Can you use 380 ammo in a 9mm

This directly correlates to stopping power and the ability to deal more damage. The only advantage to using rounds is that the actual weapon can be made smaller and more concealable, a significant consideration for close-in bodyguards. It is important to know what type of ammunition your firearm takes and make sure to use only that type. The 9mm and , although they have the same diameter bullet, could not be used interchangeably.

The 9mm shell would be too long to fit into the clip and the shell would also not fit properly in the 9mm clip because it is too short. And even if you manage to fit a 9mm shell into a , it is still not advisable to do so. A firearm is designed to handle the stresses that are expected from the round to be used. If you used a 9mm round with more power in it, the forces exerted on the firearm may exceed its limits and damage it. Cite APA 7 , l. Difference Between 9mm and Difference Between Similar Terms and Objects.

MLA 8 , lanceben. I notice you did not mention that the 9mm will not fit in the chamber because the 9mm brass is about 10 thousands of an inch larger than the We mentioned above the basic size and length of both the 9mm and. As you can see from the figures, the 9mm is slightly tapered towards the neck, but the. So, what about the other way around; can you use a. Well, the answer is yes—but also no. Can you? Maybe, it depends on the particular firearm.

Should you? Absolutely not. As a general rule of thumb, attempting to fire any cartridge from a gun that was not designed to take it is a bad idea. There are exceptions, but this is not one of them.

The difference here is that you can actually get a. Since the. The first and most obvious thing you will notice is that your 9mm pistol or rifle will not have cycled correctly. Any number of malfunctions can happen, but the two most common are:. Both of these have the same root cause: the. Either one of these can actually be made worse by using bad technique for clearing failures-to-extract, so be sure to practice proper malfunction clearing safety and methods.

I wonder if the bullet shears off at all going into the barrel. I've had a few. They've all done exactly what you just described. They feed and fire fine but you don't get a cycle. Joined Nov 16, Messages 10, Likes 8, Yeah you don't really wanna shoot 40 in 10mm either cuz of head spacing. Click to expand Bill Katt. I had a. It went bang However, it was able to cycle in the next round.

Luckily I was able to stop the shooter before they tried to fire that next round. The bullet never made it out of the end of the barrel. Close call for sure. Joined Jun 9, Messages 3, Likes 2, Location westford. I've had a couple of. Joined Jul 23, Messages 62 Likes 6. And what's the point? To take the chance to ruin your handgun or worse yet to blow your hand off? Last edited: Nov 24, ToddDubya said:. I had one sneak through and it didn't fire. So that makes 4 out of 5 reloaders who say a.

Zappa said:. You are setting a poor example especially to the younger, less experienced, and new shooters on this forum with your "experiences. But to be pedaling your experimental actions and "thoughts" on this forum is simply not good. It is shooters like you who I am afraid to be next to at the range. NES Member. Joined Sep 10, Messages 31, Likes 49, This is one experiment that can harm someone. New shooters may think you can mix and match calibers like handbags Bad JuJu.

Asaltweapon NES Member. They've never made it past this stage for me. Joined Jan 13, Messages 30, Likes 8, Location free hampshire. I have accidentally loaded my G26 with while at the range with my wife and her BG Bang every time; no cycle.

I am embarrassed to admit that it took me three rounds to figure it out.