.28 Caliber Percussion (Cap and Ball)
- Bullet diameter
- 7.10 mm
- Case length
- Not recorded
- Max pressure
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- Not recorded
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who designed it and what else it is called.
- Cartridge type
- Percussion cap
- Also known as
- .28 Ball, .28 Caliber Percussion, .28 Cap and Ball, .28 Percussion (cap-and-ball), .28 ball, .28 cal and 5 more
DimensionsThe case and the bullet, to a hundredth of a millimetre.
- Bullet diameter
- 7.10 mm
BallisticsWhat a typical load does, and the pressure it runs at.
- Typical bullet weight
- 3.20 g
- Typical muzzle velocity
- 180 m/s
- Typical muzzle energy
- 47 J
ConstructionWhat the case, primer and projectile are made of and shaped like.
- Case shape
- None
- Case material
- None
- Primer
- Percussion cap
- Projectile
- Round ball
- Bullet profile
- Round ball
- Mouth closure
- None
- Specification standard
- none
Documentation
Working with cartridge data
This page is one record. These are about the endpoint behind it.
- API referenceEvery cartridge endpoint, its parameters and what it returns.
- SDK methodsThe same calls in JavaScript and Python, with working examples.
- Reading ballisticsWhich figures are measured, which are typical, and how to compare loads.
- Data qualityHow complete the cartridge records are, and where the figures come from.
Provenance
Where these figures came from
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Confidence in this record
60%
API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/calibers/28-caliber-percussion' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'