Cartridges of the World

Cartridges of the World

Author	Frank C. Barnes
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Firearms Cartridges
Publisher	Krause Publications (Gun Digest Books)
Pages	686
ISBN	978-1-4402-4265-6

Cartridges of the World is a comprehensive guide to firearm cartridges. The reference series (in its 14th edition as of 2014) is a very popular work used by firearms and cartridge enthusiasts.

The book is in the 14th edition is edited by W.Todd Woodard. It is organized into several sections which include contents:^[1]

Foreword, Dedications, Acknowledgements, Introduction, and about the Author
Preface
Cartridge Nomenclature
Cartridge Identification ^[1]

The 14th Edition has the following featured articles:

The .38 Smith and Wesson
In Praise of Standard Cartridges
A Shotgun Wildcat
Three Noble Bits
The .458 Winchester Magnum
The Ins and Out of the 6.8 Remington SPC
Why Roy Loved the .257 Weatherby Magnum
The .455 Webley Mk II is Still Kicking
Inside the 6.5mm Creedmore ^[1]

Following this section is the Cartridge Information area organized as:

Chapter 1: Current American Sporting Cartridges
Chapter 2: Obsolete American Rifle Cartridges
Chapter 3: Wildcat Cartridges
Chapter 4: Proprietary Cartridges
Chapter 5: Handgun Cartridges of the World
Chapter 6: Military Rifle Cartridges of the World
Chapter 7: British Sporting Rifle Cartridges
Chapter 8: European Sporting Rifle Cartridges
Chapter 9: American Rimfire Cartridges
Chapter 10: Shotgun Shells
Chapter 11: US Military Ammunition
Chapter 12: Cartridge Identification Measurement ^[1]

Editions

1st edition, 1965, ASIN B000CRY476^[2]
2nd edition, 1969, ASIN #
3rd edition, 1976, ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1^[3]
4th edition, 1980, ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8^[4]
5th edition, 1985, ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3^[5]
6th edition, 1989, ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7^[6]
7th edition, 1993, ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7^[7]
8th edition, 1997, ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5^[8]
9th edition, 2000, ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3^[9]
10th edition, 2003, ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6^[10]
11th edition, 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2^[11]
12th edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0^[12]
13th edition, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2^[13]
14th edition, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6 ^[1]

Criticism

The series of books has often been criticised for not including dimensioned drawings of cartridges and for placing some cartridges into unusual categories (for example, the 11th edition of the book places the .303 British round inside the section of American Military Cartridges.^[14])

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Barnes, Frank C (2014). Cartridges of the World (14th ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (1965). Cartridges of the World. Follett Publishing Company. p. 346. ASIN B000CRY476.
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (1976). Cartridges of the world (3rd rev. ed.). Northfield, Ill: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-695-80326-1.
↑ --, Frank C. Barnes, Ken Warner, editor. (1980). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 4th ed. -- ed.). Northfield, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-16-8.
↑ editor, Frank C. Barnes ; Ken Warner, (1985). Cartridges of the world (Rev. 5th ed.). Northbrook, Ill.: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-910676-95-3.
↑ editor, Frank C. Barnes ; Ken Warner, (1989). Cartridges of the world (6th ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-033-7.
↑ editor, Frank C. Barnes ; Mike Bussard, (1993). Cartridges of the world (7th ed., rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-145-7.
↑ editor, Frank C. Barnes ; M.L. McPherson, (1997). Cartridges of the world (8th ed., rev. and expanded ed.). Northbrook, IL: DBI Books. ISBN 978-0-87349-178-5.
↑ McPherson, Frank C. Barnes ; edited by M. L. (2000). Cartridges of the world (9th ed., rev. and expanded. ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-909-3.
↑ Skinner, Frank C. Barnes ; edited by Stan (2003). Cartridges of the world (10th edition, revised and expanded. ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-87349-605-6.
↑ Skinner, Frank C. Barnes ; edited by Stan (2006). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (11th ed.). Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. ISBN 978-0-89689-297-2.
↑ Barnes, Frank C. (2009). Cartridges of the world : a complete and illustrated reference for over 1500 cartridges (12th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0.
↑ Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for over 1500 Cartridges. Gun Digest. ISBN 978-1-4402-3059-2.
↑ Chastain, Russ. "Cartridges of the World" Book, 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2009-04-24

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