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To: Charles Martel
The same production lines are apparently used for 9mm - and that caliber has priority right now.

Yep...my gun actually says .380/9mm on it. I haven't been able to find any online either, they all have a waiting list or won't do backorders. Guess I may have to take my CCW with my .45 Ruger if I can't find any .380 bullets. This is so disappointing though, I really wanted to use the .380 in honor of my Dad. I was the closest he had to a son...I am still a tomboy at 50 ; )

205 posted on 03/31/2009 2:44:32 PM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: ravingnutter
my gun actually says .380/9mm on it.

Yep - I remember my uncle having a .380 pistol that was marked "9mm Kurz" (9mm Short). I think it was a Walther.

230 posted on 03/31/2009 6:53:39 PM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: ravingnutter
Please be careful. The .380 cartridge was sometimes also called "9mm Kurz" (Kurz = short). The case is a few thousandths shorter than the 9mm Luger (AKA 9mm Parabellum, 9x19mm ...) and (if I recall my reloading manuals correctly) is designed for significantly lower pressure. Bullets are .355" diameter (again, IIRMRLMC), but lighter: 80-90gr for .380, rather than 90-147gr for 9mm Luger.

Bottom line: the ammunition commonly sold in the USA as "9mm" is NOT the same as .380, even if the .380 pistol has "9mm" stamped on the chamber. It won't fit in your pistol (I hope) and if it did, firing it would be a bad idea.

If you already know this, please accept my apologies for repetitiveness.

263 posted on 04/01/2009 5:56:10 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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