8mm Gasser
The 8mm Gasser (8x27mmR) is a rimmed cartridge used in the Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver and a small number of converted Mauser C96 pistols. Its bullet is cylindro-ogival and is of the jacketed type.
8mm Gasser
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- Name
- 8mm Gasser
- Field
- revolver cartridge
- Period
- 1897
- Region
- Austria–Hungary
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The 8mm Gasser (8x27mmR) is a rimmed cartridge used in the Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver and a small number of converted Mauser C96 pistols. Its bullet is cylindro-ogival and is of the jacketed type.
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• Name — 8mm Gasser • Origin — Austria-Hungary • Type — Revolver • Used By — Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Yugoslavia First Austrian Republic Kingdom of Hungary • Design Date — 1898 • Production Date — 1898-present • Is Si Specs — yes • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet — 8.11 • Neck — 8.56 • Base — 8.60 • Rim Dia — 9.68 • Case Length — 27.00 • Length — 36.00 • Filling — smokeless powder • Filling Weight — 0.35 g • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bw1 — 125.8 • Btype1 — FMJ • Vel1 — 240 • En1 — 235 • Bw2 — 126.1 • Btype2 — FMJ • Vel2 — 250 • En2 — 255 • Balsrc — 2. Fiocchi
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