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Ammunition for handguns and submachine guns. Distinguishable from rifle cartridge by its shorter size, commonly straight-walled casing and rounded bullet tip. Common calibers are 9×19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, .357 Magnum and more.

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• >>0: Few handgun cartridges have bottlenecked casings, such as 7.62mm Tokarev.
• >>0: Also applicable to PDW rounds that resemble miniature rifle cartridges, such as FN 5.7×28mm.