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Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...

 cartridges which have a bullet in the 8 millimetre (0.31496062992126 in) to 9 millimetre (0.354330708661417 in) caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....

 range.
  • Length refers to the empty cartridge case length.
  • OAL refers to the overall length of the loaded cartridge.


All measurements are in mm (in).

Pistol cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
8 mm Nambu  8.18 (.322) 21.25 (.840) 10.50 (.413) 10.32 (.407) 9.86 (.388) 8.73 (.340) 31.75 (1.25)
8mm Roth-Steyr
8mm Roth-Steyr
The 8 mm Roth-Steyr is a military centerfire pistol cartridge adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1907 for the Repetierpistole M7 -- the first self-loading pistol adopted by a major military power. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. Ammunition was typically packaged in...

 
8.16 (.321) 18.65 8.85 8.85 8.80 29.00

Revolver cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Neck OAL
.32 S&W Long
.32 S&W Long
The .32 S&W Long is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver...

 
8.001 (.315) 23.37 (.920) 9.53 (.375) 8.56 (.337) 8.56 (.337) 32.51 (1.280)
.320 Revolver 8.052 (.317) 16 (0.62) 8.9 (.350) 7.9 (.306) 8.1 (.320) 24.5 (.95)
.327 Federal Magnum
.327 Federal Magnum
The .327 Federal Magnum is a cartridge introduced by Sturm, Ruger and Federal Cartridge, intended to provide the power of a .357 Magnum in six shot, compact revolvers, whose cylinders only hold 5 rounds of the larger .357 Magnum cartridge...

 
8.001 (.315) 30 (1.20) 9.5 (.375) 8.6 (.337) 8.6 (.337) 37 (1.47)
7.5 mm Swiss Army Revolver 8.052 (.317) 22.61 (.890) 10.34 (.407) 8.763 (.345) 8.509 (.335) 32.77 (1.29)
8mm French Ordnance
8mm French Ordnance
The 8mm/92 is a rimmed cartridge used in the 8mm M1892 revolver and inexpensive handguns manufactured in Belgium and Spain. These are usually copies of the ordnance revolver itself or of then reputable foreign firearms .Its dimensions are close to those of the 8mm Gasser...

/8mm Lebel Revolver/8×27mmR Regimetaire Mle 92
8.204 (.323) 27.18 (1.07) 10.16 (.400) 9.753 (.384) 8.89 (.35) 36.58 (1.44)
7.5 mm Swedish Nagant 8.255 (.325) 22.61 (.890) 10.31 (.406) 8.890 (.350) 8.331 (.328) 34.29 (1.35)

Rifle cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
8 mm Remington Magnum
8 mm Remington Magnum
The 8mm Remington Magnum belted rifle cartridge was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1978 as a new chambering for the model 700 BDL rifle. The 8 mm Remington Magnum's parent case is the .375 H&H Magnum...

 
8.217 (.3235) 72.39 (2.850) 13.51 (.532) 13.02 (.5126) 12.36 (.4868) 8.99 (.354) 91.44 (3.60)
.32 Winchester Self-Loading
.32 Winchester Self-Loading
The .32 Winchester Self-Loading is an American rifle cartridge.Winchester introduced the .32SL and .35SL cartridges in the Winchester '05 self-loading rifle, a centerfire version of the Winchester '03...

 
8.2 (.321) 31 (1.24) 9.9 (.390) 9.9 (.390) 8.8 (.347) 8.8 (.347) 48 (1.88)
8x56R Kropatschek 8.17 (.322) 56.02 (2.206) 15.74 (.620) 13.76 (.542) 12.15 (.478) 9.2 (.362) 81.95 (3.226)
8x56mmR
8x56mmR
The 8x56mmR or 8 x 56 R M30S cartridge was adopted in the 1930s by both Austria and Hungary as a replacement for the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge. It was originally created for the Steyr-Solothurn light machine gun as the M30. Later the cartridge was adopted for use in rifles in 1931 as the M31 to...

