Intermediate cartridge
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An intermediate cartridge is a rifle/carbine cartridge that has significantly greater power than a pistol cartridge but still has a reduced muzzle energy compared to fully powered cartridges, and ther
From left to right: 9×19mm (pistol cartridge) 7.92×33mm (intermediate cartridge) 7.92×57mm (fully powered cartridge)
The Sturmgewehr 44, a development of the earlier Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
The 10.4x38mmR Swiss is an early example of an Intermediate cartridge.
Fully powered cartridge
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A fully powered cartridge, also called full-power cartridge or full-size cartridge, is an umbrella term describing any rifle cartridge that emphasizes ballistics performance and single-shot accuracy,
Intermediate cartridge
…cartridge is a rifle/carbine cartridge that has significantly greater power than a pistol cartridge but still has a reduced muzzle energy compared to fully powered cartridges (such as the .303 British, 7.62×54mmR, 7.65×53mm Mauser, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7.7×58mm Arisaka, .30-06 Springfield, or 7.62×51mm NATO), and therefore is…
From left to right: 9×19mm Parabellum (pistol cartridge) 7.92×33mm Kurz (intermediate-power rifle cartridge) 7.92×57mm Mauser (full-power rifle cartridge)
(Left to right) Full-power rifle cartridges: 7.62×54mmR 7.62×51mm NATO Intermediate-power rifle cartridges: 7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm