.38 caliber

Firearm Cartridge List January 2013 .38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges.Wheelgun Wednesday: The Registered Magnum Changed the World 14 January 2026 https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wheelgun-wednesday-the-registered-magnum-changed-the-world-44825281 The .38 caliber is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than .32 caliber is considered a large caliber).Wright, James D.; Rossi, Peter H.; Daly, Kathleen (1983). Under the Gun: Weapons, Crime and Violence in America. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. 0202303063.42 Before 1990, the standard sidearms of law enforcement agencies in the United States were revolvers that fired the .38 Special cartridge, seconded by revolvers firing the .357 Magnum, a lengthened version of the .38 Special.68 Handgun cartridge table List of handgun cartridges Cartridge name Bulletdiameter Caselength Cartridgelength Type Source.380 ACP .355 in mm on .680 in mm on .980 in mm on Rimless Barnes 1997,June 2018 p. 274.38 Casull .356 in mm on .933 in mm on – Rimless http://www.municion.org/38/38Casull.htm .38 Casull 2011-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930064011/http://www.municion.org/38/38Casull.htm 2011-09-30 dead .38 Short Colt .357 in mm on .762 in mm on 1.052 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 Long Colt .357 in mm on 1.030 in mm on 1.320 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 Special .357 in mm on 1.15 in mm on 1.550 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 ACP .358 in mm on .900 in mm on 1.280 in mm on Semi-rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 Super .358 in mm on .900 in mm on 1.280 in mm on Semi-rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 Super Comp .355 in mm on .896 in mm on 1.280 in mm on Rimless Starline cartridge dimensions.38 S&W .361 in mm on .780 in mm on 1.200 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38 TPC .355 in mm on .720 in mm on 1.169 in mm on Rimless, tapered .380 Revolver Short .375 in mm on 0.700 in mm on 1.100 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.380 Revolver Long .375 in mm on 1.000 in mm on 1.400 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 274.38-40 Winchester .401 in mm on 1.300 in mm on 1.590 in mm on Rimmed Barnes 1997, p. 92 See also 9 mm caliber 38 (disambiguation) References Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges