Ammo Brief: 9mm Steyr

The 9mm Steyr cartridge is the standard Austrian military gun cartridge for the Steyr Model 1912 automatic pistol. The case of the 9mm Steyr is 23 millimeters in length, compared to 19 millimeters for the 9mm Luger. This cartridge is similar to the 9mm Bergmann-Bayard and often confused with it. The 9mm Steyr ammunition comes with a nickel-plated bullet. The 9mm Bayard is slightly longer. Quantities of 9mm Steyr pistols have appeared on the United States surplus military market and, for a while, ammunition was readily available.This is an excerpt from Cartridge’s Of The World, available now at GunDigestStore.com.General CommentsThe 9mm Steyr is quite similar to the 9mm Bayard. Other pistols, however, will not. The Astra Model 400 can handle both cartridges. The 9mm Steyr cartridge is similar to the.38 Colt Automatic. It is a good, reliable field cartridge. The Steyr pistol will accept any standard load for either the 9mm Luger, or the.38 Automatic. The Fiocchi company in Italy still loads the round. Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from Gun Digest’s Cartridge’s Of The World.Raise your Ammo IQ.NEXT STEP Download Your Free Storm Tactical Printable Target Pack62 Printable MOA targets with DOT drills – Rifle range in YARDSThis impressive pack of 62 printable targetsfrom our friends at Storm Tactical includes 62 printable targets for rifle and handgun ranges. The target grids and bullseyes are in MOA. Subscribe to the Gun Digest newsletter and we will send you your print-at home target pack immediately. Enter your email below.