.400 Cor-Bon
Automatic pistol cartridge developed by Cor-Bon in 1997 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The .400 Corbon (10.2x22mm) is an automatic pistol cartridge developed by Cor-Bon in 1997.[2] It was created to mimic the ballistics of the 10 mm Auto cartridge in a .45 ACP form factor.
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Type | Pistol | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Peter Pi | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Cor-Bon | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 1997–present | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .45 ACP | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .401 in (10.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .423 in (10.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .469 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .470 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .471 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | .898 in (22.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 1.20 in (30 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | small pistol/rifle | |||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 29,000 psi (200 MPa) | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Source(s): Corbon[1] |
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It is essentially a .45 ACP case, necked down to .40 caliber with a 25-degree shoulder.