.38 Short Colt
The.38 Short Colt, also known as.38 SC, is a heeled bullet cartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ball Colt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era. Later, this cartridge was fitted with a 0.358 in diameter inside-lubricated bullet in the 125 – range.
Also recorded as .38 SC · .38 Short Center Fire · .38 SCF
.38 Short Colt
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The.38 Short Colt, also known as.38 SC, is a heeled bullet cartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ball Colt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era. Later, this cartridge was fitted with a 0.358 in diameter inside-lubricated bullet in the 125 – range.
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• Name —.38 Colt • Origin — United States • Type — Revolver • Designer — Colt • Manufacturer — Colt • Case Type — rimmed, straight • Bullet —.375 in for original heeled bullets,.358 in for some modern loads • Neck —.379 • Base —.379 • Rim Dia —.445 • Rim Thick —.060 • Case Length —.765 • Length — 1.2 in (30.48 mm) • Max Pressure — 13000 • Pressure Method — CIP • Bw1 — 93 • Btype1 — LRN • Vel1 — 791 • En1 — 165 • Bw2 — 129 • Btype2 — LRN • Vel2 — 777 • En2 — 181 • Balsrc — Hodgdon Online reloading data
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Visually, it resembles a.38 S&W but the case dimensions are slightly different. The.38 Short Colt case is the parent to the.38 Long Colt and.38 Special. Remington is one of the few producers of this cartridge today with a 125 gr LRN bullet. Magtech produces this grain weight and Ten-x manufactures a 95 gr load, as well as blanks.
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- 1.Taffin, John. Single Action Sixguns. Krause Publications. 37. 2005. 0-87349-953-0.
- 2.Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges of the World. DBI Books. 64, 91. 1997. 0-87349-178-5.
- 3.C.I.P. Tab IV - Pistol and revolver cartridges.
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