Table of pistol and rifle cartridges by year
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Table of selected pistol, sub-machine gun, rifle and machine gun cartridges by year.
{| style="font-size: 9pt;" border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" ! Name !! Date !! Nation !! Metric !! Comments |- | .50 Remington (M71 Army) || 1867 | align=center| USA ||- || .508 |- | 450 Revolver/450 Adams || 1868 | align=center| Britain ||- || .455 |- | .44 Smith & Wesson || 1869 | align=center| United States|USA ||- ||- |- | .45-70 Government ||1873 | align=center| USA ||- |One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in existence |- | .32 Smith & Wesson || 1870 | align=center|USA ||- ||- |- | .44-40 Winchester || 1873 | align=center| USA ||- || .427 |- | .45 Colt || 1873 | align=center| USA || 11.43 × 23 mm ||- |- | .45 Long Colt || 1873 | align=center| USA ||- || Not actually a separate cartridge from 45 Colt. The "long" was often added to differentiate from other 45 calibre cartridges of the time. Used in both pistol and rifle |- | .32-20 Winchester || 1882 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .38-55 Winchester || 1884 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .30-400 Krag ||- | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .38 Long Colt || - | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 7.92 × 57 mm Mauser || 1888 | align=center| Germany || 7.92 x 57 mm ||- |- | 7.5 x 55 Schmidt Rubin || 1889 | align=center| Switzerland || 7.5 x 55 mm ||AKA GP-11 |- | 7.62 x 54R || 1891 | align=center| Russia || 7.62 x 54 mm || Rimmed |- | .303 British || 1892 | align=center| Britain || 7.7 x 56 mm || Rimmed |- | 7 × 57 mm Mauser || 1892 | align=center| Germany || 7 × 57 mm ||- |- | 8 × 57 mm Mauser ||- | align=center| Germany || 8 × 57 mm ||- |- | 6.5 × 55 mm || 1895 | align=center| Union of Sweden and Norway || 6.5 × 55 mm ||- |- | .30-30 Winchester || 1895 | align=center| USA ||- | First smokeless cartridge designed for big game hunting |- | 6.5 × 50 mm || 1897 | align=center| Japan || 6.5 × 50 mm ||- |- | 7.65 mm Browning || 1899 | align=center| Belgium ||- || .32 ACP |- | 7.65 mm Parabellum || 1900 | align=center| Germany ||- || Also .30 Luger |- | .32 Smith & Wesson Long || 1901 | align=center| USA ||- || long .32 S&W |- | 9 mm Luger || 1902 | align=center| Germany || 9 × 19 mm || AKA 9 mm Parabellum |- | .177 ||- ||- ||- ||- |- | .38 Special || 1902 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .45 ACP || 1905 | align=center| USA ||- || Automatic Colt Pistol |- | .32 Winchester || 1905 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .35 Remington || 1906 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .25 ACP || 1906 || - || 6.35 mm ||- |- | .30-06 Springfield || 1906 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .470 Nitro Express || 1907 | align=center| Britain ||- || Joseph Lang |- | short .30–03, .30 M2 ||- ||- ||- ||- |- | .44 Special || 1908 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 9 mm Browning Short || 1912 | align=center| Belgium ||- || also called .380 Automatic |- | 250-3000 || 1915 | align=center| USA ||- || 3000 ft/s (910 m/s) |- | .300 Savage || 1920 | align=center| USA ||- || - |- | .50 BMG || 1921 | align=center| USA ||12.7 x 99 mm|| used in Heavy Machine Guns and anti-materiel rifles |- | .270 Winchester || 1925 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .38 Super Auto || 1929 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .22 Hornet || 1930 | align=center| USA ||- || .223, 5.6 mm |- |7.92 SD || 1934 | align=center| Poland || 7,92 x 107 mm ||Used for kbk ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle |- | .357 Magnum || 1935 | align=center| USA ||- || Long .38 Special |- | .220 Swift || 1935 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .348 Winchester || 1936 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 7.9 mm Kurz || 1938 | align=center| Germany ||- ||- |- | .218 Bee || 1938 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 7.7 × 58 mm || 1939 | align=center| Japan ||- ||- |- | .30 M1 Carbine || 1940 | align=center| USA || 7.62 × 33 mm ||- |- | 7.62 x 39 mm || 1943 | align=center| USSR ||- || .311 from 7.9 mm Kurz |- | .222 Remington || 1950 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 7.62 x 51 mm || 1950 | align=center| USA ||- || NATO (1953), T65 .308 |- | .454 Casull || 1954 | align=center| USA ||- || Long .45 Colt |- | .308 Winchester || 1955 | align=center| USA ||- || Civilian 7.62 mm NATO |- | .44 Remington Magnum || 1955 | align=center| USA ||- || Long .44 Special |- | .223 Remington || 1955 | align=center| USA ||- || Long .222 Remington |- | .243 Winchester || 1955 | align=center| USA ||- || 6 mm, from .308 |- | .458 Winchester Magnum || 1956 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .280 Remington || 1957 | align=center| USA ||- || from .30-06 |- | .454 Casull || 1957 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .460 Weatherby Magnum ||1958 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 5.56 × 45 mm || 1960 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .223 ||- ||- ||- ||- |- | .256 Magnum || 1962 | align=center| USA ||- || formed from .357 Magnum |- | 7 mm Remington Magnum || 1962 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .300 Winchester Magnum || 1963 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .41 Magnum || 1964 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .444 Marlin || 1964 | align=center| USA ||- || long .44 Magnum, .429 |- | .22-250 Remington || 1965 | align=center| USA ||- || Varminter |- | .44 AMP || 1971 | align=center| USA ||- || .429 |- | .30 Herritt || 1973 | align=center| USA ||- || short .30-30 Winchester |- | 5.45 x 39 mm || 1974 | align=center| USSR ||- || AK-74, .215 |- | .22 PPC || 1974 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 6 mm PPC || 1975 | align=center| USA ||- || from .22 PPC, .243 |- | 6.5 mm JDJ || 1978 | align=center| USA ||- || From .225 case |- | .45 Winchester Magnum || 1979 |align=center| USA ||- || long .45 ACP |- | 5.56 mm SS–109 || 1979 |align=center| Belgium ||- || NATO (1980), 2nd gen. |- | 7 mm-08 Remington || 1980 |align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 10 mm auto || 1983 ||- ||- ||- |- | .338 Lapua || 1983 | align=center| Finland ||- || .338 Lapua |- | .32 Harrington & Richardson || 1984 | align=center| USA ||- || long .32 S&W Long |- | .41 AE || 1986 | align=center| USA ||- || Action Express |- | 5.6 mm GP 90 || 1987 |align=center| Switzerland ||5.6 × 45 mm || for Sig Sauer 550, 551, and 552 |- | .416 Remington Magnum || 1988 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .50 AE || 1988 |align=center| USA ||- || for IMI Desert Eagle |- | .40 Smith & Wesson || 1990 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | 5.7 mm SS190 || 1990 | align=center| Belgium || 5.7 x 28 mm | PDW — Defeats Class IIIA body armour |- | .307 Winchester || 1992 | align=center| USA ||- ||- |- | .224-BOZ ||- | align=center| Britain ||- || 5.56 × 23 mm, in 10 mm case |- | .357 SIG || 1994 | align=center| Germany/USA ||- || 40 S&W necked down to 9 mm |- | 450 Marlin || 2000 | align=center| USA ||- || Derived from 45–70 Govt. |- | 4.6 x 30 mm || 2000 | align=center| Germany ||- || 4.6 mm proprietary |- | 480 Ruger || 2001 | align=center| USA ||- || Derived from 475 Linebaugh |- | .300 WSM || 2001 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum |- | .408 CheyTac || 2001 | align=center| USA ||- || Used in [Cheyanne Tactical]'s Intervention, M200, and M310 rifles |- | .270 WSM || 2002 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum |- | 7 mm WSM || 2002 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum |- | .223 WSSM || 2003 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Super Short Magnum |- | .243 WSSM || 2003 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Super Short Magnum |- | .45 GAP || 2003 | align=center| Austria ||- || GLOCK Automatic Pistol |- | .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum || 2003 | align=center| USA ||- || The world's most powerful handgun-specific cartridge. |- | .45-110 Sharps ||- | align=center| USA ||- || "The Legendary Sharp" |- | .204 Ruger || 2004 | align=center| USA ||- || |- | .25 WSSM || 2004 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Super Short Magnum |- | .325 WSM || 2005 | align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum |-
.299 Cruz 2006 P.R./USA ||–|| Pistol and rifle cartridge, AP capable
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