List of handgun cartridges
Cartridge name
· 2.34 mm rimfire (for SwissMiniGun)
· 2.7 mm Kolibri (2 mm Kolibri, 2.7x9 mm)
· 3 mm Kolibri
· 4.25 mm Liliput (4.25 mm Erika)
· .17 Hornady Mach 2 (.17 HM2)
· .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (.17 HMR)
· .17-357 RG
· 4.6x30 mm
· 5 mm Clement (5 mm Clement Auto)
· 5 mm Bergmann (5 mm Bergmann Rimless)
· 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum (5 mm RMR)
· 5.45x18 mm (5.45x18 mm Soviet, 5.45x18 mm MPTs, 5.45x18 mm PSM)
· .22 BB (.22 BB Cap)
· .22 CB (.22 CB Cap)
· .22 Short
· .22 Long
· .22 Long Rifle (.22 LR, .22 Stinger [hot loading])
· .22 Remington Jet (.22 Jet, .22 Centerfire Magnum)
· .22 Reed Express [7.62x25 mm necked down to .22]
· .22 WMR (.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, .22 Magnum)
· .224 Kay-Chuk (.224 Harvey Kay-Chuk)
· .221 Remington Fireball
· .224 BOZ
· .224 Montgomery
· .224-32 FA [.327 Federal necked to .22]
· 5.7x28 mm
· 5.5 mm Velo-Dog (5.75 mm Velo Dog)
· 5.8x21 mm DAP92
· .25 ACP (.25 Auto, .25 Auto Colt Pistol, 6.35 mm Auto, 6.35 mm Browning, 6.35x16 mmSR)
· .25 NAA
· .256 Winchester Magnum
· 6.5 mm Bergmann
· 7 mm Nambu (7x20 mm)
· 7.62 mm Nagant (7.62 mm Russian, 7.62x38 mmR)
· .32 Colt [inside-lubricated variant of .32 Long Colt]
· .32 Protector
· 7.65 mm Roth-Sauer, 7.65 mm Frommer
· 7.62 mm Tokarev (7.62x25 mm)
· 7.62x42 mm SP-4
· 7.65 mm Borchardt (7.65x25 mm Borchardt, .30 Borchardt)
· 7.65 mm Parabellum (7.65x22 mm Parabellum, 7.65x21 mm Luger, 7.65 mm Luger, .30 Luger)
· 7.65mm Mannlicher (7.63 mm Mannlicher, 7.65x21 mm)
· 7.63 mm Mauser (7.63x25 mm)
· .35 S&W Auto (.35 Auto)
· .32 ACP (.32 Auto, .32 Auto Colt Pistol, 7.65 mm Auto, 7.65 mm Browning, 7.65x17 mmSR)
· 7.62x17 mm Type 64 (7.62 mm Chinese) [rimless development of the .32 ACP]
· 7.65 mm Longue (7.65 mm MAS)
· .30 Wildey (.30 Wildey Magnum) [advertised as necked-down version of .475 Wildey]
· .32 NAA
· .32 S&W
· .32 S&W Long (.32 Colt New Police)
· 7.92 x 24 mm VBR [shortened .30 Carbine case]
· .32-20 Winchester (.32 WCF, .32-20 Marlin, .32 Colt Lightning)
· .32 H&R Magnum
· .327 Federal Magnum
· .32 Short Colt (.32 SC)
· .32 Long Colt (.32 LC)
· .320 Revolver (.320 European, .320 Bulldog, .320 Webley)
· 7.5 mm Swiss Army (7.5 mm 1882 Ordnance)
· 7.7 mm Bittner
· 8 mm Rast-Gasser (8 mm Gasser)
· 8 mm Nambu
· 8 mm Lebel Revolver (8 mm French Ordnance )
· 8 mm Pieper
· 7.5 mm Nagant (7.5 mm Swedish Nagant)
· 8 mm Roth-Steyr
· 8.5 mm Mars
· 9 mm Japanese Revolver
· 9 mm Ultra (9 mm Police, 9x18 mm)
· 9 mm Glisenti
· 9 mm Parabellum (9 mm Luger, 9 mm NATO, 9x19 mm)
· 9 mm Federal (9x19 mmR)
· 9 mm Browning Long (9x20 mmSR)
· 9x21 mm (9 mm IMI)
