.38 Special
| .38 Special | |
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| general information | |
| caliber | .38 Special 9 × 29 R |
| Sleeve shape | Edge sleeve |
| Dimensions | |
| Sleeve neck ⌀ | 9.63 mm |
| Floor ⌀ | 8.99-9.09 mm |
| Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 11.18 mm |
| Sleeve length | 29.35 mm |
| Cartridge length | 39 mm |
| Weights | |
| Bullet weight | 6.16–13.00 g (95–200 grain ) |
| Powder weight | 0.15-0.81 g (2.3-12.5 grain ) |
| total weight | 16 g |
| Technical specifications | |
| Speed v 0 | 220-470 m / s |
| Max. Gas pressure | 1500 bar |
| Bullet energy E 0 | 247-680 J. |
| Lists on the subject | |
The .38 Special is a revolver cartridge developed and widely used in the USA .
history
The .38 Special was developed by the US company Smith & Wesson in 1902 as the successor to the flawed .38 Long Colt for the Military & Police revolver models .
In the .38 is widespread in the US centerfire cartridge, which is used in the civilian, but police and military / sector. There are many different projectiles available for this cartridge, such as: B. Wadcutter bullets or hollow point bullets, bullets with shot or so-called short-stop cartridges.
This ammunition can also be fired from .357 Magnum revolvers , as their dimensions are similar apart from the case length. Due to the relatively low performance of the .38, Smith & Wesson developed the above-mentioned cartridge in the .357 Magnum caliber.
Other names
- .38 S&W special (nominal)
- 9 × 29 mm R (decimal)
literature
- Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English).
