[Rogelio]

Hi:

A couple days ago I posted about a guy I saw at the range...http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48031 ; but now I am wondering...which creates more pressure, the .38spl or the .380 auto??? I was wondering becasue I guess I might be doing some experiments with this guy (and HIS gun, of course)..will .380 acp fit??Is it more or less dangerous than .38 spl???




Ok, I know that this are stupid things to do....but that guy made me ask!!!IF you want to yell to him, his email is holaireneculotti@hotmail.com

[Jim K]

.380 ACP is pretty mild and I think it would be OK in that gun, but the round would drop right down into the chamber and wouldn't fire unless you held the gun pointed straight up in the air.

I supposed with some intricate machining, and special moon clips, it could be done, but probably very costly and not a good idea. Further, the cases would bulge and accuracy would probably not be good, since the .380 bullet is even smaller (.354") than the .38 Special (.357") and that revolver barrel is made for .360 bullets.

HTH

Jim

[Standing Wolf]

Frankly, I think it's a terrible idea. Sooner or later, one of you is going to lose fingers and/or eyes fooling around with ammunition intended for other guns.

You couldn't pay me to cut corners with firearms.

[Mike Irwin]

I can't remember for certain, but I think that the top pressure ratings for the .380 are several thousand PSI higher than that of the .38 Spl.

All in all, it's not a good idea.

[Rogelio]

Thanks for the imput..it will be enough to show him!!

[kentucky bucky]

With all the guns around in these two calibers, what's the point????

[Mike Irwin]

The point is that he's in Peru, where ammo availability is just a little different than it is here...

[Rogelio]

Mike Irwin: Exactly!!

Now..the gun fired great after some work...I got 20 rounds and bought a package of that 2 color epoxy tape that you mix so it will become adhesive...(here in Peru it is called moldimix) and put a little bit at the end of every cartridge to make a rim..the rounds fired great (well, a couple of them had too much epoxy so the gun stopped revolving) and there was no obvious damage to the gun whatsoever.

Now, does anyone out there has the pressure ratings for both the .380 acp and the 38S&W??

[Okiecruffler]

38S&W runs around 9000-11,000 CUP's...

.380 runs around 14,000-20,000 CUP's...

If ammo is tricky to get in Peru, I wonder how hard it is to replace fingers? And eye patches are so last season. Some very bad juju here.

edit, sorry, reread and found out we were comparing 38Sp to 380. 38sp runs 14-16,000 CUP's. I still see a problem here. And we are shooting these out of a pistol chambered for 38 S&W, right?

[Mike Irwin]

Oakie,

Yep, the way I read it, they're still firing these rounds in a .38 S&W breaktop...

Want to go halvsies on a box of .380 Corbon? :evil:

[Okiecruffler]

I'm sure the gun would go halvsies.

This is just reckless. I hope everyone reading this, especially those with limited experience, understands just how dangerous this is. Modifying ammo to use in a gun it was not intended for is stupid, no matter what country your in.

[Tommy Gunn]

.38 S&W ammo may not be found on the shelves for sale at your local gunshop. But you could probably have it special ordered at the shop.

Save that brass, look into reloading. *click here* (http://www.leeprecision.com/)


The point is that he's in Peru, where ammo availability is just a little different than it is here...

[Mike Irwin]

Tommy...

Funny thing about Peru...

Reloading is illegal.