.224 Boz
| .224 Boz | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Handgun | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designed | 1990s | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Civil Defence Supply - UK | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | 9×19mm Parabellum (originally 10mm Auto) | |||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 5" | ||||||||||||
The .224 Boz cartridge was developed in the late 1990s with the purpose of defeating body armour.[1]
Design
The .224 Boz began as a 10mm Auto case necked down to .223. Original trials were successful, with this round firing a 50 gr projectile chronographed at over 2,500 ft/s (760 m/s).[2]
See also
References
- ^ ".224 BOZ Ammunition and Weapons Programme". Civil Defense Supply. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ Guns & Ammo, November 1998, p64
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