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Unread 11-17-2015, 11:04 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker View Post
I think its pretty cool, although I don't remember hearing of this cartridge. What I wonder is the rear diameter of the cartridge? Because if bigger than 9mm, then the toggle / breachblock would have to have been adapted?Ed
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The .41 AE was thought to be a very attractive concept, as the rebated rim allows a simple change of barrel, mainspring, and magazine to convert many 9mm guns to 41 AE.
No, the 41 AE has the 9mm head (on the 10mm case?). I had a pic of it here a minute ago...Don't know the ballistic specs on it, but I have to wonder at the statement about using 9mm magazines...Maybe in a double stack mag, where the larger diameter cartridge body would not affect the magazine size???

I would think that a design like the P08, that is already straining at its design limit with the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, would be right on the edge of catastrophic failure with anything more powerful...
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