· .356 TSW (9x21.5 mm)
· 9 mm Action Express (9 mm AE)
· .38-45 Auto (.45-38 Auto Pistol, .45-38 Clerke, .45-38 Hard Head)
· 9 mm Steyr (9x23 mm Steyr)
· 9 mm Largo (9 mm Bergmann-Bayard, 9 mm Bayard Long, 9x23 mm)
· 9 mm Mauser (9x25 mm Mauser)
· 9 mm Dillon (9x25 mm Dillon)
· 9 mm Mauser (9x25 mm Mauser, 9 mm Mauser Export)
· 9 mm Winchester Magnum
· .380 ACP (.380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz, 9mm Browning Short, 9x17 mm)
· .38 rimfire (.38RF, .38 Hopkins & Allen)
· 9x23 mm Winchester
· .38 Casull
· 9 mm Mars
· .38 Short Colt
· .38 Long Colt
· .38 Special
· .38 AMU (.38 Army Marksmanship Unit)
· .357 Peterbilt (.357 WIldey Magnum)
· .357 AutoMag (.357 AMP)
· .357-45 GWM (.357/45 Grizzly Winchester Magnum
· .357/44 Bain & Davis
· .357 Magnum (9x31 mmR, .353 Casull [special hunting load for Freedom Arms revolvers])
· .360 DW
· .357 Remington Maximum (.357 Maximum)
· .357 SuperMag
· .357 SIG
· .38 ACP (.38 Auto, 9x23 mmSR)
· .38 Super
· .38 Super Comp
· .38 S&W (.38 Colt New Police, .380 Rim, .38 S&W Corto, .380-200 British Service)
· 9 mm Makarov (9x18 mm PM)
· 9x21 mm Gyurza
· .380 Revolver Short [British Webley pattern from 1860s, copied by Colt to produce .38 Short Colt]
· .380 Revolver Long [British Webley pattern from 1860s]
· .375 SuperMag
· 9.8 mm Auto Colt (9.65 mm Browning Automatic)
· .41 Long Colt [smokeless inside-lubricated variant]
· .40 S&W (.40 Auto, .40 Short, 10x22 mm)
· 10 mm Auto (10×25mm, 10mm Norma, 10mm F.B.I.)
· 10 mm Magnum
· .40 Super
· .40 G&A
· .40 G&A Magnum
· .400 CorBon
· .41 Short Colt
· .41 Long Colt
· .38-40 Winchester (.38-40 WCF)
· .401 Powermag (.401 Herter's Powermag)
· .41 Action Express (.41 AE)
· .41 Avenger
· .41 Wildey Magnum (10 mm Wildey Magnum)
· .41 Special
· .41 Remington Magnum (.41 Magnum)
· .414 SuperMag
· 10.35 mm (10.4 mm Italian, 10.4 mm Italian Ordnance)
· 10.4 mm Swiss (.41 Swiss)
· .44 Russian (.44 Smith & Wesson Russian, .44 S&W Russian)
· .44 Special (.44 S&W Special)
· .44 Magnum (.44 Remington Magnum)
· .44-40 Winchester (.44 WCF)
· .445 SuperMag
· .440 Cor-bon
· .44 Wildey Magnum (11 mm Wildey Magnum)
· .44 AMP (.44 AutoMag)
· .44 S&W American (.44 American)
· .442 Webley (.442 Revolver Centre Fire, .442 Kurz, .44 Webley, .442 RIC, 10.5x17 mmR)
· .44 Bull Dog
· .44 Colt
· 11.75 mm Montenegrin (11 mm Gasser, 11.25x36 mm Montenegrin)
· 11.35 mm Schouboe (11.35x18 mm, .45 Schouboe)
· 11 mm French Ordnance
· 11 mm German Service (10.6 mm German Service, 10.8 mm German Service)
· .460 Rowland
· .45 Winchester Magnum (.45 WinMag, .45 NAACO)
· .450 Magnum Express
· .450 Bonecrusher
· .45 Webley
· .45 Auto Rim (.45 Automatic Rimmed)
