can i shoot .380acp through a 9mm gun?

[walter]

?????

[jammer2k]

NO!

Don't even think about it. Only shoot ammo for which the gun is designed for, trying anything else can lead to body parts missing or far worse.

[What Just Happened?]

Why are you asking?

I'm just gonna say no. I'm not sure as to the exact dimensions of each cartridge, but I'm gonna say no.

P.S. I've seen some guys trying to shoot 45gap out of a 45acp 1911. There's only one different dimension. The gap brass is shorter by a couple tenths of an inch or so. They ended up with a broken extractor on their new shiny S&W 1911. Don't do it.

[Tony.]

No

9mm is 9x19mm
.380 is 9x17mm

[sorensen440]

NO!

Don't even think about it. Only shoot ammo for which the gun is designed for, trying anything else can lead to body parts missing or far worse.

the exeption is shooting 38spl out of a 357

[-hanko]

the exeption is shooting 38spl out of a 357

.357 is designed from the start to accept .38spl. Just as .44spl can be shot from a .44 magnum.

-hanko

[jammer2k]

the exeption is shooting 38spl out of a 357

Wouldn't call that an exception as the guns I have seen in that caliber and have read their manuals state very clearly that interchanging 38spl and 357 mag are acceptable. (same goes for .44 mag and .44 special)

[ohsmily]

the exeption is shooting 38spl out of a 357

HUH???

38 spl and 357 mag isn't an exception to the rule. Pistols chambered for 357 are by default also designed to fire 38spl.

A similar example is shooting 454 Casull AND 45 Colt in a 460 S&W revolver. There are a number of examples similar to this in firearms.

[csmintel]

that being said....you can shoot .380 through 9X19 makar. just not the other way around.

[bohoki]

i have done it it goes bang no damage happens but the pistol did not autoload the next

so if it were a mad max type scenario and you only had one bullet and a 9mm gun it will fire it

i cant think of any situation why you would want to fire 380 as it is generally more expensive than 9mm

i have also fired 22lr out of a 22 magnum no harm it went bang just expect a split case that may be difficult to remove

so my answer is you can but you shouldn't

[ZombieKiller]

Dude, if the box says .380 and the gun says 9mm- I would think that they are not made for each other. That's like putting diesel in a Prius....

[dhistory]

Dude, if the box says .380 and the gun says 9mm- I would think that they are not made for each other. That's like putting diesel in a Prius....

HELL YEAH

+1

Dude...DON'T DO IT! If you do...let us know what range you're heading to so we can stay away.

[JTROKS]

The 380 is a straight walled case, while a 9mm is tapered. The 9mm has a bigger chamber dimension than a 380, plus the 380 is designed as a blow back round so the working pressure for the round is lower than the 9mm.

The rim diameter of the 380 is smaller than the 9mm, but most spring loaded extractor equipped 9mm pistol will hold on to the 380's rim for firing, the lower pressure may not cycle the gun.

[csmintel]

Dude, if the box says .380 and the gun says 9mm- I would think that they are not made for each other. That's like putting diesel in a Prius....

No. the barrel can say 9MM Europe but it's a .380 in US if the gun is european.

[kwest10]

you CAN but you shouldn't. Like downing a bottle of vodka. You CAN but you shouldn't.
However, in either scenario. If you choose to. Take video and post on youtube.