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8mm Gasser
Type
Revolver
Place of origin
Austria-Hungary
Service history
Used by
Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Production history
Designed
1898
Specifications
Case type
Rimmed, straight
Bullet diameter
8.11 mm (0.319 in)
Neck diameter
8.56 mm (0.337 in)
Base diameter
8.60 mm (0.339 in)
Rim diameter
9.68 mm (0.381 in)
Case length
27.00 mm (1.063 in)
Overall length
36.00 mm (1.417 in)
Filling
smokeless powder
Filling weight
0.35 g (5.4 gr)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type
Velocity
Energy
125.8 gr (8 g) FMJ
240 m/s (790 ft/s)
235 J (173 ft⋅lbf)
126.1 gr (8 g) FMJ
250 m/s (820 ft/s)
255 J (188 ft⋅lbf)
Source(s): 2. Fiocchi
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