· .45 GAP (.45 Glock)
· .45 HP (.45 Automatic Short, .45 Hirtenberger Patrone, .45 Italian)
· .45 ACP (.45 Automatic, .45 Auto Colt Pistol, 11.43x23 mm)
· .45 Super
· .450 SMC (.450 Short Magnum Cartridge, .450 Triton) [.45 Super with small primer]
· .45 Wildey Magnum
· .451 Detonics (.451 Detonics Magnum)
· .454 Casull (.45 Magnum)
· .455 SuperMag
· .460 S&W Magnum
· .455 Webley (.455 Webley Revolver)
· .45 Schofield (.45 Smith & Wesson, .45 S&W Schofield)
· .45 Colt Government
· .45 Long Colt (.45 Colt)
· .45 Mars Short
· .45 Mars Long
· .450 Adams (.450 Revolver, .450 Boxer, .450 Short, .450 Corto)
· .455 Webley Auto
· .455 Revolver Mk I (.455 Colt)
· .476 Enfield (.476 Eley, .476 Revolver, .455/476)
· .480 Ruger
· .475 Wildey Magnum
· .475 Linebaugh
· .475 Linebaugh Long (.475 Maximum)
· 12.3x22 mm [Udar revolver cartridge]
· 12.3x40 mm (STs-110) [Udar revolver cartridge]
· 12.3x50 mm [Udar revolver cartridge]
· .50 GI
· .50 Action Express (.50 AE)
· .500 Wyoming Express (.500 WE)
· .500 JRH
· .500 S&W Special
· .500 S&W Magnum
· .50 Remington
· .50 Special (.50 Bowen Special)
· .500 Linebaugh
· .500 Linebaugh Long (.500 Maximum)
· .505 SuperMag (.510 SuperMag)
· 13 mm Gyrojet
· .577 Boxer (.577 Eley, .577 Webley)
· 2.34 mm rimfire (for SwissMiniGun)
· 2.7 mm Kolibri (2 mm Kolibri, 2.7x9 mm)
· 3 mm Kolibri
· 4.25 mm Liliput (4.25 mm Erika)
· .17 Hornady Mach 2 (.17 HM2)
· .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (.17 HMR)
· .17-357 RG
· 4.6x30 mm
· 5 mm Clement (5 mm Clement Auto)
· 5 mm Bergmann (5 mm Bergmann Rimless)
· 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum (5 mm RMR)
· 5.45x18 mm (5.45x18 mm Soviet, 5.45x18 mm MPTs, 5.45x18 mm PSM)
· .22 BB (.22 BB Cap)
· .22 CB (.22 CB Cap)
· .22 Short
· .22 Long
· .22 Long Rifle (.22 LR, .22 Stinger [hot loading])
· .22 Remington Jet (.22 Jet, .22 Centerfire Magnum)
· .22 Reed Express [7.62x25 mm necked down to .22]
· .22 WMR (.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, .22 Magnum)
· .224 Kay-Chuk (.224 Harvey Kay-Chuk)
· .221 Remington Fireball
· .224 BOZ
· .224 Montgomery
· .224-32 FA [.327 Federal necked to .22]
· 5.7x28 mm
· 5.5 mm Velo-Dog (5.75 mm Velo Dog)
· 5.8x21 mm DAP92
· .25 ACP (.25 Auto, .25 Auto Colt Pistol, 6.35 mm Auto, 6.35 mm Browning, 6.35x16 mmSR)
· .25 NAA
· .256 Winchester Magnum
· 6.5 mm Bergmann
· 7 mm Nambu (7x20 mm)
· 7.62 mm Nagant (7.62 mm Russian, 7.62x38 mmR)
· .32 Colt [inside-lubricated variant of .32 Long Colt]
· .32 Protector
· 7.65 mm Roth-Sauer, 7.65 mm Frommer
· 7.62 mm Tokarev (7.62x25 mm)
· 7.62x42 mm SP-4
· 7.65 mm Borchardt (7.65x25 mm Borchardt, .30 Borchardt)
· 7.65 mm Parabellum (7.65x22 mm Parabellum, 7.65x21 mm Luger, 7.65 mm Luger, .30 Luger)
