which. 38 or.380 ammo

[welshgal2001]

Ok which. 38 ammo is best to avoid jamming in breach? Or is it more cos its new n needs firing more

[kahrguy]

Are you wanting to know about a 38 or a 380?? They are different. A 38 cartridge , What 38 , a 38special that will be used in a revolver!! Should be no issues.

A 380acp that will work in a pistol can depend on the handgun used then the ammo brand and maybe the lot number or bullet type as in fmj and hollow point design weight and make.

Its trail and error and assume there are no guarantees any one brand of ammo will allways work in any semi-auto pistol.

Some pistols like a walther ppk can be rather picky about what it likes yet a bersa thunder that's designed after the walther may work well with most any brand you try in it.

[PetahW]

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I generally break-in & practice my autoloaders with round-nosed full metal jacketed ammo, as it's least likely to jam, and yet will still operate the cycling mechanisms enough to wear off any extra sharp edges, etc.

I usually carry hollow point SD ammo with a jacket that has at least a partial covering towards the HP - IOW, no sharp edged/shouldered boolits.

The ammo used in revolvers makes no difference - just keep stroking the trigger both in double-action and single-action modes (if the subject revolver has both - not all do).



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[carguychris]

Are you wanting to know about a 38 or a 380?? They are different.

+1. Let me try and explain some of the basics.

380 Auto is also known as .380 ACP, 9mm Browning Short, or 9mm Short; when the pistol or ammo is made in a foreign country, the word "short" is sometimes translated into a European language, e.g. 9mm Kurz or 9mm Corto. This is a compact, somewhat low-powered cartridge used in numerous small autoloading pistols. It is a cartridge type known as "rimless"- there actually is a rim, but it is flush with the outside diameter of the case, so the case is perhaps better characterized as grooved.

This is NOT similar to, or compatible with, .38 Special, originally known as .38 Smith & Wesson Special. This is a much longer, rimmed cartridge generally used in revolvers, but also offered in a handful of rare high-end target autoloaders.

Similarly, neither of these are similar to, or compatible with, .38 Super, a.k.a. Super .38 or 38 Super +P (the latter is the nominal modern American standardized name). This is a semi-rimmed (i.e. small rim) cartridge that is longer than 380 Auto but shorter than .38Spl, yet higher-powered than both.

.38 ACP is the lower-powered but externally identical predecessor of .38 Super. It is obsolescent, having been used in a handful of early 20th-century Colts and some European military pistols, but hardly anything made during the last 50-60 years. It is on its way to being a historical footnote.

Similarly, .38 S&W aka .38/200 is another obsolescent cartridge, albeit one normally used in revolvers; its dimensions are similar to 380 Auto, but it has a full-size rim, and is actually slightly larger-caliber than the others.

.38 ACP will function in some .38 Super pistols, but other than this, none of the above cartridges are compatible with one another. You should NOT attempt to fire a gun chambered for one, but loaded with another.

[DPris]

It'd help if you explained what you're asking.
Your question makes no sense at all.
Denis

[Pico]

Folks extend a hand to this nice lady, everybody has to learn. It sounds like she is having feeding issues and wants to know if it's due to the ammo or the gun needing break in.

Welshgal check the feed ramp on your barrel leading to the chamber and see if it is rough. You can take fine 400 mesh emory paper and LIGHTLY polish it to a smooth finish. This will greatly shorten break in and insure your rounds feed well. I always do this with my semi-autos. You can use a Dremel tool to polish it but avoid taking too much metal off.

Always check semi-auto feeding issues (such as with your .380) with standard rounds (FMJ), not hollow points (JHP). If the gun feeds standard rounds 100% reliably, then try hollow points.

Pico

[DPris]

If this nice lady would explain what her gun is, what her exact problem is, which ammunition isn't working & how it isn't working, and so on, it'd be much easier to "extend a hand".

Won't feed? Jams halfway up the feed ramp? Won't chamber completely?
That's assuming auto.

Won't seat rounds fully in chamber, if revolver?

Trying to load .38s in a .380?
Trying to load .38 S&W in a .38 Special revolver?

More info required.
Denis

[kahrguy]

I see on another post she has a lorcin and that's not something to invest money in . But that would mean its a 380.

[Cheapshooter]

Ok which. 38 ammo is best to avoid jamming in breach? Or is it more cos its new n needs firing more

By reading your other posts it appears that you are talking about 380 ACP ammo for a Lorcin, not 38 ammo.
What ammo have you tried? FMJ (full metal jacket bullets) or hollow point?
It is possible, with Lorcin being a very low end pistol that it will not feed a hollow point bullet with a large opening. Nor the Winchester USA ammo known here as Winchester White Box, or WWB, because of the flattened nose.
Unfortunately, again, because of the relative low quality of the Lorcin pistol it may not perform acceptably with any ammunition.

[Theohazard]

Pico posted
Folks extend a hand to this nice lady, everybody has to learn. It sounds like she is having feeding issues and wants to know if it's due to the ammo or the gun needing break in.

I don't think there is anyone here who has a problem with her being new; we all love to help new shooters no matter how inexperienced they are.

But her post has very little information and is almost completely incomprehensible; most replies so far have been people guessing what her actual question is and trying to answer it.

Welshgal2001, try re-writing your question so it's easier to understand and has a little more information. We're all happy to help, but it's hard to understand what issues you're having and what your exact question is.

[Cheapshooter]

Folks extend a hand to this nice lady, everybody has to learn.

Even the username is somewhat confusing when reading other posts by welshgal2001.

i just bought on-line a Lornic l380 as my wife does like shooting my 12 ga

my wife wants to know how safe are 12 ga shells outside the shotgun? she's worried that if i dropped a shell will it go off?

I hope that welshgal2001 can be more specific in future firearms questions posted on this forum. I think there might be a lot of useful information that can be gained from members here.

I'll make no further comment about the username. It's 2013, I'm old, and things are different than my Mayberry mind catches on to quickly.