Cartridges of the World

Cartridges of the World
	First edition (Publ. Follett Pub. Co.)
Editor	W. Todd Woodard (17th edition)
Author	Frank C. Barnes
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Firearms cartridges
Genre	Technical reference manual
Publisher	Krause Publications (Gun Digest Books)
Publication date	1965 (1st edition) June 21, 2022 (17th edition)
Pages	704, 17th edition
ISBN	978-1-9511-1559-3

Last updated March 27, 2024

Cartridges of the World is a comprehensive guide to firearm cartridges. The reference series is written by Frank C. Barnes. The latest version of the book is its 17th edition, published in 2022, and edited by W. Todd Woodard.^[1]

Editions

1st edition, 1965, ASIN B000CRY476^[2]
2nd edition, 1969, ASIN #
3rd edition, 1976, ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1 ^[3]
4th edition, 1980, ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8 ^[4]
5th edition, 1985, ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3 ^[5]
6th edition, 1989, ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7 ^[6]
7th edition, 1993, ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7 ^[7]
8th edition, 1997, ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5 ^[8]
9th edition, 2000, ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3 ^[9]
10th edition, 2003, ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6 ^[10]
11th edition, 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2 ^[11]
12th edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 ^[12]
13th edition, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2 ^[13]
14th edition, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6 ^[1]
15th edition, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5 ^[14]
16th edition, 2019, ISBN 978-1-9462-6773-3
17th edition, 2022, ISBN 978-1-9511-1559-3

Criticism

The series of books has often been criticised for not including dimensioned drawings of cartridges and for placing some cartridges into unusual categories (for example, the 11th edition of the book places the .303 British round inside the section of American Military Cartridges.)^[15]

Related Research Articles

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 10.99 millimetres (0.433 in) caliber range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">11 mm caliber</span> Firearm cartridge classification

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 11 millimetres (0.43 in) to 11.99 millimetres (0.472 in) caliber range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">7 mm caliber</span> Firearm cartridge classification

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 7.00 to 7.99 millimetres caliber range.

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.

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 8-to-9-millimetre caliber range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">5 mm caliber</span> Firearm cartridge classification

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 5.00 to 5.99 mm caliber range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">.32 S&W Long</span> American handgun cartridge

The .32 S&W Long, also known as 7.65x23mm, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver. Colt called it the .32 Colt New Police in revolvers it made chambered for the cartridge.

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 3 millimetres (0.12 in) to 3.99 millimetres (0.157 in) caliber range.

This article lists firearm cartridges which have a caliber in the 2.00 to 2.99 millimetres range.

The Smith & Wesson Model 17 is a six-shot double-action revolver chambered for .22 LR. It is built on Smith & Wesson's medium-sized K-frame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">6mm PPC</span> Rifle cartridge

The 6mm PPC, or 6 PPC as it is more often called, is a centerfire rifle cartridge used almost exclusively for benchrest shooting. It is one of the most accurate cartridges available at distances of up to 300 meters. This cartridge's accuracy is produced by a combination of its stout posture, being only 31 mm (1.22 in) long, and aggressive shoulder angle of 30 degrees. Its primary use has been benchrest shooting matches since the 1980s.

The .22 Spitfire is an American wildcat rifle cartridge developed by Col. Melvin M. Johnson. It was originally named the MMJ 5.7mm by its designer and is also known in the U.S. as the 5.7mm Johnson, the Johnson MMJ 5.7mm Spitfire, and the .22 Johnson,.

The .38/.45 Clerke, aka .38/.45 Auto Pistol, .45/.38 Auto Pistol, or 45/.38 Hard Head, is a wildcat semi-automatic pistol cartridge developed by Bo Clerke and introduced in Guns & Ammo in 1963.

The Protector Palm Pistol is a small revolver designed to be concealed in the palm of the hand. It was unique in that the revolver was clasped in a fist with the barrel protruding between two fingers and the entire handgun was squeezed in order to fire a round. The design was meant to resemble a pocket watch to the extent of being carried on a chain.

The Knifemakers' Guild is an American organization, based in Richfield, Utah, made up of knifemakers to promote custom knives, encourage ethical business practices, assist with technical aspects of knife making, and to sponsor knife shows. The Guild is composed of 300 knifemaker members and several thousand collectors, writers, and other investors as honorary members.

