8mm Roth–Steyr
8mm Roth–Steyr | ||||||||||||
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Type | Pistol | |||||||||||
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, straight | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 8.16 mm (0.321 in) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | 8.80 mm (0.346 in) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | 8.85 mm (0.348 in) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | 8.85 mm (0.348 in) | |||||||||||
Case length | 18.65 mm (0.734 in) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 29.00 mm (1.142 in) | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Source(s): "Textbook of Automatic Pistols" [1] |
The 8mm Roth–Steyr is a military centerfire pistol cartridge adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1907 for the Repetierpistole M7—the first self-loading pistol adopted by a major military power. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. Ammunition was typically packaged in a unique ten-round charger. Austrian military production contained greased un-plated steel-jacketed bullets. A few private firms in Austria manufactured ammunition with cupro-nickel-jacketed bullets.[1] Reloadable cartridge cases can be produced by a labor intensive process of base forming, trimming, neck reaming and resizing .30 Carbine brass.
Synonyms
- 8 Steyr
- 8mm Steyr
- 8mm Roth
- 8mm Roth–Steyr
- 8mm Steyr Armee Pistole
- 8×18
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