Do they make a 38 Auto?

Do they make a 38 Auto?

38 Super Auto, or 9×23mmSR, is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter (9.04 mm) bullet. It was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure loading of the . 38 ACP, also known as . 38 Auto.

Is 38 special and 38 Auto the same?

38 Auto, a semi-rimmed case (the Special has a rimmed case) in . 355 diameter bullet, which was “superized” later to become the . 38 Super Auto.

Is 38 Super Auto the same as 380 ACP?

foghornl Member. . 38 super is a longer casing (brass cartrdige) than the . 380, generates hgiher pressures when fired.

What does 38 ACP stand for?

Automatic Colt Pistol
38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the . 38 Auto or 9x23mmSR, is a semi-rimmed pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning-designed Colt M1900.

When did the Colt 38 pocket pistol come out?

The .38 Pocket Model was essentially a 1902 Colt Automatic Pistol, Sporting Model, with the barrel and slide shortened by one and a half inches, and was a direct descendant of the original Colt Automatic Pistol of 1900 .

When did the.38 ACP pistol come out?

The .38 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol ), also known as the .38 Auto, is a pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning -designed Colt M1900. It was first used in Colt’s Model 1897 prototype, which he did not produce.

What was the production run of the 1903 Colt 38?

The second was the .38 Automatic Pocket Model, which is often referred to by collectors today as the “1903 Pocket Hammer” to distinguish it from the “Pocket Hammerless,” and which had a production run that spanned 25 years but with sales of only about 31,000 guns.

How big is the barrel of a colt.38 special?

This handgun utilized a six-round cylinder as its feed system. The double-action revolver was chambered for a variety of cartridges including the .22 Long Rifle (LR), .32-20, .38 Special, .38/200, and .41 Long Colt. The Official Police revolver was manufactured with four-, five-, and six-inch barrel lengths.