.38 caliber

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title: ".38 caliber" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pistol-and-rifle-cartridges"] description: "Firearm Cartridge List" topic_path: "general/pistol-and-rifle-cartridges" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_caliber" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Firearm Cartridge List ::

.38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges.

The .38 caliber is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than .32 caliber is considered a large caliber). Before 1990, the standard sidearms of law enforcement agencies in the United States were revolvers that fired the .38 Special cartridge, seconded by revolvers firing the .357 Magnum, a lengthened version of the .38 Special.

Handgun cartridge table

Main article: List of handgun cartridges

::data[format=table] | Cartridge name || Bullet diameter || Case length || Cartridge length || Type || class="unsortable"|Source | |---| | .380 ACP | | .38 Casull | | .38 Short Colt | | .38 Long Colt | | .38 Special | | .38 ACP | | .38 Super | | .38 Super Comp | | .38 S&W | | .38 TPC | | .380 Revolver Short | | .380 Revolver Long | | .38-40 Winchester | ::

References

References

1. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wheelgun-wednesday-the-registered-magnum-changed-the-world-44825281
2. Wright, James D.; Rossi, Peter H.; Daly, Kathleen (1983). ''Under the Gun: Weapons, Crime and Violence in America''. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. {{ISBN. 0202303063.
3. ".38 Casull".

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