Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I saw at a shop a .380 revolver which uses a moon clip to hold the round in place. Now given that a 380 is rimless could I fire a 38 S&W (that's not a special fyi) through it instead because they are revolver rounds?

I like .38 special, so when looking for ammo I've seen .38 S&W on occasion. Looked different, so I passed. So I did a Google search on this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_S%26W The .38 S&W is a round that has been around since 1877. I wouldn't think that it would be a particularly hot round but who knows what the pressure in the gun is, compared to .380? The round may fit the cylinder, but weird things could happen.

Wikipedia wrote:Currently no revolvers are made in this caliber, and only a few companies still manufacture ammunition. The majority that do offer it in only a 145 grain Lead Round Nose bullet, Although Fiocchi still markets FMJ rounds. No known hunting or self-defense rounds are known to be manufactured today

I'd go with .380 rounds in moon clips. Stick with what you know works.
BTW, I like the idea of ACP rounds in a revolver. A revolver in .45 auto is on my wish list. Embrace that .380!!

Came back to this too late to edit... In looking at a comparison of .380 auto vs. .38 S&Wm I found that .380 is .984" length and .38 S&W is 1.240". Not sure if the cylinder wil accommodate that.

Ah ok thanks, it's was worth a shot because I was looking at several revolvers and it was the smallest and lightest as it had an aluminum frame. I guess I'll go with my second choice the .357, it's hammerless and oddly the same size as the .38 sp I was looking at.

I'd rather have the .357. A buddy of mine has a Taurus .357; it's standard weight, as opposed to featherweight, so it doesn't have much recoil. Contrast that with my sisters featherweight .38... she stopped practicing on account of the recoil from that.

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SHMIV wrote:I'd rather have the .357. A buddy of mine has a Taurus .357; it's standard weight, as opposed to featherweight, so it doesn't have much recoil. Contrast that with my sisters featherweight .38... she stopped practicing on account of the recoil from that.

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That's what I bought, it's the blued hammerless .357. I like it, it'll make a good CC piece, I can't wait to shoot it! Unfortunately I couldn't find any .357 ammo so I bought some .38 sp ammo for it. Last box the store had too!

Congrats! You'll enjoy it

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