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Am I right the .38LC was a .386, not .357? (If so, the M1911 page needs correcting.) Also, Teddy Roosevelt carried a .38 LC Colt Navy in Cuba (if anyone cares). Trekphiler 05:41, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Got a 1901 US Army 38 LC pistol. Can I shoot 38 Special ammunition in this gun? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.218.87 ( talk) 00:59, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
No, different diameter, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_Long_Colt — Preceding
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The Specifications box on the right says the bullet diameter is .361 inches, but the article text says "In contrast, the .38 Long Colt uses a .357–.358-inch (9.07–9.09 mm) bullet" Well, which is it? Captain Packrat ( talk) 03:44, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
I also saw the discrepancy regarding whether the dimensions are 0.361-inch or 0.357-inch. According to what I read, the factory-intended bullet diameter was 0.357-inch, while in the same source, the factory barrel dimensions are stated to have a groove diameter of 0.361-inch. The article states that under the intended operating conditions, the designer expected the bullet to swage under pressure from the propellant gases and conform to the larger bore groove dimensions.
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Am I right the .38LC was a .386, not .357? (If so, the M1911 page needs correcting.) Also, Teddy Roosevelt carried a .38 LC Colt Navy in Cuba (if anyone cares). Trekphiler 05:41, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Got a 1901 US Army 38 LC pistol. Can I shoot 38 Special ammunition in this gun? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.218.87 ( talk) 00:59, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
No, different diameter, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_Long_Colt — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
69.76.10.209 (
talk) 05:50, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
The Specifications box on the right says the bullet diameter is .361 inches, but the article text says "In contrast, the .38 Long Colt uses a .357–.358-inch (9.07–9.09 mm) bullet" Well, which is it? Captain Packrat ( talk) 03:44, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
I also saw the discrepancy regarding whether the dimensions are 0.361-inch or 0.357-inch. According to what I read, the factory-intended bullet diameter was 0.357-inch, while in the same source, the factory barrel dimensions are stated to have a groove diameter of 0.361-inch. The article states that under the intended operating conditions, the designer expected the bullet to swage under pressure from the propellant gases and conform to the larger bore groove dimensions.
The pertinent URL below was active as of August 13, 2016.