RetiredUSNChief
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The 9mm Winchester Magnum (9x29mm) was developed in the late 70s to duplicate the .357 Magnum performance in a rimless cartridge for use in semiautomatic pistols.
The first handgun for it was the Wildey. After that, the Automag III and Thomson Contenders.
There was also the 9x25mm Mauser. This one was used in the early 20th century in a Mauser pistol and later in some submachine guns.
The 9mm has quite a diverse history in cartridges, from the 9mm Kurtz (short...or .380 a we know it by mostly) all the way to the 9x29mm Winchester Magnum.
The 9mm Major is just another varient, and that really being no more than a different loading of the 9x19mm Parabelum (Luger) that most of us are familiar with today.
The 9mm Major is a niche round, and not really suitable for the current 9mm market simply because it's a wildcat loading of the 9x19mm round. Nobody in the firearms and ammunition industry will be likely to attempt marketing the 9mm Major because of this, since it can be chambered and fired in any of today's 9mm pistols. The liability is far too great.
The first handgun for it was the Wildey. After that, the Automag III and Thomson Contenders.
There was also the 9x25mm Mauser. This one was used in the early 20th century in a Mauser pistol and later in some submachine guns.
The 9mm has quite a diverse history in cartridges, from the 9mm Kurtz (short...or .380 a we know it by mostly) all the way to the 9x29mm Winchester Magnum.
The 9mm Major is just another varient, and that really being no more than a different loading of the 9x19mm Parabelum (Luger) that most of us are familiar with today.
The 9mm Major is a niche round, and not really suitable for the current 9mm market simply because it's a wildcat loading of the 9x19mm round. Nobody in the firearms and ammunition industry will be likely to attempt marketing the 9mm Major because of this, since it can be chambered and fired in any of today's 9mm pistols. The liability is far too great.
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