To: thackney
Actually, those are all .380s which fire a rimless cartridge designed for semi and full automatic weapons (9mm short).
The .38 cartridge is designed for revolvers and has a rim. The only semi-automatic I am aware of that was ever designed to fire rimmed cartridges was the Smith Model 52, which was to shoot wadcutters in target competition.
And as I said, probably just crappy reporting.
To: I cannot think of a name
Are you trying to say a .380 is not a .38 caliber?
24 posted on
11/19/2012 8:47:09 AM PST by
thackney
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To: I cannot think of a name
Colt made a 1911 in .357, magnum research makes the desert eagle in .357 also. And iirc, one of the 9mm variants is rimmed.
33 posted on
11/19/2012 9:52:41 AM PST by
absolootezer0
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