John August Taffin is an American author from Boise, Idaho who writes several columns for gun magazines including Guns, Gun Digest, Sixgunner, Shoot! and American Handgunner. A former math teacher from 1964 to 1995, Taffin is regarded as an authority on single-action revolvers, handloading, handgun hunting, big-bore revolvers, and metallic silhouette shooting. Taffin has authored five books and over 500 published articles. His monthly published gun columns include: Siluetas, Campfire Tales, The Sixgunner, and Taffin Tests.

A .223 Wylde chamber is a wildcat rifle chamber designed to accurize the 5.56×45mm NATO chamber for NRA High Power competition.

Evan Whildin was an American businessman in the firearms industry; a former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent; and a firearms cartridge designer. He was vice president and general manager of Philadelphia's Action Arms firearms company, and while working for them developed the .50 AE cartridge in 1988, and the 9mm AE (1988) and .41 AE (1986) cartridges.

The .45 Remington–Thompson was an experimental firearms cartridge designed by Remington Arms and Auto Ordnance for the Model 1923 Thompson submachine gun, a variant of the Model 1921 with a longer barrel, with the intent of increasing the power and range of the weapon. While some variants of the 1923 were produced, the rifle and round did not find commercial success.

References

1 2 Barnes, Frank C (2014). Cartridges of the World (14th ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6.
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (1965). Cartridges of the World. Follett Publishing Company. p. 346. ASIN B000CRY476.
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (1976). Cartridges of the world (3rd rev. ed.). Northfield, Ill: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1.
↑ Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1980). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 4th-- ed.). Northfield, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8.
↑ Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1985). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 5th ed.). Northbrook, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3.
↑ Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1989). Cartridges of the world (6th ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7.
↑ Frank C. Barnes; Mike Bussard, eds. (1993). Cartridges of the world (7th, rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7.
↑ Frank C. Barnes; M.L. McPherson, eds. (1997). Cartridges of the world (8th, rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5.
↑ Frank C. Barnes (2000). M. L. McPherson (ed.). Cartridges of the world (9th, rev. and expanded. ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3.
↑ Frank C. Barnes (2003). Stan Skinner (ed.). Cartridges of the world (10th, revised and expanded. ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6.
↑ Frank C. Barnes (2006). Stan Skinner (ed.). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (11th ed.). Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2.
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (2009). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (12th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0.
↑ Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for over 1500 Cartridges. Gun Digest. 5 October 2012. ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2.
↑ Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for over 1500 Cartridges. Gun Digest. 24 October 2016. ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.
↑ Chastain, Russ. "Cartridges of the World" Book Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine , 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2009-04-24

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[COTW14-1] 1 2 Barnes, Frank C (2014). Cartridges of the World (14th ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6.

[2] Barnes, Frank C. (1965). Cartridges of the World. Follett Publishing Company. p. 346. ASIN B000CRY476.

[3] Barnes, Frank C. (1976). Cartridges of the world (3rd rev. ed.). Northfield, Ill: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1.

[4] Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1980). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 4th-- ed.). Northfield, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8.

[5] Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1985). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 5th ed.). Northbrook, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3.

[6] Frank C. Barnes; Ken Warner, eds. (1989). Cartridges of the world (6th ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7.

[7] Frank C. Barnes; Mike Bussard, eds. (1993). Cartridges of the world (7th, rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7.

[8] Frank C. Barnes; M.L. McPherson, eds. (1997). Cartridges of the world (8th, rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5.

[9] Frank C. Barnes (2000). M. L. McPherson (ed.). Cartridges of the world (9th, rev. and expanded. ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3.

[10] Frank C. Barnes (2003). Stan Skinner (ed.). Cartridges of the world (10th, revised and expanded. ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6.

[11] Frank C. Barnes (2006). Stan Skinner (ed.). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (11th ed.). Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2.

[12] Barnes, Frank C. (2009). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (12th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0.

[13] Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for over 1500 Cartridges. Gun Digest. 5 October 2012. ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2.

[14] Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for over 1500 Cartridges. Gun Digest. 24 October 2016. ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.

[15] Chastain, Russ. "Cartridges of the World" Book Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine , 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2009-04-24

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]