What manner of devil spawn 9mm is this??

[bbqreloader]

Checking the case size last night on some 9mm range pick up I cleaned last week and ran across this...WHAT??!!!
Never seen this before, new round?

 

[Legionnaire]

I believe 9mm Br.C is European for .380 ACP. That would be consistent with your case gauge. I don't know what "Br" signifies, but "Corto" is "short" in Italian.

Edit: Now I know what the Br stands for = Browning. So Br.C is Browning Court. Thanks.

 

[Toprudder]

Yep, .380.

"Other names for .380 ACP include .380 Auto, 9mm Browning, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, 9×17mm and 9 mm Browning Court (which is the C.I.P. designation). It should not be confused with .38 ACP."

 

[sparkyv]

I loaded up a few .380's by mistake thinking they were 9mm. Shot them anyway, then tossed the brass. No big deal, but I take more time sorting my brass these days.

BTW, I stopped gauge checking empty cases, as I did not find it to be advantageous. I do, however gauge check EVERY LOADED PISTOL ROUND. This is indeed advantageous...don't ask me how I know this.

 

[Englishmn]

Bought a good bit of it during the banic. It sat on the shelf longer because most people didn't recognize it as .380.

 

[alfsauve]

....I stopped gauge checking empty cases, as I did not find it to be advantageous. I do, however gauge check EVERY LOADED PISTOL ROUND. This is indeed advantageous...don't ask me how I know this.

The advantage to gauge checking empties is I don't waste primer, bullet and powder on a round that isn't going to fit in the first place. Is it economical? Maybe not. Just call me real frugal sometimes. (I have a touch of tartan in my bloodline.) I throw out about 1% of 9mm cases. Some would have worked, but why chance it.

 

[Walkalong]

And here I thought it stood for Benchrest Competition.

 

[sparkyv]

The advantage to gauge checking empties is I don't waste primer, bullet and powder on a round that isn't going to fit in the first place. Is it economical? Maybe not. Just call me real frugal sometimes. (I have a touch of tartan in my bloodline.) I throw out about 1% of 9mm cases. Some would have worked, but why chance it.

I should have mentioned...Lee Bulge Buster

 

[ArchAngelCD]

9mm Br is 9mm Browning which is a .380 ACP or any one of the other 6+ names it goes by lol.

 

[Bfh_auto]

And here I thought it stood for Benchrest Competition.

I was scrolling down to say that. You beat me to it.

 

[bbqreloader]

well .380 it is and into the scrap bucket it goes...thanks for all the responses!

 

[alfsauve]

I should have mentioned...Lee Bulge Buster

I think once the web is bulged time to move on.

 

[Rule3]

The advantage to gauge checking empties is I don't waste primer, bullet and powder on a round that isn't going to fit in the first place. Is it economical? Maybe not. Just call me real frugal sometimes. (I have a touch of tartan in my bloodline.) I throw out about 1% of 9mm cases. Some would have worked, but why chance it.

If one picks up a 380 case I would think it would be evident before plunking it into a 9mm case gauge
Just saying.

 

[sparkyv]

I think once the web is bulged time to move on.

"Glock smile", I agree. Minor deformation not detectable by the eye, good to go, IMHO.

 

[rsrocket1]

A few 380's sneak into my 9mm case bin and I can definitely feel the lack of resistance on my LnL AP when a 380 case goes through the resizer. Essentially there is no resistance. I stop the reloading process before the case advances into the priming station and toss the case into a container full of 380.

I've gathered so may 380 cases that I'm going to have to decide whether to recycle them and only get a few bucks or buy some 380 guns. I did that with 9mm. I had a bunch of collected brass, ran into a die set on sale and figured "might as well load and shoot it". Now I have four 9mm guns.

Funny how they just multiply like rabbits

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Personally I call that 9mm PITA.

Interestingly enough, I find 10mm PITA mixed into my 10mm Auto brass from time to time. They somehow sneak their way in from the range floor to my spent cases container. I assume it's a conspiracy.

 

[alfsauve]

If one picks up a 380 case I would think it would be evident before plunking it into a 9mm case gauge
Just saying.

.380 cases are thrown out during resizing. I use the case gauge to find bulged 9mm case heads/webs.

 

[Toprudder]

When I sort/inspect 9mm brass, I use the following method. I look for 380 or 9 Mak brass, NATO crimped primer pockets, and the dreaded stepped cases.

 

[alfsauve]

Neat method Toprudder. I may see if I can use that to then load rounds into the 50 case checker quicker.

 

[mdi]

I usually don't have the "380 in 9mm" problem 'cause I look at every case head after it comes out of the tumbler. But, save that 380 brass so you'll have a good excuse to get a 380 pistol (as if anyone needs a reason)...

 

[Toprudder]

I usually don't have the "380 in 9mm" problem 'cause I look at every case head after it comes out of the tumbler. But, save that 380 brass so you'll have a good excuse to get a 380 pistol (as if anyone needs a reason)...

That is how I determine the next caliber to buy a gun for. If I tend to find enough brass from range pickup, I know I have a decent source of brass.

 

[Walkalong]

The one in a thousand or so .380 case I miss before it gets to the 9MM sizer is felt then. Extremely hard to miss the difference in feel there.

 

[mstreddy]

For those of you with a bunch of 380 cases and no guns. If you have enough to make it worthwhile, it makes a nice PIF.
I also encounter the occasional 380 in a batch of 9 as I'm loading. As above, the sizer lets me know. Every once in a great while, one makes it to the bullet seating station, makes for a very short 9MM round.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

The one in a thousand or so .380 case I miss before it gets to the 9MM sizer is felt then. Extremely hard to miss the difference in feel there.

Ya buddy, I also find any split cases that I missed there.
I usually find out what calibers the range officers load for and make those caliber cases, that I don't load for a present to them. It cause them to look somewhere else when I'm picking up my brass. Gives us both a good day.

 

[someguy2800]

I always catch the 380’s when they plunk through my resizer.