Condition The .45 2.0 The .45 Super was born out of the desire to update the venerable cartridge that fathered it. The .45 ACP was developed in 1906, because of this the .45 ACP has thinner walls than modern case designs, and is only able to handle lower pressures when
Condition The Same Idea Just Too Late The competitive and inventive world of the International Practical Shooting Confederation has produced a number of wildcat cartridges. However, the 9x25mm Super Auto G, or as it’s unofficially called the 9×25 Super Auto Grillmeyer is probably one of the least known ones, as
Condition Potential, but With Fierce Competition The 9×23 Winchester cartridge was created out of the crucible of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). IPSC shooters demand flat shooting, reliable, rounds that can be easily controlled and compensated to allow for fast, accurate follow up shots. In the mid 90’s a
Condition Millsurp Shooter The 7.62x25mm Tokarev was created out of the desire to create a Russian version of the venerable 7.63×25 Mauser round. The Tsarist Army and later the Red Army both utilized the German round in many conflicts. During joint operations with the Weimar Republic during the 1920’s the
From wildcats to popular handgun cartridges, we are documenting the pursuit of ballistic perfection here at Cap & Ball. In our Dead Calibers Archives you’ll find wonderful, weird, and obscure types of handgun calibers from the world over.
