Cartridge Library

472 cartridges: ballistics, history, and military timelines. Search, sort, and compare.

This reference covers 472 cartridges across six categories: rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, rimfire, and wildcat. Each entry includes bullet diameter, common grain weights, muzzle velocity, energy at the muzzle, military adoption history, and current availability. Common aliases, military designations, and metric/imperial equivalents are indexed; for example, ".308 Win" will find "7.62×51mm NATO". Missing an alias? Report it. Cartridges with military service history are flagged and sortable by year introduced. Select up to four cartridges to compare ballistics side by side.

Lindcott Armory's cartridge reference covers 472 cartridges spanning 150+ years of firearms history, from 19th-century blackpowder rounds to modern precision rifle cartridges. Data sourced from SAAMI, CIP, and primary manufacturer specifications. Data methodology →

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Cartridge ↕	Year ↕	Bullet Ø ↕	Gr	Velocity ↕	Energy ↕	Status

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Field Guide in the app

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