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Old January 29, 2005, 12:25 PM   #5
Old Fud
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Getting the right ammo for your gun is YOUR responsibility, always.
The side of the gun will state what it wants clearly. So will the manual.
But as a hint, the popular round you care about is the 9X19, aka "luger" or "Parabellum".

Dr. Luger invented a pistol and cartridge for it at the same time, back in 190x something or nother (1906?). The cartridge had a tapered casing and happened to be 19mm long. Bullet was 9mm in diameter.

When all this went public, some sales/marketing people decided to call it the "Parabellum" round -- meaning "for WAR". (Clever, and surprisingly poetic for a bunch of Germans, eh wot?)

So the Luger, the parabellum and 9X19 are all the same thing.
This the super-high-volume round everybody talks about. The one Browning invented a pistol for, the one Glock and all the other "wonder-nines" are using, and the one the US army uses right now.

9X18 and 9X23 (the 2nd number is length of cartridge case in mm) are unusual. You would only want them if you have made the point of getting the special weapon that uses them.
However, I was wandering the aisles of an ammo store a few weeks ago and almost picked up a case of the 9x18, so they ARE available and you need to be alert.

Have fun and stay safe.
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