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unusual facts about 9x19mm Parabellum



Beretta M1951

ACP Beretta M 1934 in service until the adoption of the 9 mm Beretta 92; the M1951 was instead adopted by the Italian Navy, the Carabinieri and the Italian national Traffic Police, but has since been replaced in all services with the above-mentioned Beretta 92, in 1977.

Browning BDA

The Browning Hi-Power BDA (Browning Double Action) is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed in the early 1980s at the Belgian Fabrique Nationale arms factory in Herstal.

FEG PA-63

After the fall of communism in 1990, the Hungarian army and police units initiated a program to replace the PA-63 with pistols using the NATO standard 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge, first the imported Jericho 941, followed by the domestically produced P9RC, but the PA-63 is still in service in Hungarian law enforcement.

Shooting ranges in the United States

Ammunition costs for rental guns varies, of course, but 9 mm Luger (usually the cheapest service caliber round) is often available for around $25 per 50 at Walmart, or slightly higher ($28–35) at most public access shooting ranges.


see also

Lusa

Lusa submachine gun, a compact 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun developed by INDEP of Portugal in 1983