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.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short) VS 38 ACP

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.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

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$18.17

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

38 ACP

Height

0.68

Average FPS

980

Average Grain

91

Average Energy

194

Recoil

0.41

Ballistic Coefficient

96.34

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Gun Descriptions

.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

About The .380 ACP Ammo is a rimless, straight walled cartridge designed for pistols introduced in the year of 1908. Ever since it was released into the market, it has been very popular in the self-defense department and has been widely used in numerous handguns. The .380 ACP Ammo is considered a misnomer since it doesn't strictly conform to cartridge naming conventions that are named against the bullet's diameter. Using the standard naming process, the .380 ACP Ammo should be named .355 ACP Ammo since it uses a cartridge .355 in diameter. The .380 ACP Ammo, because of its low blow-thrust, delivered a soft recoil to the shooter. The overall length of the .380 ACP Ammo is 25mm, while the bullet diameter measures 9mm. The 45-grain variant of the .380 ACP Ammo can travel at a velocity of 1,835 feet per second while creating an energy level of 337 ft.lbf.  Manufacturer John Browning designed the .380 ACP Ammo in 1908, and Colt's Manufacturing Company manufactured it in the same year.  Uses The .380 ACP Ammo has experienced a wide array of uses over the years. At least FIVE European nations picked it up as their standard pistol ammo before World War II. The .380 ACP Ammo is light and compact and delivers a short-ranged shot, creating less stopping power. The .380 ACP Ammo remains a popular cartridge for self-defense purposes. 

38 ACP

About The .38 ACP Ammo, also known as the .38 Auto, is a semi-rimmed cartridge for pistols that was designed and made available to the general public in 1900. Because of its strong demand, the .38 ACP Ammo is still available in the market for purchase. In the early introduction of the .38 ACP Ammo, the cartridge was relatively powerful, with some experimental 130-grain bullets traveling at a high velocity of 1,350 feet per second and hence proved to be too aggressive for the current model of Colt's 1900 pistols. The velocities were reduced below 1,200 feet per second to solve this issue. The sales of the .38 ACP Ammo experienced a spike because of the surplus gun boom in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The .38 ACP Ammo has an overall length of 33mm, and the bullet diameter of this cartridge is 9.0mm. The 130-grain bullet load is the heaviest variant of the .38 ACP Ammo that can travel at a velocity of 1,040 feet per second while creating an energy level of 312 ft.lbf. Manufacturer The .38 ACP Ammo was designed and manufactured by John Browning in the 1900s in the United States. The bullet is still produced today. Uses The .38 ACP Ammo delivered good accuracy and firepower at the cost of a mild recoil, making it suitable for casual target shooting and self-defense scenarios. However, this bullet never received any serious importance.

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