I have never tried to shoot a 380 in a 9mm but I can see how it might happen.
I did under a controlled situation shoot some 380acp in a 9x18 Makarov. As the 9x18 is hard to find in some places I wanted to see if you could use 380 in a pinch. It worked and shot fairly accurate also. The 380 case was bulged and I would not have reloaded them. Not much different than some 380 cases I get from class III shooters.
A gun chambered in 9x18 would make a better self-defense round than the 380. But sadly ammo is sometimes hard to find. I have bought and sold and shot several of the European imports that were on the market 10 years ago. I found them to be guns of good value. Quality versus price. Many were under $200.00.
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