Hammerhead6814
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Wikipedia tells me that the 9x18 Mak has just about half the energy that a 9x19 has. This strikes me kind of funny. Being just one millimeter shorter than the Para, the Mak loses 200 ft-lbs of energy at muzzle? Hmmm.
It's kind of hit me, most 9x19 handguns are either four or five inches long. Guns that shoot the mak (Makarov, Fort-12, CZ-82, etc), are three and four-fifths inches long!
The another thing hit me. Most foreign made Makarov ammo, such as Silver Bear, are weighing in at 95 gr. While 9x19's are usually 115 gr or up.
So here (finally) is the question:
In a longer barrel, using heavier bullets, could a 9x18 Makarov cartridge pull of ballistics that are more equatable to the 9x19 Para than the 9x17 Browning? Would either one of those two ideas help more than the other?
It's kind of hit me, most 9x19 handguns are either four or five inches long. Guns that shoot the mak (Makarov, Fort-12, CZ-82, etc), are three and four-fifths inches long!
The another thing hit me. Most foreign made Makarov ammo, such as Silver Bear, are weighing in at 95 gr. While 9x19's are usually 115 gr or up.
So here (finally) is the question:
In a longer barrel, using heavier bullets, could a 9x18 Makarov cartridge pull of ballistics that are more equatable to the 9x19 Para than the 9x17 Browning? Would either one of those two ideas help more than the other?