.45 Mars Long

Pistol cartridge Product February 2023 .45 Mars Long United Kingdom Pistol 1899 Kynoch yes Rimless, straight 11.40 12.06 12.07 12.65 12.57 1.07 27.76 35.66 220 FMJ 1200 700 Textbook of Automatic Pistols *Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, pp.230-231. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943.MUNICION.ORG.450 Mars Long Case / MUNICION.ORG The .45 Mars Long is an experimental centerfire pistol cartridge developed in the late 19th century. The similar .45 Mars Short used the same cupro-nickel-jacketed bullet in a case shortened to 0.66 inch. The bullet has two deep cannelures, and the case is crimped into both. The case mouth is chamfered on the outside to fit flush into the forward cannelure. The cartridge headspaces on this conical forward crimp. This elaborate bullet seating was necessary to withstand the violent feed mechanism of the Mars Automatic Pistol. The case has a thin rim and deep extractor groove in comparison to most rimless pistol cartridges. The Mars cartridges were publicized as the most powerful handgun cartridges through the early 20th century, but fewer than 100 pistols were made and manufacture ceased in 1907. Ballistically the cartridge falls between the .45 Super and .45 Winchester Magnum. References External links .450 Mars Long on MUNICION.ORG (Spanish) https://web.archive.org/web/20081120141156/http://www.municion.org/mars/450MarsLong.htm 2008-11-20 45 Mars Long