.38 caliber
Firearm Cartridge List
.38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges.
The .38 is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than .32 is considered a large caliber).[1]: 42 Before 1990, the standard sidearms of police in the United States were revolvers that fired the .38 Special cartridge, seconded by revolvers firing the .357 Magnum, a lengthened version of the .38 Special.[1]: 68
Handgun cartridge table
Cartridge name | Bullet diameter | Case length | Cartridge length | Type | Source |
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.380 ACP | .355 in (9.0 mm) | .680 in (17.3 mm) | .980 in (24.9 mm) | Rimless | Barnes 1997,[missing long citation] p. 274 |
.38 Casull | .356 in (9.0 mm) | .933 in (23.7 mm) | – | Rimless | [2] |
.38 Short Colt | .357 in (9.1 mm) | .762 in (19.4 mm) | 1.052 in (26.7 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 Long Colt | .357 in (9.1 mm) | 1.030 in (26.2 mm) | 1.320 in (33.5 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 Special | .357 in (9.1 mm) | 1.15 in (29 mm) | 1.550 in (39.4 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 ACP | .358 in (9.1 mm) | .900 in (22.9 mm) | 1.280 in (32.5 mm) | Semi-rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 Super | .358 in (9.1 mm) | .900 in (22.9 mm) | 1.280 in (32.5 mm) | Semi-rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 Super Comp | .355 in (9.0 mm) | .896 in (22.8 mm) | 1.280 in (32.5 mm) | Rimless | Starline cartridge dimensions |
.38 S&W | .361 in (9.2 mm) | .780 in (19.8 mm) | 1.200 in (30.5 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38 TPC | .355 in (9.0 mm) | .720 in (18.3 mm) | 1.169 in (29.7 mm) | Rimless, tapered | |
.380 Revolver Short | .375 in (9.5 mm) | 0.700 in (17.8 mm) | 1.100 in (27.9 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.380 Revolver Long | .375 in (9.5 mm) | 1.000 in (25.4 mm) | 1.400 in (35.6 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 274 |
.38-40 Winchester | .401 in (10.2 mm) | 1.300 in (33.0 mm) | 1.590 in (40.4 mm) | Rimmed | Barnes 1997, p. 92 |
See also
- 9 mm caliber
- 38 (disambiguation)
References
- ^ a b Wright, James D.; Rossi, Peter H.; Daly, Kathleen (1983). Under the Gun: Weapons, Crime and Violence in America. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. ISBN 0202303063.
- ^ ".38 Casull". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
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.38 caliber firearms
- .38 Short Colt (1871)
- .38-40 Winchester (1874)
- .38 Long Colt (1875)
- .38 S&W (1877)
- .38 Special (1898)
- .38 ACP (1900)
- .380 ACP (1908)
- .38 Super (1927)
- .38 TPC (2024)
- .357 Magnum (1935)
and all 9mm cartridges
Colt | |
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S&W | |
Ruger |
- Baikal MP-71
- Beretta Cheetah
- Beretta 70
- Beretta M1934
- Bersa Thunder 380
- Brügger & Thomet TP380
- Colt M1900
- Colt M1902
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer
- Colt M1908 Pocket Hammerless
- FN Browning M1910 and M1922
- Glock 25 and 28
- Heckler & Koch HK4
- IZh-70 and 71
- Kahr P380
- Kel-Tec P-3AT
- MP-444 Bagira
- OTs-21S Malysh
- P96S
- Ruger LCP
- SIG Sauer P230
- Smith & Wesson M&P
- Smith & Wesson Model 52
- Walther PP and PPK