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Old August 7, 2010, 05:18 PM   #10
James K
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The 9mm Parabellum (aka 9mm Luger) will fit and fire in the Charter revolvers chambered in 9mm Federal, but cases, fired or unfired, must be removed manually or by gravity/inertia. That revolver was intended for police officers who preferred a revolver for plain clothes or off-duty carry but wanted to be able to use issue 9mm ammunition if necessary.

The use of 9mm Federal in old revolvers was a real concern; the cartridge is loaded to 9mm P. pressures, and its use in old guns intended for the .38 S&W could damage the gun and injure the shooter. The reverse, use of the .38 S&W in the Charter Arms revolver is precluded because the straight case will not fit in the tapered chamber and also the case is too long.

9mm Federal cases can be made from .38 S&W cases by running them through a 9mm sizing die, trimming to .754" and loading with a 9mm bullet.

Jim
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