9mm Browning Long

9×20mmSR Browning Long
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originBelgium
Production history
DesignerJohn Moses Browning
Designed1903
ManufacturerFabrique Nationale de Herstal
Produced1903–1940s[1]
Specifications
Case typeSemi-rimmed, straight
Bullet diameter.3578 in max. (9.09 mm max.[2])
Land diameter.3512 in nom. (8.92 mm max.[2])
Neck diameter.379 in nom. (9.68 mm max.[2])
Base diameter.380 in nom. (9.72 mm max.[2])
Rim diameter.402 in (10.2 mm)
Rim thickness.0492 in (1.25 mm)
Case length.795 in (20.2 mm)
Overall length1.10 in (28 mm)
Primer typeSmall pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
110 gr (7 g) FMJ 1,000 ft/s (300 m/s) 240 ft⋅lbf (330 J)
108 gr (7 g) FMJ 1,150 ft/s (350 m/s) 316 ft⋅lbf (428 J)
Source(s): Rifles and Machine Guns [3] Prvi Partizan [4]

The 9mm Browning Long, also known as the 9×20mmSR, is a military centerfire pistol cartridge developed in 1903 for the FN Model 1903 adopted by Belgium, France, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[5]

  1. ^ 9X20 browning long. Modern Firearms. (n.d.). https://modernfirearms.net/en/cartridge/9x20-browning-long/
  2. ^ a b c d "C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 9 mm Browning long" (PDF). CIP. September 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Melvin, M., Capt., USMCR. Rifles and Machine Guns, p.385. New York,: William Morrow & Company, 1944.
  4. ^ Prvi Partizan
  5. ^ Janson, O. "Browning pistol M1903 becomes Swedish Pistol m/1907"