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List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle



         


Table of selected pistol and rifle cartridges by year.

See also:

Legend:

(note: Metallic cartridge ammunition only)


Name Date Nation Metric Comments
.44 Smith & Wesson 1869 USA
.45–70 Government USA One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in existence
.32 Smith & Wesson 1870 USA
.44–40 Winchester 1873 USA .427
.45 Colt 1873 USA 11.43×23
.45 Long Colt 1873 USA for both pistol and rifle
.32–20 Winchester 1882 USA
.38–55 Winchester 1884 USA
.30–400 Krag USA
.38 Long Colt USA
7.92 × 57 mm Mauser 1888 Germany 7.92×57
7.62 x 54R 1891 Russia 7.62 × 54 Rimmed
.303 1892 Britain 7.7×56 Rimmed
7 × 57 mm Mauser 1892 Germany 7×57
8 × 57 mm Mauser Germany 8×57
6.5 × 55 mm 1895 Sweden 6.5×55
.30–30 Winchester 1895 USA First smokeless cartridge designed for big game hunting
6.5 × 50 mm 1897 Japan 6.5×50
7.65 mm Browning 1899 Belgium .32 ACP
7.65 mm Parabellum 1900 Germany Also .30 Luger
.32 Smith & Wesson Long 1901 USA long .32 S&W
9 mm Luger 1902 Germany 9×19 AKA 9 mm Parabellum
.177
.38 Special 1902 USA
.45 ACP 1905 USA Automatic Colt Pistol
.32 Winchester 1905 USA
.35 Remington 1906 USA
.25 ACP 1906 6.35 mm
.30–06 Springfield 1906 USA
.470 Nitro Express 1907 Britain Joseph Lang
short .30–03, .30 M2
.44 Special 1908 USA
9 mm Browning Short 1912 Belgium also called .380 Automatic
250–3000 1915 USA 3000 ft/s
.300 Savage 1920 USA
.270 Winchester 1925 USA
.38 Super Auto 1929 USA
.22 Hornet 1930 USA .223, 5.6 mm
.357 Magnum 1935 USA long .38 Special
.220 Swift 1935 USA
.348 Winchester 1936 USA
7.9 mm Kurz 1938 Germany
.218 Bee 1938 USA
10 mm auto 1938
7.7 × 58 mm 1939 Japan
.30 M1 Carbine 1940 USA 7.62×33
7.62 × 39 mm 1943 USSR .311 from 7.9 mm Kurz
.222 Remington 1950 USA
7.62 × 51 mm 1950 USA NATO (1953), T65 .308
.454 Casull 1954 USA long .45 Colt
.308 Winchester 1955 USA civilian 7.62 mm NATO
.44 Remington Magnum 1955 USA long .44 Special
.223 Remington 1955 USA long .222 Remington
.243 Winchester 1955 USA 6 mm, from .308
.458 Winchester Magnum 1956 USA
.280 Remington 1957 USA from .30–06
.460 Weatherby Magnum USA
5.56 × 45 mm 1960 USA
.223
.256 Magnum 1962 USA formed from .357 Magnum
7mm Remington Magnum 1962 USA
.300 Winchester Magnum 1963 USA
.41 Magnum 1964 USA
.444 Marlin 1964 USA long .44 Magnum, .429
.22–250 Remington 1965 USA Varminter
.44 AMP 1971 USA .429
.30 Herritt 1973 USA short .30-30 Winchester
5.54 × 39 mm 1974 USSR .221
5.45 mm × 39 USSR AK-74, .215
.22 PPC 1974 USA
6 mm PPC 1975 USA from .22 PPC, .243
6.5 mm JDJ 1978 USA From .225 case
.45 Winchester Magnum 1979 USA long .45 ACP
5.56mm SS–109 1979 Belgium NATO (1980), 2nd gen.
7mm –08 Remington 1980 USA
.32 Harrington & Richardson 1984 USA long .32 S&W Long
.41 AE 1986 USA Action Express
.416 Remington Magnum 1988 USA
.50 AE 1988 USA for IMI Desert Eagle
.40 Smith & Wesson 1990 USA
5.7 mm SS190 1990 Belgium 5.7 × 28 mm PDW — Defeats Class IIIA body armour
.307 Winchester 1992 USA
.224–BOZ Britain 5.56 × 23mm, in 10 mm case
357 SIG 1994 Germany/USA 40 S&W necked down to 9 mm
450 Marlin 2000 USA Derived from 45–70 Govt.
300 WSM 2001 USA Winchester Short Magnum
270 WSM 2002 USA Winchester Short Magnum
7 mm WSM 2002 USA Winchester Short Magnum
.45 GAP 2003 Austria Glock Automatic Pistol
.500 S&W Magnum 2003 USA
.45–110 Sharps USA "The Legendary Sharp"






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