Can also fire another caliber

[GunLvrNLearner]

This is a thread for what handguns can also use another cartridge WITHOUT any changes such as a 357 mag can use 38 special..What others are like this?

I THINK but mot sure a 327 mag can use 32 h & r

 

[Leaky Waders]

45 Long Colt 45 Schofield

 

[MMCSRET]

44 Mag/44 Special
327 Mag/32 Mag/32 Long/32 S&W and some say 32 Auto
460/454/45 Colt

 

[rmfnla]

I know I'll miss some, but here are a few:

.22 BB, CB, short, long & long rifle in .22LR

.32 S&W and .32 H&R in .327 MAG

.380 in 9mm (probably won't cycle the action)

.38 Spl & .357 Mag in .357 Max

.44 Spl. in .44 Mag

.45 ACP Rimmed in .45-70

 

[General Geoff]

.40S&W in a 10mm revolver (using moon clips)

 

[Jim Watson]

.380 in 9mm (probably won't cycle the action)

It won't. One agency training course would insert an occasional .380 into 9mm Beretta magazines to cause a malfunction the cadet would have to clear.

.45 ACP Rimmed in .45-70

I wouldn't try that, they are not compatible. I don't think an Auto Rim (the correct designation) would even let the action close, the rim is much thicker.

 

[Fat Boy]

I may be wrong, but I think...

44 Russian in 44 spec?

 

[W.E.G.]

from http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=966215

 

[Jim K]

There are really two categories here. One is cartridges that can be fired in a gun marked for another caliber because the latter is simply an elongation of the former. That applies to .32 S&W in a .327 chamber, or a .38 Special in a .357 Magnum chamber. Usually, the reverse is not true and, even if possible, may well be dangerous.

The other category is that of cartridges that can fire in another caliber chamber but were never meant to do so, like .380 ACP in a 9mm Luger chamber or the .45 Colt in a .410 shotgun. Sometimes a short round will fire only if held by the extractor or the firing pin has a very long reach. This type of combination can be dangerous, especially when rifle pressures are involved. Even at best, swelled or stuck cases and malfunctions are the norm.

I suppose I might add a third category, where the two cartridges are actually the same, differing only in name, like the .30 WCF and the .30-30, the .30 Army and the .30-40 Krag, the 9mm Largo and the 9mm Bergman-Bayard, the .38 Colt Special and the .38 S&W Special.

Jim

 

[OldMac]

32 sw long in 7.62x38r or nagant

 

[Arkansas Paul]

If I'm not mistaken you can fire .475 Linebaugh in a .480 Ruger.
Somebody correct me on that if I'm wrong.

 

[Shadow 7D]

also heard of 32 ACP used in a nagant

 

[hiram2005]

Some say it won't but I know it will. 38 Super in 357 Magnum.

 

[Mastiff]

The 38 Super, 9mm Largo, and 9x23 Winchester rounds will chamber in the same pistol. Firing it safely is another matter.

 

[Clifford]

.38 super will fire in some .38/.357's but that's only if the revo has loose chamber tolerances. I've tried it and super will chamber in one my model 28 but not the other two S&W snubbie I own.

 

[LoneCoon]

.380s will cycle in most Makarovs (9x18mm).

I've never tried it, but I suspect that 9x18 will work in some 9mm handguns. Probably chamber and fire, but not cycle reliably.

 

[JohnKSa]

If I'm not mistaken you can fire .475 Linebaugh in a .480 Ruger.
Somebody correct me on that if I'm wrong.

Pretty sure it's the other way around. .480 Ruger can be safely fired in a .475 Linebaugh revolver.

 

[Shadow 7D]

LoonCoon, 9mak in any other 9mm/.38/.357 (maybe not a heavy chambered revover) is a good way to loose a hand,

9 MAK is .365, vs 9mm .356

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

.45 Colt in a .454 Casull.

Expanding your criteria a bit, Ruger makes single-action revolvers with interchangeable cylinders for cartridges with equal or very close bullet diameter. These include .22LR/.22 Mag., .45 Colt/.45 Auto, .357 Mag./9mm Luger, and even a limited run of .38/40 Winchester/10mm Auto. (.38/40 and 10mm are both actually .40 caliber.) The rimless cartridges work in the single-action because the ejector rod goes through the case to push it out.

 

[Shadow 7D]

I remember a you tube and a discussion here that 9mak was chosen by the soviet because it could fire nato 9mm, and .380, but put the other way you will die.

 

[JohnKSa]

Firing a standard 9mm (9mmx19/9mm Para/9mm Luger) in a 9mm Mak would be unwise.

In general, when talking about autopistols, it's rarely a good idea to fire anything other than the specific round that the handgun was designed to chamber. Revolver cylinders tend to be tapered while autopistol chambers have a "lip" or "step" at the front of the chamber that can shave off bullet material if any round other than the specified round is fired. If that material builds up it can cause various problems that, in the worst case scenario, could lead to a catastrophic incident involving damage to the gun as well as injury to the shooter.

 

[rha600]

S&W 500 Magnum / S&W 500 Special