· 7.65mm Mannlicher (7.63 mm Mannlicher, 7.65x21 mm)
· 7.63 mm Mauser (7.63x25 mm)
· .35 S&W Auto (.35 Auto)
· .32 ACP (.32 Auto, .32 Auto Colt Pistol, 7.65 mm Auto, 7.65 mm Browning, 7.65x17 mmSR)
· 7.62x17 mm Type 64 (7.62 mm Chinese) [rimless development of the .32 ACP]
· 7.65 mm Longue (7.65 mm MAS)
· .30 Wildey (.30 Wildey Magnum) [advertised as necked-down version of .475 Wildey]
· .32 NAA
· .32 S&W
· .32 S&W Long (.32 Colt New Police)
· 7.92 x 24 mm VBR [shortened .30 Carbine case]
· .32-20 Winchester (.32 WCF, .32-20 Marlin, .32 Colt Lightning)
· .32 H&R Magnum
· .327 Federal Magnum
· .32 Short Colt (.32 SC)
· .32 Long Colt (.32 LC)
· .320 Revolver (.320 European, .320 Bulldog, .320 Webley)
· 7.5 mm Swiss Army (7.5 mm 1882 Ordnance)
· 7.7 mm Bittner
· 8 mm Rast-Gasser (8 mm Gasser)
· 8 mm Nambu
· 8 mm Lebel Revolver (8 mm French Ordnance )
· 8 mm Pieper
· 7.5 mm Nagant (7.5 mm Swedish Nagant)
· 8 mm Roth-Steyr
· 8.5 mm Mars
· 9 mm Japanese Revolver
· 9 mm Ultra (9 mm Police, 9x18 mm)
· 9 mm Glisenti
· 9 mm Parabellum (9 mm Luger, 9 mm NATO, 9x19 mm)
· 9 mm Federal (9x19 mmR)
· 9 mm Browning Long (9x20 mmSR)
· 9x21 mm (9 mm IMI)
· .356 TSW (9x21.5 mm)
· 9 mm Action Express (9 mm AE)
· .38-45 Auto (.45-38 Auto Pistol, .45-38 Clerke, .45-38 Hard Head)
· 9 mm Steyr (9x23 mm Steyr)
· 9 mm Largo (9 mm Bergmann-Bayard, 9 mm Bayard Long, 9x23 mm)
· 9 mm Mauser (9x25 mm Mauser)
· 9 mm Dillon (9x25 mm Dillon)
· 9 mm Mauser (9x25 mm Mauser, 9 mm Mauser Export)
· 9 mm Winchester Magnum
· .380 ACP (.380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz, 9mm Browning Short, 9x17 mm)
· .38 rimfire (.38RF, .38 Hopkins & Allen)
· 9x23 mm Winchester
· .38 Casull
· 9 mm Mars
· .38 Short Colt
· .38 Long Colt
· .38 Special
· .38 AMU (.38 Army Marksmanship Unit)
· .357 Peterbilt (.357 WIldey Magnum)
· .357 AutoMag (.357 AMP)
· .357-45 GWM (.357/45 Grizzly Winchester Magnum
· .357/44 Bain & Davis
· .357 Magnum (9x31 mmR, .353 Casull [special hunting load for Freedom Arms revolvers])
· .360 DW
· .357 Remington Maximum (.357 Maximum)
· .357 SuperMag
· .357 SIG
· .38 ACP (.38 Auto, 9x23 mmSR)
· .38 Super
· .38 Super Comp
· .38 S&W (.38 Colt New Police, .380 Rim, .38 S&W Corto, .380-200 British Service)
· 9 mm Makarov (9x18 mm PM)
· 9x21 mm Gyurza
· .380 Revolver Short [British Webley pattern from 1860s, copied by Colt to produce .38 Short Colt]
· .380 Revolver Long [British Webley pattern from 1860s]
· .375 SuperMag
· 9.8 mm Auto Colt (9.65 mm Browning Automatic)
· .41 Long Colt [smokeless inside-lubricated variant]
· .40 S&W (.40 Auto, .40 Short, 10x22 mm)
· 10 mm Auto (10×25mm, 10mm Norma, 10mm F.B.I.)
