The .44 Remington Magnum, commonly called the .44 Magnum, is a rimmed, large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers and later adopted for carbines and rifles as well. Despite the .44 designation, firearms chambered for the .44 Magnum, its parent .44 Special case, and the .44 Special's own parent .44 Russian case all use bullets of 0.429 inches, or 10.9mm, in diameter. The .44 Magnum is built on the .44 Special case, lengthened and loaded to higher pressures to achieve greater velocity and energy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassRimmed, large-bore revolver cartridge 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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1. Wikipedia: .44 Magnum
.44 Magnum: REST summary lead sentence, cartridge-class clause
The .44 Remington Magnum, also known as .44 Magnum or 10.9x33mmR, is a rimmed, large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers and quickly adopted for carbines and rifles.
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the gun was announced to the public on January 19, 1956
Caliber attribute (44-magnum)
The .44 Remington Magnum, commonly called the .44 Magnum, is a rimmed, large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers and later adopted for carbines and rifles as well.
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