.32 ACP
Sign in to saveAlso known as .32 Automatic, 7.65×17mmSR Browning, 7.65 mm Browning Short
pistol cartridge designed by John Moses Browning
Key facts
- Type
- Pistol
- Place of origin
- United States
- Designer
- John Browning
- Manufacturer
- Fabrique Nationale
- Produced
- 1899–present
- Case type
- Semi-rimmed, straight
- Bullet diameter
- .3125 in (7.94 mm)
- Land diameter
- .3005 in (7.63 mm)
- Neck diameter
- .3365 in (8.55 mm)
- Base diameter
- .337 in (8.6 mm)
- Rim diameter
- .358 in (9.1 mm)
- Rim thickness
- .045 in (1.1 mm)
- Case length
- .680 in (17.3 mm)
- Overall length
- .984 in (25.0 mm)
- Primer type
- Small pistol
- Maximum pressure
- 20,500 psi (141 MPa)
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Encyclopedic overview
Test barrel length: 4 in, 4 in, 5.9 in, 3.9 in Source:
.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the .32 Auto, .32 Automatic, 7.65mm Browning, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol. It was introduced in 1899 by Fabrique Nationale.
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