· 10 mm Magnum
· .40 Super
· .40 G&A
· .40 G&A Magnum
· .400 CorBon
· .41 Short Colt
· .41 Long Colt
· .38-40 Winchester (.38-40 WCF)
· .401 Powermag (.401 Herter's Powermag)
· .41 Action Express (.41 AE)
· .41 Avenger
· .41 Wildey Magnum (10 mm Wildey Magnum)
· .41 Special
· .41 Remington Magnum (.41 Magnum)
· .414 SuperMag
· 10.35 mm (10.4 mm Italian, 10.4 mm Italian Ordnance)
· 10.4 mm Swiss (.41 Swiss)
· .44 Russian (.44 Smith & Wesson Russian, .44 S&W Russian)
· .44 Special (.44 S&W Special)
· .44 Magnum (.44 Remington Magnum)
· .44-40 Winchester (.44 WCF)
· .445 SuperMag
· .440 Cor-bon
· .44 Wildey Magnum (11 mm Wildey Magnum)
· .44 AMP (.44 AutoMag)
· .44 S&W American (.44 American)
· .442 Webley (.442 Revolver Centre Fire, .442 Kurz, .44 Webley, .442 RIC, 10.5x17 mmR)
· .44 Bull Dog
· .44 Colt
· 11.75 mm Montenegrin (11 mm Gasser, 11.25x36 mm Montenegrin)
· 11.35 mm Schouboe (11.35x18 mm, .45 Schouboe)
· 11 mm French Ordnance
· 11 mm German Service (10.6 mm German Service, 10.8 mm German Service)
· .460 Rowland
· .45 Winchester Magnum (.45 WinMag, .45 NAACO)
· .450 Magnum Express
· .450 Bonecrusher
· .45 Webley
· .45 Auto Rim (.45 Automatic Rimmed)
· .45 GAP (.45 Glock)
· .45 HP (.45 Automatic Short, .45 Hirtenberger Patrone, .45 Italian)
· .45 ACP (.45 Automatic, .45 Auto Colt Pistol, 11.43x23 mm)
· .45 Super
· .450 SMC (.450 Short Magnum Cartridge, .450 Triton) [.45 Super with small primer]
· .45 Wildey Magnum
· .451 Detonics (.451 Detonics Magnum)
· .454 Casull (.45 Magnum)
· .455 SuperMag
· .460 S&W Magnum
· .455 Webley (.455 Webley Revolver)
· .45 Schofield (.45 Smith & Wesson, .45 S&W Schofield)
· .45 Colt Government
· .45 Long Colt (.45 Colt)
· .45 Mars Short
· .45 Mars Long
· .450 Adams (.450 Revolver, .450 Boxer, .450 Short, .450 Corto)
· .455 Webley Auto
· .455 Revolver Mk I (.455 Colt)
· .476 Enfield (.476 Eley, .476 Revolver, .455/476)
· .480 Ruger
· .475 Wildey Magnum
· .475 Linebaugh
· .475 Linebaugh Long (.475 Maximum)
· 12.3x22 mm [Udar revolver cartridge]
· 12.3x40 mm (STs-110) [Udar revolver cartridge]
· 12.3x50 mm [Udar revolver cartridge]
· .50 GI
· .50 Action Express (.50 AE)
· .500 Wyoming Express (.500 WE)
· .500 JRH
· .500 S&W Special
· .500 S&W Magnum
· .50 Remington
· .50 Special (.50 Bowen Special)
· .500 Linebaugh
· .500 Linebaugh Long (.500 Maximum)
· .505 SuperMag (.510 SuperMag)
· 13 mm Gyrojet
· .577 Boxer (.577 Eley, .577 Webley)
Other cartridges used in repeating handguns
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers. These include:
Cartridge name
.218 Bee
.22 Hornet
5.45x39mm
.223 Remington
*.30 Carbine
.30-30 Winchester
7.62x39mm
.375 Winchester
.410 bore
.444 Marlin
.450 Marlin
.45-70 Government
.458 Winchester Magnum
.50-70 Government
12.7x50 PS-12 Russian
28-gauge
600 nitro express
.218 Bee
.22 Hornet
5.45x39mm
.223 Remington
*.30 Carbine
.30-30 Winchester
7.62x39mm
.375 Winchester
.410 bore
.444 Marlin
.450 Marlin
.45-70 Government
.458 Winchester Magnum
.50-70 Government
12.7x50 PS-12 Russian
28-gauge
600 nitro express