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.380 Long | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle & pistol | |||||||
Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designed | Early 1870s | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .375 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .379 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .380 in (9.7 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .430 in (10.9 mm) | |||||||
Case length | .944 in (24.0 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 1.34 in (34 mm) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): Cartridges of the World. [1] |
The .380 Long [9.8 x 24mmR], also known as the .380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
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. [2]
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 in it. [1] This cartridge is very similar to the .38 Long Colt and may have inspired the latter cartridge's development. [2]
As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle. [3] As a pistol cartridge, the .380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the .38 S&W. [2]
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.380 Long | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle & pistol | |||||||
Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designed | Early 1870s | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .375 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .379 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .380 in (9.7 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .430 in (10.9 mm) | |||||||
Case length | .944 in (24.0 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 1.34 in (34 mm) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): Cartridges of the World. [1] |
The .380 Long [9.8 x 24mmR], also known as the .380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
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. [2]
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 in it. [1] This cartridge is very similar to the .38 Long Colt and may have inspired the latter cartridge's development. [2]
As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle. [3] As a pistol cartridge, the .380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the .38 S&W. [2]