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2007-05-03 16:08:33 · 13 answers · asked by m m 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
The way you ask the question, the answer is, yes. The bullet--that's the part of a cartridge that travels down the bore of the gun and shoots through the air to the target. The bullets for .380 and .38 are both 357/1000ths of an inch in diameter. The weights of the bullets can vary. What makes a 380 and a 38 different is the case (that's the brass part). They are different in length, the amount of gunpowder they can hold, and the rim at the end. The 38 has a rim that sticks out beyond the circumference of the cartridge, but the 380 doesn't.
2007-05-03 17:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by WESS LB 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
about cartridges: "no", .38 spl is different than 380 auto. Mind that .38 spl has a straight, rimmed case and it's much longer than the 9mm short /380 acp / 380 auto / 9mmx17 which is rimless and straight.
about bullets: the answers is still no, because .38 bullets have normally .357-358 diameter and the 9mmx17 is normally .355. Even so, this is not the biggest difference: usual weight of the "9mm short" bullet (what u call .380) is 100 grains, while .38 spl usually goes from 125 to 158 grs (sometimes more).
note that .380 acp has got the same rim of .30acp /7,65mm browning (which is in facts semi-rimmed), and because of that u will find a lot of handguns shooting both (only changing barrel and model), as beretta models 34, 35, 70, 81, 83, 84, 85 and so on.
well, otherwise: i used to load nearly everything for my 9mm beretta 92 (9mm = 125grs, 120 grs, 132 grs; .380 = 100grs; .357 = 125 grs, 158 grs) and i still own some .380 -100grs bullets). if you are a reloader, u probably could try to put 100 grs bullets into .38 spl, with proper (light) load, but u should not put 158grs bullet onto a .380 auto... because of the pressure.
2007-05-04 07:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually super682003 your info is incorrect.
.380 ACP cartridges , also known as 9 mm Browning Short, 9 mm Korto, 9mm Kurz, or 9x17mm uses the same bullet diameter as the 9 mmParabellum, i.e. .355".
The .380 ACP is the same bore diameter but has a cartridge case 2 millimeters shorter than the 9 mmP and is loaded to lower pressures. To the best of my recollection, .380 cartridges tend to be loaded with the lighter 9mm bullets than the 9 mmP. Most .380 loads use bullets weighing between 90 and 110 grains, whereas most 9 mmP loadings run from 110 grains to 147 graiins.
You were correct that the .38 SPL and .357 Magnum both have .357" bore diameteres, and the .380 ACP, the .38 SPL, .38 Revolver and .38 S&W are not interchangeable.
Doc Hudson
2007-05-03 23:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. .380 is basically 9mm Short. The casings are only about 2/3rds the length of a .38 special and they're rimless.
2007-05-03 23:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. The .380 is shorter and rimless. The .38 Special is longer and rimmed. Also, the .38 is slightly wider.
H
2007-05-04 00:23:07 · answer #5 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The .380 ACP is not the same as a .38 Special. .380 ACP bullets are .380" in diameter as the name implies, whereas a .38 special is .357" in diameter, the same bullet as a .357 magnum, except the cartridge lengths are different with the .357 Magnum being 1/10 of an inch longer than the .38 Special.
2007-05-03 23:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by super682003 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
They are slightly different in diameter. A .380 uses .354", and a .38 uses .357" bullets.
2007-05-04 10:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. a 38 revolver round is a larger round
2007-05-03 23:17:06 · answer #8 · answered by kev065 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
.380/9mm Kurz vs. .38 special. Try your best to use them interchangeably, you'll notice the problem when you see the rounds side by side.
2007-05-03 23:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, don't even try using them with a .38
2007-05-03 23:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by david 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