 Mannlicher
8x50mmR Mannlicher 
.32 Winchester Special
.32 Winchester Special
The .32 Winchester Special is a rimmed cartridge created in October 1901 for use in the Winchester Model 94 lever-action rifle. It is similar in name but unrelated to the .32-20 Winchester cartridge ....

 
8.18 (.322) 51.82 (2.040) 12.85 (.506) 10.72 (.422) 10.19 (.401) 8.77 (.345) 64.77 (2.55)
.325 WSM
.325 WSM
.325 Winchester Short Magnum is an 8 mm caliber rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire short magnum cartridge that was introduced in 2005 by Winchester...

 
8.2 (.323) 53.34 (2.10) 13.59 (.535) 14.10 (.555) 13.665 (.538) 9.093 (.357)
8x57mm IS/8 mm Mauser 8.20 (.323) 57.00 (2.244) 11.95 (.470) 11.94 (.470) 10.95 (.431) 9.08 (.345) 82.00 (3.228)
8x60mm S  8.20 (.323) 60.00 (2.362) 11.95 (.470) 11.98 (.473) 10.95 (.431) 9.08 (.357) 82.50 (3.25)
8x64mm S
8x64mm S
The 8x64mm S is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed as a military service round for the German Army who never issued it...

 
8.20 (.323) 64.00 (2.520) 12.00 (.473) 11.95 (.470) 10.85 (.427) 8.96 (.353) 87.50 (3.445)
8x68mm S
8x68mm S
The 8x68mm S rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge and its necked down sister cartridge the 6.5x68mm were developed in the 1930s by Mr...

 
8.20 (.323) 67.50 (2.657) 13.00 (.512) 13.30 (.524) 12.15 (.478) 9.14 (.360) 87.00 (3.425)
8 mm Lebel
8 mm Lebel
The 8×50mmR French rifle cartridge was the first smokeless gunpowder cartridge to be made and adopted by any country. It was introduced by France in 1886. Formed by necking down the 11 mm Gras black powder cartridge, the smokeless 8 mm Lebel cartridge started a revolution in military rifle...

 
8.3 (.327) 50.5 (1.99) 16.0 (.630) 13.77 (.543) 11.6 (.457) 8.85 (.349) 69.85 (2.75)
.338 Whisper
.338 Whisper
The .338 Whisper is a wildcat cartridgein the Whisper family, a group of cartridges developed in the early 1990s by J.D. Jones of SSK Industries. Unlike the smaller caliber cartridges in the Whisper family, loads for the .338 Whisper are mainly limited to subsonic velocities...

 
8.59 (.338) 37.34 (1.47) 11.84 (.466) 11.76 (.463) 11.61 (.457) 9.14 (.360)
.33 Winchester
.33 Winchester
The .33 Winchester Center Fire is an American centerfire rifle cartridge.Introduced by Winchester for the Model 86 lever rifle , it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936...

 
8.59 (.338) 54 (2.11) 15.5 (.610) 12.9 (.508) 11.3 (.443) 9.3 (.365) 71 (2.8)
.333 Jeffery Flanged
.333 Jeffery Flanged
The .333 Jeffery Flanged or .333 Flanged Nitro Express is a .333 caliber rimmed, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed by the W.J. Jeffery & Co. in 1908 as a rimmed version of the .333 Jeffery and is intended for double rifles....

 
.338 Federal
.338 Federal
The .338 Federal is a rifle cartridge based on the .308 Winchester case necked up to .33 caliber. It was created by Federal Cartridge and Sako in 2006 and intended as a big game cartridge with reasonable recoil for lightweight rifles.-Comparison:...

 
.338 Spectre 
.338-06
.338-06
The .338-06 is a wildcat cartridge based on the .30-06. It allows heavier .338 caliber bullets to be used from the .30-06 non-belted case. This is a better choice for heavy bodied game such as moose, elk, and brown bear than the .30-06...

