Name:
9x29mmR
Manufacturer:
various
Also Known As:
.38 Special, .38 S&W Special, .38-44
Bullet Type:
Ball
Bullet Diameter:
.357 inches
Bullet Mass:
10.29g
Charge Mass:
.33g
Round Mass:
15.04g
Standard Muzzel Velocity:
810 feet/sec.
Packaging:
50 rounds per box, 40 boxes per case
Package Mass:
42.8kg
Comments:
This round was the most common police cartridge in the United States. A very accurate cartridge, the 9x29mmR is widely used for target shooting with revolvers. With relatively light recoil of the 9x29mmR, it is very easy to instruct a new shooter in firing it. A lengthened version of the 9x29mmR round was developed into the 9x33mmR (.357 Magnum) round. The round is called ".38" Special because at the time it was developed, the diameter of the cartridge, rather than the bullet, was used to name cartridges.
Used in:
M27-3.5
Other Loadings:
Type Bullet Mass Round Mass Muzzel Velocity
Tracer 10.29g 15.04g 870 feet/sec.
Bibliograhpy:
TM 1-1 and Armory

Last updated on: 20-Oct-1999