.380 Long
The.380 Long [9.8 x 24mmR], also known as the.380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
Also recorded as 9.8×24mmR · .380 Rook rifle
.380 Long
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• Name —.380 Long • Origin — United Kingdom • Type — Rifle & pistol • Design Date — Early 1870s • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet —.375 • Neck —.379 • Base —.380 • Rim Dia —.430 • Case Length —.944 • Length — 1.34 • Bw1 — 124 • Btype1 — Lead • Vel1 — 1050 • En1 — 304 • Balsrc — Cartridges of the World.
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The.380 Long is a straight rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in rook rifles for target shooting and hunting game up to the size of smaller deer. In addition to British munitions makers, the.380 Long was also made by DWM in Germany and a number of cheap European pistols were chambered for it. This cartridge is very similar to the.38 Long Colt and may have inspired the latter cartridge's development. As with other rook rifle cartridges, the.380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the.22 Long Rifle. As a pistol cartridge, the.380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the.38 S&W.
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- 1.Barnes.
- 2.Imperial War Museums.
- 3.Cartridgecollector.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, .
- Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 28 April 2017.
- Imperial War Museums, "9.8 x 24R; .380 Long Revolver CF & .380 Rook Rifle", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 28 April 2017.
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