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What is the actual diameter of a 9mm bullet?

What is the actual diameter of a 9mm bullet?

Pistol cartridges

Name Bullet diameter Base
9×19mm Parabellum (9mm Luger) 9.02 (.355) 9.93 (.391)
.357 SIG 9.02 (.355) 10.74 (.423)
9mm Browning Long 9.09 (.358) 9.72 (.383)
9×21mm 9.02 (.355) 9.93 (0.391)

Is .38 the same diameter as 9mm?

380 auto and 9mm ammunition are all the same caliber. (Caliber is the size of the projectile, or bullet.) 38 is 0.38 of an inch; Europe uses the metric system, so 9mm.

What is 9mm measuring?

Metric Measurements For example, a 9mm handgun has a bore diameter of approximately nine millimeters. There is no decimal point and we drop the term “caliber.”

Is 9mm a radius or diameter?

Yes, the 9mm bullet is really 9mm in diameter. Anytime a caliber is expressed in mm (i.e. 7.62mm), that is the diameter of the bullet. Same goes for imperial (inch) calibers.

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How wide is 9 mm?

MM Approximate Size In Inches Exact Size In Inches
8mm 5/16 Inch 0.31496 Inches
9mm Just short of 3/8 Inch 0.35433 Inches
10mm Little over 3/8 Inch 0.39370 Inches
11mm 7/16 Inch 0.43307 Inches

Is 9mm rimfire or centerfire?

9MM is a centerfire round. You can look for the primer in the center of the back of each cartridge to verify.

What is the diameter of a bullet?

Metric and US customary

Caliber Metric caliber Typical bullet diameter
26 6.5 mm 0.264 in, 6.7 mm
27 6.8 mm 0.277 in, 7.035 mm
284 7 mm 0.284 in, 7.213 mm
308 7.62 mm 0.308 in, 7.82 mm

How wide is 9 mm in inches?

3/8 inch
9mm = almost 3/8 inch.

What is popular bullet size for 9mm?

If you are shooting a “modern” 9mm firearm, made after 1960 or so, the standard bullet used is a .355″ for jacketed, and a .356″ for cast, and both 115 gr and 125 gr bullets are popular. If you are using a vintage 9mm, such as a Luger, Walther, or other WWII weapons, they bore size may be larger, and it is not uncommon to need .358″ diameter

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What are the dimensions of a 9mm bullet?

The 9mm has a bullet diameter of 9.01mm (0.355 in), a neck diameter of 9.65mm, a base diameter of 9.93 mm, a rim diameter of 9.96mm and a rim thickness of 0.90 mm.

What is the range of a 9mm bullet?

If you define effective range as distance that a shooter can deliver a hit to a man sized target, then the maximum effective range for a 9mm round fired from a handgun is about 1800 meters. If that sounds like a ridiculously long distance, that’s because it is.

What caliber is a 9mm bullet?

9mm (.355 .356) Caliber Bullets can be used to reload 9mm luger , 380 ACP, 357 sig and other cartridges using a 9 mm (.355 .356) caliber bullet. This is a popular self defense bullet used for home defense and personal protection.