DESCRIPTION

The .380 ACP (9×17mm) (Automatic Colt Pistol) is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Moses Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case.^[2] It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, for use in its new Colt Model 1908 pocket hammerless semi-automatic, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since, seeing wide use in numerous handguns (typically smaller weapons). buy glock 19 ammo online Texas, glock 19 ammo for sale, gun ammunitions for sale, buy glocks in Kentucky, 17 hmr for sale

Other names for .380 ACP include .380 Auto, 9×17mm, 9mm Browning. 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short. And 9mm Browning Court (which is the C.I.P. designation). It should not be confused with .38 ACP. Glock 19 ammo for sale

Design[]

The .380 ACP cartridge was derived from Browning’s earlier .38 ACP design, which was only marginally more powerful. The .380 ACP was designed to be truly rimless, and headspaces on the case mouth instead of the rim for better accuracy. These relatively low-powered designs were intended for blowback pistols which lacked a barrel locking mechanism, which is often required for any handgun firing a round more powerful than a .380. gun ammunitions for sale

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Using blowback operation, the design can be simplified, and lowered in cost; a locking mechanism is unnecessary, since the mass of the slide and strength of the recoil spring are enough to absorb the recoil energy of the round, due to the round’s relatively low bolt thrust. Blowback operation also permits the barrel to be permanently fixed to the frame, which promotes accuracy, unlike a traditional short recoil-operation pistol, which requires a “tilting” barrel to unlock the slide and barrel assembly when cycling. Buy glocks in Kentucky, 17 hmr for sale

Performance

buy glock 19 ammo online Texas, the .380 ACP is compact and light, but has a relatively short range and less stopping power than other modern pistol cartridges.^[6] According to gun author Massad Ayoob, “Some experts will say it’s barely adequate, and others will say it’s barely inadequate.”^[7] Even so, it remains a popular self-defense cartridge for shooters who want a lightweight and/or smaller pistol with manageable recoil. It is slightly less powerful than a standard-pressure .38 Special and uses 9 mm (.354 in) diameter bullets. The standard bullet weights are generally 85, 90, 95, 100, 115, and 120 grain.