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BattleRifleG3 · 11-07-2003, 10:43 PM

9x17mm is 380 ACP, also called 9mm Kurz 0.354" diameter bullets
9x18mm is Makarov, I think bullets are 0.362" or so
9x19mm is Luger/Parabellum, bullets are 0.354" like 380.

So the Mak round is too wide simply to be rechambered in a 9x19mm barrel. Cryin shame. Of course 9mm Luger is NATO standard, cheaper, and more powerful, so it has all the advantages over the 9mm Mak except that it's not chambered in the beloved Makarov.

11-07-2003, 10:43 PM	#6
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401	9x17mm is 380 ACP, also called 9mm Kurz 0.354" diameter bullets 9x18mm is Makarov, I think bullets are 0.362" or so 9x19mm is Luger/Parabellum, bullets are 0.354" like 380. So the Mak round is too wide simply to be rechambered in a 9x19mm barrel. Cryin shame. Of course 9mm Luger is NATO standard, cheaper, and more powerful, so it has all the advantages over the 9mm Mak except that it's not chambered in the beloved Makarov. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf