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Mission Statement

Fixed or Self-Contained Ammunition

• What it Replaced
• Enter Smith and Wesson

Common Usage Problems

Elements of Ammunition

• Case
  1. Body
  2. Head
  3. Dimensions
• Powder
• Primer
• Bullet
• Setting the Standards

Caliber

• What is it Exactly?
• European vs. American
• Nominal vs. Actual
• The Magnum Confusion

Nomenclature

• European Nomenclature
  1. The Failure of European Style

• Blackpowder Nomenclature
  1. The Failure of Blackpowder Nomenclature

• American Nomenclature
  1. Failure of American Style Nomenclature
  2. Success of American Style Nomenclature
  3. Common Trends
     • Magnum Flavored Ammo
     • Marketing
     • Back to the Past

Cartridge Variables

• Powders
• Primers
• Bullets
  1. Weight
  2. Shape
     • Wadcutters
     • Round Nose
     • Spitzers
     • Boattail
     • Semi-Wadcutters
  3. Types of Nose Construction
  4. Jackets
  5. Armor Piercing

Arbitrary Divsions

• Mission Statement
• Some Divisions
  1. .22 vs. The Rest
  2. Rimfire vs. Centerfire
  3. Caliber Classes
  4. Rifle vs. Pistol
  5. Target vs. Combat vs. Hunting
  6. Autoloader vs. Revolver

Some Thoughts

• Modernity
• Availability
• Further Into Topic