12 mm caliber

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12 mm caliber
50 AE and 32 ACP.jpg
Example of a 12 mm cartridge, a .50 Action Express (left) next to a .32 ACP for comparison
Firearm cartridges

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range.

  • Length refers to the cartridge case length.
  • OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.
  • Bullet refers to the diameter of the bullet.

Some measurements are in millimetres, others are in calibers, which are measured in inches.

Self-Loading Pistol cartridges[]

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
.475 Wildey Magnum 12.1 (.475) 30.4 (1.198) 12.0 (.473) 12.7 (.501) - 12.50 (.493) 40.00 (1.575)
.50 Action Express 12.7 (.500) 32.64 (1.285) 13.06 (.514) 13.89 (.547) - 13.72 (.540) 40.89 (1.610)
.50 GI 12.7 (.500) 22.81 (.899) 12.19 (.480) 13.36 (.526) - 13.36 (.526) 31.01 (1.221)

Revolver cartridges[]

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
.480 Ruger[1] 12.065 (.475) 32.639 (1.285) 13.767 (.542) 12.802 (.504) - 12.802 (.504) 41.91 (1.650)
.475 Linebaugh[2] 12.08 (.476) 35.16 (1.384) 13.77 (.542) 12.80 (.504) - 12.80 (.504) 44.43 (1.749)
.500 S&W Special 12.7 (.500) 32.4 (1.274) 14.12 (.556) 13.36 (.526) - 13.36 (.526) 44 (1.733)
.500 S&W Magnum 12.7 (.500) 41.275 (1.625) 14.12 (.556) 13.36 (.526) - 13.36 (.526) 53.34 (2.10)
.500 Wyoming Express 12.7 (.500) 35 (1.37) - - - - 44.8 (1.765)
.500 Linebaugh 12.95 (.510) 35.69 (1.405) 15.49 (.610) 14.05 (.553) - 13.72 (.540) 44.58 (1.755)

Rifle cartridges[]

See also: List of rifle cartridges
Name Bullet Case type Case length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL Primer
.475 A&M Magnum[3] 12.07 (.475) belted bottlenecked 73.66 (2.90) 13.54 (.533) 14.83 (.584) 14.22 (.560) 12.75 (.502) 95.25 (3.75) Boxer large rifle
.470 Capstick[4] 12.07 (.475) - 72.39 (2.85) 13.51 (.532) 13.03 (.513) - 12.67 (.499) 92.71 (3.65) -
.476 Nitro Express[5] 12.09 (.476) rimmed, necked 76.2 (3.00) 16.33 (.643) 14.48 (.570) 13.46 (.530) 12.9 (.508) 95.76 (3.77) Berdan 6.45 (0.254)
.470 Nitro Express[6] 12.27 (.483) rimmed, necked 88.65 (3.25) 16.41 (.646) 14.53 (.572) 13.41 (.528) 12.7 (.500) 108.2 (4.26) Berdan 6.45 (0.254)
.475 No. 2 Nitro Express[7] 12.27 (.483) rimmed, necked 82.55 (3.49) 16.86 (.665) 14.63 (.576) 13.89 (.547) 12.95 (.510) 98.04 (3.86) Berdan 6.45 (0.254)
.475 Nitro Express[8] 12.27 (.483) rimmed, straight 82.55 (3.25) 16.41 (.646) 14.53 (.572) - 13.41 (.528) 98.04 (3.86) Berdan 6.38 (0.251)
.577/.500 Magnum Nitro Express[9] 12.7 (.500) rimmed, necked 80 (3.13) 18.2 (.717) 16.4 (.645) 14.9 (.585) 13.4 (.526) 95 (3.74) Berdan 6.38 (0.251)
.50 Beowulf 12.7 (.500) rebated rim, straight 42 (1.65) 11.3 (.445) 13.6 (.535) - 13.3 (.525) 54 (2.125) Boxer
.505 Gibbs 12.8 (.505) rimless, bottlenecked 80.0 (3.150) - 16.3 (.640) 16.3 (.640) 13.7 (.538) 97.8 (3.850)
.500 No. 2 Express (.577/500)[10] 12.88 (.507) rimmed, necked 71.37 (2.81) 18.44 (.726) 16.28 (.641) 14.22 (.560) 13.67 (.538) 86.36 (3.40) Berdan 6.38 (0.251)
.500 Jeffery 12.95 (.510) rebated rim, bottleneck 70 (2.75) 14.6 (.575) 15.7 (.619) 15.4 (.607) 13.7 (.538) 87.88 (3.46)
.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) 12.95 (.510) - 99.31 (3.91) 20.42 (.804) 20.42 (.804) 18.82 (.741) 14.22 (.560) 138.43 (5.45) Boxer
.510 DTC Europ (.50 DTC) 12.95 (.510) - 96.77 (3.81) - - 19.304 (.760) - 135.89 (5.35) Boxer
.510 Whisper 12.95 (.510) - 47.63 (1.875) 14.94 (.588) 14.91 (.587) 14.91 (.587) 13.94 (.549) 84.84 (3.34) Boxer
12.7×108mm 12.98 (.511) - 108 (4.3) 21.70 (0.854) 21.75 (0.856) 18.90 (0.744) 13.95 (0.549) 147.50 (5.807) -
12.7×55mm STs-130 13.01 (.512) - 54.91 (2.16) - 14.86 (0.585) - 13.76 (0.54) 94 (3.7) -
 [it] / .50 British[11] 13.1 - 81.2 19.6 18.35 16.3 13.8 108.7 -

'Note: The .50 Sharps, Winchester and US Government cartridges are actually of 13 mm caliber

See also[]

References[]

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  9. ^ Barnes, Frank C. (1972) [1965]. Amber, John T. (ed.). Cartridges of the World. DBI Books. pp. 230, 236. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.
  10. ^ Barnes, Frank C. (1972) [1965]. Amber, John T. (ed.). Cartridges of the World. DBI Books. pp. 230, 236. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
  11. ^ "municion.org, 12.7x81". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
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