8mm Gasser
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
8mm Gasser
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2010) |
| 8mm Gasser | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Revolver | |
| Place of origin |  Austria-Hungary |
|
| Service history | ||
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Italy Yugoslavia |
|
| Production history | ||
| Designed | 1898 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |
| Bullet diameter | 8.11 mm (0.319 in) | |
| Neck diameter | 8.56 mm (0.337 in) | |
| Base diameter | 8.60 mm (0.339 in) | |
| Rim diameter | 9.68 mm (0.381 in) | |
| Case length | 27.00 mm (1.063 in) | |
| Overall length | 36.00 mm (1.417 in) | |
| Filling | smokeless powder | |
| Filling weight | 0.35 g (5.4 gr) | |
| Ballistic performance | ||
| Bullet weight/type | Velocity | Energy |
| 125.8 gr (8.15 g) FMJ | 240 m/s (790 ft/s) | 235 J (173 ft·lbf) |
| 126.1 gr (8.17 g) FMJ | 250 m/s (820 ft/s) | 255 J (188 ft·lbf) |
| Source(s): 2. Fiocchi | ||
The 8mm Gasser is a rimmed cartridge used only in the Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver. Its bullet is cylindro-ogival and is of the jacketed type.
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 8mm Gasser.
Read more