I'm not entirely comfortable with that comparison. The .380 and 9mm Luger share the same bullet diameter, but that's pretty much it.The 380 Auto and the 9mm Luger are relative as are the 38Spl and the 357Mag...
I'm not entirely comfortable with that comparison. The .380 and 9mm Luger share the same bullet diameter, but that's pretty much it..
380 will fire in a 9mm if you're careless enough to load it in your 9mm firearm. not recommended!
Yep. I load 95gr FMJs for my 9mm carbine. Velocity approaches 1500fps!Normal weight bullets for .380 go really fast when loaded in a 9mm. It’s the same concept that Supervel used years ago, and it still works.
Wow..356 is a standard caliber for 9MM. Very standard. Almost every bullet weight has option for that size, 115, 125, 147, etc I only buy .356 for it if its in stock. You can also shoot a 380 in a 9MM, one time, it wont cycle it. I have done it many times. I am still alive. Its like a total powder puff load, you hardly recoil at all, feels like a 22LR
I'm not entirely comfortable with that comparison. The .380 and 9mm Luger share the same bullet diameter, but that's pretty much it.
The .357 Mag is just a lengthened, strengthened .38 Special and there's no safety issues involved with shooting .38's in a .357.
The same isn't true of .380 fired in a 9mm.
I know you didn't say anything about shooting .380 in 9mm, I just worry that someone might misconstrue "relative" to .38/.357 and make a poor assumption.
Then maybe you should have quoted the full statement. "Both use the same diameter bullet but one has a longer length. Also with the 380/9mm one uses a tapered case and one uses a straight walled case..." You seemed to leave that part out!
I am in agreement with @Swampman on this one, but believe it was simply an inappropriate comparison (full quote or not). Other than the fact that both shoot the same caliber bullets, there is nothing else similar. Making a comparison and saying they are relative is silly, based on one factor of many. Such comparisons would be like saying a 308 Win and .30-378 Weatherby are relative, as are the 38SPL and 357 Mag, because each uses the same caliber bullet, there are just a “few” differences in the cases.
To the OP - yes, a .355 bullets can be safely loaded in 9mm and 380, as mentioned by so many experienced loaders above!
I doubt anyone that can actually read can mistake a reload for a store bought bullet. The 9mm wouldn't fit the .380 mag and vise versa.I'm not entirely comfortable with that comparison. The .380 and 9mm Luger share the same bullet diameter, but that's pretty much it.
The .357 Mag is just a lengthened, strengthened .38 Special and there's no safety issues involved with shooting .38's in a .357.
The same isn't true of .380 fired in a 9mm.
I know you didn't say anything about shooting .380 in 9mm, I just worry that someone might misconstrue "relative" to .38/.357 and make a poor assumption.