| .41 Action Express | ||||||||||||||||
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 A .41 AE cartridge next to a 9×19mm Luger cartridge for size comparison. | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Handgun | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States Israel | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Evan Whildin | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Action Arms | |||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1986–2005 | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rebated, straight | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .410 in (10.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .434 in (11.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .435 in (11.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .394 in (10.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .045 in (1.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | .866 in (22.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 1.17 in (30 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case capacity | 21.60 gr H2O (1.400 cm3) | |||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1 in 14.2 in (360 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Small pistol | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure | 35,000 psi (240 MPa) | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Hodgdon [1] | ||||||||||||||||
The .41 Action Express is a pistol cartridge developed in 1986 to reproduce the performance of the .41 Magnum police load (which is a reduced load) in semi-automatic pistols.[2]
- ^ ".41 Action Express (Pistol) data Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine" from Hodgdon
- ^ Barnes, Frank C. (2006) [1965]. Skinner, Stan (ed.). Cartridges of the World (11th ed.). Iola, WI, US: Gun Digest Books. pp. 330, 338. ISBN 0-89689-297-2.