Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Centerfire Handgun
10mm
22 TCM
25 ACP
25 NAA
30 Luger
32 ACP
32 H&R MAG
32 North American Arms
32 S&W
32 S&W Long
32 Short Colt
327 Federal Magnum
357 Magnum
357 Maximum
357 Sig
38 Colt Short
38 Long Colt
38 S&W
38 Short Colt
The 38 Colt Short (38 Short Colt) was introduced as a blackpowder cartridge in 1875 with a 125-grain bullet at 730 feet per second. Using a .357-inch bullet, it has a stubby .765-inch case. The later and more popular version, 38 Long Colt, was America's military handgun cartridge from 1892 to 1911. The 38 Long Colt uses a 1.035-inch case with a 150-grain bullet at 770 fps. 38 Colt Short ammunition can be used in 38 Long Colt pistols, but not the reverse. Both are extremely mild cartridges, easy to shoot but extremely marginal for personal defense. — Craig Boddington
