.380 Long

The .380 Long [9.8 x 24mmR], also known as the .380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge. == Overview == The .380 Long is a straight rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in rook rifles for target shooting and hunting game up to the size of smaller deer. In addition to British munitions makers, the .380 Long was also made by DWM in Germany and a number of cheap European pistols were chambered for it. This cartridge is very similar to the .38 Long Colt and may have inspired the latter cartridge's development. As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle. As a pistol cartridge, the .380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the .38 S&W. == See also == 9 mm rifle cartridges List of rifle cartridges List of rimmed cartridges Rook rifle == References == === Footnotes === === Bibliography === Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5. Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 28 April 2017. Imperial War Museums, "9.8 x 24R; .380 Long Revolver CF & .380 Rook Rifle", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 28 April 2017. == External links == Ammo-One, ".380 Long rifle", ammo-one.com, retrieved 28 April 2017. Cartridgecollector, " 380 Long CF (Rifle)" ", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 28 April 2017. The Spanish Association of Cartridge Collectors, ".380 Long revolver long CF", municion.org Archived 2017-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 28 April 2017.