9mm luger or 9mm?

[texaco_okie]

Ok school me guys, what is the difference between 9mm luger shells and 9mm shells?

 

[MoBoost]

Only the language used.

 

[Rod Snell]

Last time I checked, there were 11 commercially available 9mm cartridges, but by far the most common is the 9mm Luger (or Parabellum), which is what practically everybody means when the say "9mm" without any additional qualifiers.

By the way, the so-called "9mm Makarov" is actually NOT a true 9mm; it uses an oddball 9.3mm bullet.

 

[aeropb]

9x19/9mm Luger is the one you want

 

[texaco_okie]

Thanks guys for clearing that up for me, some of this ammo gets confusing at times. It was much easier when I was younger when you just had basic shell sizes you used in hunting.

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

Thanks guys for clearing that up for me, some of this ammo gets confusing at times. It was much easier when I was younger when you just had basic shell sizes you used in hunting.

9mm Luger came out 105 years ago (1908).

 

[Biggsly]

9x19/9mm Luger is the one you want

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[SoonerP226]

9mm, 9x19, 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum (or 9mm Para), and 9mm NATO are all synonymous. There are other calibers with 9mm diameters (9x17, .380ACP, 9mm Makarov, 9x21--even .38Spl/.357Mag) that are not interchangeable, but the five designations in that first sentence are all describing the same cartridge.