Ammunition for Handguns and Submachine Guns. Distinguishable from Rifle Cartridge by its shorter size, commonly straight-walled casing and rounded bullet tip. Common calibers are 9×19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, .357 Magnum and more.
Examples
- Few handgun cartridges have bottlenecked casings, such as 7.62mm Tokarev.
- Also applicable to PDW rounds that resemble miniature rifle cartridges, such as FN 5.7×28mm.