9mm Makarov Ammo is 25mm, and the bullet diameter measures 9.27mm. The heaviest variant of the .9mm Makarov Ammo is a 115-grain bullet load that can travel at a velocity of 1,014 feet per second while creating an energy level of 263 ft.lbf.
Manufacturer
The .9mm Makarov Ammo was designed in 1946 by B.V. Semin and was later manufactured in 1951 to overcome the 7.62x25mm Tokarev ammo's shortcomings.
Uses
The 7.62x25mm Tokarev Ammo has been mainly used as a standard pistol cartridge by the Soviet Union military, and it began its early operations at the starting of the Cold War.
