I have a 380 ACP handgun and I want to know what the ACP stands for.?
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Automatic Colt Pistol. \n\nIt is yet another of the famous John Browning designs\nhttp://www.bobtuley.com/johnbrowning.htm\n\nThere are several cartidges identical to your .380 but because they come from different parts of the world, they have diffent names. And there are cartridges similar to yours but NOT the same that have similar names! \n\n.380 ACP helps keep it clear.\n\nIdentical: .380ACP, .380 Auto, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Browning Short.\n\nDifferent: 9mm Parabellum, .38 Spl, .38 Super, .38 Smith & Wesson\n\nBe safe! \nLeigh\nhttp://www.NWSafe.org\nNRA Instructor
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surefire might. or your local gun store might know.
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A .38 uses a rimmed cartridge for use in revolvers.  A .380 uses a rimless cartridge for use in semi-automatics.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nJon W gave you a good answer!\n\nHigh Standard is currently a resurrection of the older High Standard company that specialized in the manufacture of .22 long rifle semi-auto pistols, most of which were match grade and are still highly sought after. In silhouette, the High Standard kinda looks like a M1911 Colt .45 ... perhaps part of its appeal. I shot them in college, they are well worth the price.\n\nHigh Power is the "trade marked" model name of the Browning "Pistol Model 1935" [a.k.a.: P35]. It was originally manufactured as a 13+1 9mm Luger semi-auto, as a successor model to Colt's M1911A1. It seems the "moniker" 'High Power' is currently being applied to any and all P-35 clones!\n\nHigh Point is not a brand I am familiar with. However, from what I have read here on Y!A, they make a limited line of "high quality" 9mm decoy anchors! Seems the High Point may be in contention as the newest "poster child" for the infamous "Saturday Night Special"!\n\nGood luck!
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nI believe you are actually asking about the Colt .38 Super ... not a .380 ACP. In many respects, the .38 Super is one of the major reasons that D.B. Wesson developed the .357 Magnum!\n\nIn the evolution of Colt's Government Model (O Frame) Automatic, it was actually chambered first in the .38 ACP round, and followed by the .45 ACP. In the 1920s, the .38 ACP got a kick in the pants ... basically becoming the .38 Super ... a +P load for the .38 ACP. While the .38 ACP can be fired in a .38 Super, the .38 SUper can not be safely fired in a .38 ACP Government Model. \n\nThe reputation of the .38 ACP was such, that it was piercing not only can bodies, but it was alledged to be a thorn in the side of Law Enforcement because it was claimed to be able to penetrate engine blocks. Hence, the Law Enforcement demand for what would become the .357 Magnum in 1935. \n\nAs was said by one of the preceding respondents, the .38 Super lies somewhere between the 9mm Luger and the .357 Magnum, but nudging closer to the .357 in energy. Think of the .38 Super as the prototype to the .357 Magnum in a semi-auto pistol!\n\nBy the way, it is a very popular round south of the border, where firearms in military calibers are prohibited from ownership by civilians!\n\nGood luck!
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James's PPK was a .380 parrabellum.  While it is a very small round (useful for a small handgun), it certainly lacks power.  Even a 9mm is stronger, and that's considered a medium sized round.  I'd rather be shot with a .380 than with a .22.
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While I don't discuss whether or not I have any other weapon than a Peacemaker, I wouldn't carry under a 9mm Luger, But I prefer the .45 ACP round, because if I would ever have to drop a bad guy or a mountain lion I want them to stay down.  That being said I would think the .357 mag would do about the same, since I've never compared the ballistics
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check at your local gun shop, they will know
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Take it someone who knows about firearms.....Can't see it on the Internet...Your wasting you time here.
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Just write or email Guns and Ammo magazine..... the should be able to give you more info based upon the serial number.  Hope this helps.
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The caliber of a cartridge is measure from the diameter of the barrel. In this case from land to land. The 9mm equates to a .38 inch (38 caliber) and the 45 acp is .45 inches. So the .45 inch is bigger than the .38 inch bullet. \n\nThe 45 ACP travels at a much slower speed than the 9mm but has more muzzle energy.
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You could try gunsamerica.com
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It all depends...Dan wesson made several different models and configurations of .357...on the side of the barrel it should say something like "Dan Wesson Model 15-2 Target" or "Dan Wesson 12-2" something like that...gimme all those numbers and words, and what type of grips it has, if it has any extra barrels, and a rough description of it's condition, and I'll get back to you with a bluebook price and a gunbroker.com price...
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You'll have to buy a book or get it appraised. Here's a link that'll help:\n\nhttp://www.gundealersonline.com/appraisers.asp
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A 32 caliber pistol (Smith and Wesson). The additional numbers may signify which model or where it was manufactured. There are plenty of online sites you can consult to find more info or you could try a gun shop.
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I started shooting IDPA matches with a .45 GLOCK 36.  It was a miserable gun, jamming every 20-30 rounds.  A buddy had one as well, and his was similar.  I traded it in for a GLOCK 19 and absolutely love it.  I put about 2-3,000 rounds through it without cleaning it (!) before I had my first jam (leaning around a wall one handed, so it was maybe just limpwristing).  I love it, but it is a bit large for carry.  I'm looking to get a S&W 642 or Taurus 851 to try out.  I like shooting 1911s, but they're big and most seem to be a little finicky-- not what I want in a carry weapon.
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Knightshade 1221 is right.IF you ever were in the corps you would know better than to call it a gun.My D.I.would have taught you what and where your"gun"is.In answer to your question,it's just another one of those little injustices which you'll have to put up with all your life.Anyone who ever told you that life would be fair-----LIED.