| 9×20 mm Browning Long | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:9mm long cartridge.jpg | ||
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol | |
| Place of origin | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | |
| Production history | ||
| Designer | John Moses Browning | |
| Designed | 1903 | |
| Manufacturer | Fabrique Nationale de Herstal | |
| Specifications | ||
| Case type | semi-rimmed, straight | |
| Bullet diameter | .356 in (Script error: No such module "Math". mm) | |
| Neck diameter | .376 in (Script error: No such module "Math". mm) | |
| Base diameter | .384 in (Script error: No such module "Math". mm) | |
| Rim diameter | .404 in (Script error: No such module "Math". mm) | |
| Case length | 20 mm (0.79 in) | |
| Overall length | 1.10 in (Script error: No such module "Math". mm) | |
| Primer type | Small pistol | |
| Ballistic performance | ||
| Bullet weight/type | Velocity | Energy |
| 110 gr (Script error: No such module "Math". g) FMJ | 1,000 ft/s (Script error: No such module "Math". m/s) | 240 ft·lbf (Script error: No such module "Math". J) |
| Source(s): Rifles and Machine Guns [1] | ||
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The 9×20 mm Browning Long is a military centerfire pistol cartridge developed in 1903 for the 9 mm Browning pistol adopted by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[2] The cartridge headspaces on the rim. Ammunition was produced in Belgium, France, England, Sweden[3] and the United States. There was some production in Germany during World War I for the Ottoman Empire, and the cartridge was also used in South Africa.[4]
The cartridge is now obsolete and it is hard to find reloadable brass for this ammunition; one option handloaders have is to take the .38 ACP and shorten it to the right length.
There is reloading data available on a few websites[5] and in some handloading manuals, e.g. the Norwegian Ladeboken.[6]
Ladeboken:
- Powder: 4.5 grains N340.
- Bullet: 110 grains Norma JHP
- Length: 1.09 in
- Velocity: 815 ft/s (248) m/s
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Melvin, M., Capt., USMCR. Rifles and Machine Guns, p.385. New York,: William Morrow & Company, 1944.
- ↑ Janson, O. "Browning pistol M1903 becomes Swedish Pistol m/1907"
- ↑ Janson, O. "Equipment, holsters and ammunition for m/1907"
- ↑ Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, pp.237–238. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943.
- ↑ 9mm Browning Long loading data at Gun Loads web site
- ↑ Ladeboken web site
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