.380 auto/ACP

[blinded]

Beginner question here. Can .380 auto be fired out of a gun marked .380 ACP? Or vise versa? What is the difference in these two rounds? Thanks

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[chainsaw]

They are the same.

 

[nehalemguy]

Other names for the .380 ACP

.380 Auto, 9mm Browning, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, and 9×17mm

It's no wonder folks get confused.

E

 

[blinded]

Other names for the .380 ACP

.380 Auto, 9mm Browning, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, and 9×17mm

It's no wonder folks get confused.

E

Thanks guys! So are any of those 9mm rounds a better defensive round for the .380, or do they have the same ballistics, just different names?

 

[soberups]

Thanks guys! So are any of those 9mm rounds a better defensive round for the .380, or do they have the same ballistics, just different names?

Same ballistics, different names.

 

[revjen45]

Same round, different names. I understand that the street thugs call it Baby 9.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

ACP= Automatic Colt Pistol

 

[iGun]

.380 isn't my first choice for defense but when I do carry my p238, it's loaded with Buffalo Bore 100 gr lead hard cast +P.

 

[bikejunkie]

I like the Federal Hydra Shock in mine... .380 not my first choice but my P238 disappears under a tucked in clingy polo shirt (work shirt) could never pull it off with my XDm and probably couldn't with an XDs...

 

[Beefcake]

I like the Hornady Critical Defense rounds in my .380.

 

[Izzy]

A .380 is not my first choice either, but if you can't get it done with a .380, practice more.