.38 Short Colt

Revolver cartridge designed by Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC June 2026 .38 Colt .38 Colt Short.jpg Technical sketch comparing the .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt cartridges United States Revolver Colt Colt rimmed, straight .375 in mm for original heeled bullets, .358 in mm for some modern loads .379 .379 .445 .060 .765 1.2 in (30.48 mm) 13000 CIP 93 LRN 791 165 129 LRN 777 181 Hodgdon Online reloading data The .38 Short Colt, also known as .38 SC, is a heeled bullet cartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ball Colt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era.Taffin John Single Action Sixguns Krause Publications 2005 0-87349-953-0 Iola, Wisconsin 37 John Taffin Later, this cartridge was fitted with a 0.358 in mm on diameter inside-lubricated bullet in the 125 – 135 gr range.Barnes Frank C. McPherson, M.L. Cartridges of the World https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn limited 8th 1965 1997 DBI Books 64, 91 0-87349-178-5Tab IV - Pistol and revolver cartridges http://www.cip-bobp.org/homologation/en/tdcc_public?page=1&cartridge_type_id=4 C.I.P. 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131015232412/http://www.cip-bobp.org/homologation/en/tdcc_public?page=1&cartridge_type_id=4 2013-10-15 dead Case Visually, it resembles a .38 S&W but the case dimensions are slightly different. The .38 Short Colt case is the parent to the .38 Long Colt and .38 Special. Remington is one of the few producers of this cartridge today with a 125 gr LRN bullet. Magtech produces this grain weight and Ten-x manufactures a 95 gr load, as well as blanks. References Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Colt cartridges