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[[File:5.45x18mm-5-45x18-Soviet-Russian-Armor-Piercing-Machine-Pistol-Firearm-Wiki.jpg|frame|right|The 5.45x18mm, a small Soviet pistol cartridge. It is especially known for its armor-piercing capabilities.]]

The '''5.45x18mm''' is a Soviet handgun cartridge developed around 1969-1970. It has seen use by Russian police, military and the KGB since 1973. It is utilized in the [[PSM Pistol]] as well as the [[OTs-23 Drotik]] machine pistol.

One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45x including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.

== Ballistics ==

The 5.45x18mm cartridge fires a 38.6 grain bullet

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	One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. Contrary to its name, the 5.45x18 fires a 5.63mm (.222 caliber) bullet.		One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. Contrary to its name, the 5.45x18 fires a 5.63mm (.222 caliber) bullet.

−	There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.~~45x~~ including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.	+	There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45 x 18 including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.

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	The '''5.45x18mm''' is a Soviet handgun cartridge developed around 1969-1970 by Antonina D. Denisova of the Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute (TsNIITochmash). It is utilized in the [[PSM Pistol]] (which it was developed with), as well as the [[OTs-23 Drotik]] machine pistol. It has seen use by Russian police, military and the KGB since 1973.		The '''5.45x18mm''' is a Soviet handgun cartridge developed around 1969-1970 by Antonina D. Denisova of the Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute (TsNIITochmash). It is utilized in the [[PSM Pistol]] (which it was developed with), as well as the [[OTs-23 Drotik]] machine pistol. It has seen use by Russian police, military and the KGB since 1973.

−	One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. Contrary to its name, the 5.45x18 fires a 5.63mm (.222 caliber) bullet. There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45x including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.	+	One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. Contrary to its name, the 5.45x18 fires a 5.63mm (.222 caliber) bullet.
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		+	There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45x including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.

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-[[File:5.45x18mm-5-45x18-Soviet-Russian-Armor-Piercing-Machine-Pistol-Firearm-Wiki.jpg|frame|right|The 5.45x18mm, a small Soviet pistol cartridge. It is especially known for its armor-piercing capabilities.]]
+[[File:5.45x18mm-5-45x18-Soviet-Russian-Armor-Piercing-Machine-Pistol-Firearm-Wiki.jpg|frame|right|The 5.45x18mm, a small Soviet pistol cartridge. It is especially known for its armor-piercing capabilities. Next to a U.S. quarter for size comparison.]]
-The '''5.45x18mm''' is a Soviet handgun cartridge developed around 1969-1970. It has seen use by Russian police, military and the KGB since 1973. It is utilized in the [[PSM Pistol]] as well as the [[OTs-23 Drotik]] machine pistol.
+The '''5.45x18mm''' is a Soviet handgun cartridge developed around 1969-1970 by Antonina D. Denisova of the Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute (TsNIITochmash). It is utilized in the [[PSM Pistol]] (which it was developed with), as well as the [[OTs-23 Drotik]] machine pistol. It has seen use by Russian police, military and the KGB since 1973.
-One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45x including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.
+One interesting aspect of this cartridge is how it uses a spitzer-style bullet, which is atypical of most handgun ammunition. Contrary to its name, the 5.45x18 fires a 5.63mm (.222 caliber) bullet. There are several wildcat cartridges that are very similar to the 5.45x including the [[.224 Montgomery]] and the [[.22 Epperson Cricket]], both of which are .25 ACP cases necked down to accept a spitzer-style .224 caliber bullet.
-== Ballistics ==
+== Video / Ballistics Demo ==
-The 5.45x18mm cartridge fires a 38.6 grain bullet
+<youtube>zapDoI_q3JM&t</youtube>