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

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.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

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MSRP:

$12.95

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$12.95

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$14.39

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

.38 Super Auto

Height

0.68

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Average FPS

980

Average Grain

91

Average Energy

194

Recoil

0.41

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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 Super Auto

About The .38 Super Auto Ammo, also known as the .38 Super, is a cartridge created for pistols that fires a 9.04mm bullet. It was designed and introduced into the markets in 1929, and due to its usage and popularity, it is still manufactured today. The parent case used to design the .38 Super Auto Ammo was the .38 ACP Ammo. The .38 Super Auto Ammo could propel the same bullet variant at a much faster velocity than the .38 ACP Ammo, and due to this factor, the .38 Super Auto Ammo remains one of the most dominant cartridges to be used in IPSC competition. The penetrating power of this bullet could easily go through the automobiles of that time. The .38 Super Auto Ammo has an overall length of 32.51mm, and the diameter of the bullet measures 9.04mm. The heaviest variant of the .38 Super Auto Ammo is the 147-grain bullet load that can travel at a velocity of 1,225 feet per second while creating an energy level of 490 ft.lbf.  Manufacturer The .38 Super Auto Ammo was designed and produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1929 in the United States.  Uses The .38 Super Auto Ammo has been widely used in sports shooting race guns, and now it has gained a lot of popularity in target shooting competitions. People also have put it to good use for self-defense purposes. 

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