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No. 107751
ID: e35b40
>Are pistol cartridges slower than rifle cartridges?
In general, yes.
>is it fair to say that pistols have shorter effective ranges than other weapons (low velocity, thus range)?
In general, yes. Compare the case sizes of a pistol cartridge versus a intermediate or full size rifle cartridge. Rifle cases are usually larger and hold a lot more powder. There are always exceptions, of course.
You are right, there are a ton of cartridges out there but for starters I would look at the most common pistol cartridges in wide use in the US, like the .22 LR (although commonly used in rifles as well), 9mm Luger, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. Then look at the most common rifle cartridges in use in the US, like 5.56x45mm/.223 Remington and 7.62x51mm/.308 Winchester to start.
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