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by Vol Texan
Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:48 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: .44 AutoMag being reborn - JD Jones
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Re: .44 AutoMag being reborn - JD Jones

C-dub wrote:
John Galt wrote:How does the ammo compare to 44 mag revolver ammo?
It's not the same stuff?
Revolver ammo (in general) has a rim that is wider than the casing to hold the cartridge in place within the rotating cylinder (prevents it from falling through the hole). Semi-auto ammo (in general) is not rimmed wider than the casing. Rather, it has an extractor groove. That groove gives an appearance of a rim behind it, but the rim is often the same diameter as the rest of the casing.

So, in theory, the ammo for the semi-auto would fall through the holes in the cylinder of a similarly-sized revolver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_(firearms)

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