 
8.59 (.338) 63.35 (2.494) 12.01 (.473) 11.99 (.472) 11.2 (.441) 9.37 (.369) 85.6 (3.37)
.338 Marlin Express
.338 Marlin express
The .338 Marlin Express is a new cartridge developed by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the .376 Steyr with a goal to duplicate the venerable .30-06 Springfield's performance in a cartridge compatible with lever-action firearms. The cartridge uses a slightly shorter, rimmed case to...

 
8.59 (.338)
.338 Winchester Magnum
.338 Winchester Magnum
The .338 Winchester Magnum is a .33 caliber belted rimless bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1958 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company|Winchester. It is based on the blown out, shortened .375 H&H Magnum. The .33 is the caliber at which medium bore cartridges are considered to begin...

 
8.611 (.339) 63.50 (2.500) 13.51 (.532) 13.03 (.513) 12.47 (.491) 9.39 (.370) 84.84 (3.340)
.338 Lapua Magnum  8.585 (.338) 69.20 (2.73) 14.93 (.588) 14.91 (.587) 13.82 (.544) 9.41 (.371) 93.50 (3.68)
.338 Norma Magnum
.338 Norma Magnum
The .338 Norma Magnum is a cartridge first introduced in 2008 and coming into production in 2009. It is designed by the Swedish ammunition company Norma which is part of the Swiss RUAG group.-Design history:...

 
8.585 (.338)
.338 Remington Ultra Magnum
.338 Remington Ultra Magnum
The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is a .338 caliber rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 2002. It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge based on the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case shortened .090" loaded with a .338 caliber bullet...

 
.338 Edge
.338 Edge
338 Edge is a Wildcat rifle cartridge based on the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum round necked up to accept 0.338" diameter bullets. It is gaining popularity as a long-range cartridge due to the wide availability of 0.338" projectiles with favorable ballistics...

.338 Xtreme
.338 Xtreme
Introduced in 2008 the .338 Xtreme cartridge , is based on a necked down .505 Gibbs case with a sharper 35 degree shoulder angle. The cases, commercially produced by Bertram Bullets, have a length of 3.030" and a head diameter of 0.640". Capacity is 167.5 grains. Factory loads drive a 266 grain...

 
.338 XT 
.338-408 
.338-416 
.338 Excalibur 

See also

  • 2 mm (.079 in)
    2 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the .079 in / 2 mm caliber range.Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge...

     - 3 mm (.118 in)
    3 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the .118 in / 3 mm caliber range.Length refers to the cartridge case length.OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.All measurements are in mm .-.118 in / 3 mm auto cartridges:...

     - 4 mm (.157 in)
    4 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the .172 in / 4.5mm caliber range.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.All measurements are in mm .-Rimfire cartridges:...

     - 5 mm (.197 in)
    5 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the to caliber range.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.All measurements are in mm .-Rimfire cartridges:...

     - 6 mm (.236 in)
    6 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet caliber between and .*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.All measurements are in mm .-Pistol cartridges:-.24in :...

     - 7 mm (.276 in)
    7 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the to caliber range.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge....

     - 8 mm (.315 in) - 9 mm (.354 in)
    9 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the caliber range. The most prevalent of these rounds is the 9x19mm Parabellum.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge....

     - 10 mm (.394 in)
    10 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the caliber range.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.All measurements are in mm .-Pistol cartridges:...

     - 11 mm (.433 in)
    11 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the through caliber range.All measurements are in millimeters .-Pistol cartridges:-Revolver cartridges:-Rifle cartridges:-See also:...

     - 12 mm (.472 in)
    12 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the to caliber range.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.*Bullet refers to the diameter of the bullet....

     - 13 mm (.5118 in)
    13 mm caliber
    This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the caliber range and greater.*Length refers to the cartridge case length.*OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.*Bullet refers to the diameter of the bullet....

  • List of cartridges by caliber
  • List of handgun cartridges
  • List of rifle cartridges
  • .50 caliber handguns
    .50 caliber handguns
    A .50 caliber handgun is a handgun firing a bullet measuring approximately .5 inches in diameter. Historically, many black powder pistols fire rounds with diameters well above ½ inch...

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