Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge (also called a round, sometimes a shell) is a type of ammunition, consisting of a cylindrical casing (made of metal, usually brass) that has inside of it a bullet, gunpowder and primer. It is made to fit neatly in the chamber of a gun. This kind of cartridge became usual in the 19th century.
Cartridge (firearms) Media
- Big caliber cartridge comparison withDATA.jpg
Big caliber cartridge comparison v2 - .22lr, 9x18mm, 9x19mm, 7.62x25mm, .40 S&W, 10mm Auto, .45 ACP, .454 Casull, .30 Carbine, 4.6mm HK, 5.56x45mm NATO, 5.45x39mm, 7.62x39mm, 7.62x51mm, 7.62x45mmR, .303, 7.92x57mm, .30-06
- Many bullets.jpg
Three non-bottlenecked cartridges (9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP) on the left, three bottlenecked cartridges (FN 5.7×28mm, 5.56×45mm NATO and .300 Winchester Magnum) in the center, and two polymer-cased 12-gauge shotshells on the right
- Powder Samples.jpg
Smokeless powders used for handloading
- Percussion caps.jpg
Percussion caps, the precursor of modern primers
- Centerfire & rimfire ignition.gif
Comparison of primer ignition between centerfire (left two) and rimfire (right) ammunitions
- Berdan vs boxer2.jpg
Flash hole profiles on Berdan (left) and Boxer (right) primers.
- 0.30-30 Winchester case, stages in the drawing process, book; Cartridge Manufacture (1916), author; Douglas T. Hamilton.png
.30–30 Winchester case, stages in the drawing process, book; from Hamilton
- US paper to centerfire rounds.jpg
US Cartridges 1860–1875*(1) Colt Army 1860 .44 paper cartridge, American Civil War*(2) Colt Thuer-Conversion .44 revolver cartridge, patented in 1868*(3) .44 Henry rim fire cartridge flat*(4) .44 Henry rim fire cartridge pointed*(5) Frankford Arsenal .45 Colt cartridge, Benét ignition*(6) Frankford Arsenal .45 Colt-Schofield cartridge, Benét ignition
