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.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short) VS .32 Caliber

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.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

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MSRP:

$12.95

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$12.95

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$14.39

MSRP:

$8.99

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

.32 Caliber

Height

0.68

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Average FPS

980

Average Grain

91

Average Energy

194

Recoil

0.41

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Ballistic Coefficient

96.34

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.32 Caliber

Gun Descriptions

.380 Auto (9mm Browning Short)

About The .380 ACP Ammo is a rimless, straight walled cartridge designed for pistols introduced in the year of 1908. Ever since it was released into the market, it has been very popular in the self-defense department and has been widely used in numerous handguns. The .380 ACP Ammo is considered a misnomer since it doesn't strictly conform to cartridge naming conventions that are named against the bullet's diameter. Using the standard naming process, the .380 ACP Ammo should be named .355 ACP Ammo since it uses a cartridge .355 in diameter. The .380 ACP Ammo, because of its low blow-thrust, delivered a soft recoil to the shooter. The overall length of the .380 ACP Ammo is 25mm, while the bullet diameter measures 9mm. The 45-grain variant of the .380 ACP Ammo can travel at a velocity of 1,835 feet per second while creating an energy level of 337 ft.lbf.  Manufacturer John Browning designed the .380 ACP Ammo in 1908, and Colt's Manufacturing Company manufactured it in the same year.  Uses The .380 ACP Ammo has experienced a wide array of uses over the years. At least FIVE European nations picked it up as their standard pistol ammo before World War II. The .380 ACP Ammo is light and compact and delivers a short-ranged shot, creating less stopping power. The .380 ACP Ammo remains a popular cartridge for self-defense purposes. 

.32 Caliber

The .32 caliber is a size of ammunition, fitted to firearms with a bore diameter of 0.32 inches (8.1 mm). The variations include: .32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), a pistol cartridge .32-40 Ballard, an American rifle cartridge .32 H&R Magnum, a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers .32 Long Colt, an American centerfire fire revolver cartridge .32 NAA, a cartridge/firearm system from North American Arms and Corbon Ammunition using a .380 ACP case .32 Remington, an American rifle cartridge .32 rimfire cartridge, chambered in revolvers and rifles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 11⁄2 revolver .32 S&W Long, a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge .32-20 Winchester, the first small-game lever-action cartridge that Winchester produced .32 Winchester Self-Loading, an American rifle cartridge .32 Winchester Special, a rimmed cartridge created in October 1901 for use in the Winchester Model 94 lever-action rifle .327 Federal Magnum, a rimmed cartridge based on the .32 H&R Magnum with elongated case and higher pressure

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