The .380 Long
.8 x 24mmR also known as the .380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete
centerfire
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A centerfire cartridge is a firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head"). Unlike rim ...
rifle
cartridge.
Overview
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.
[Imperial War Museums.]
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.
[ This cartridge is very similar to the ].38 Long Colt
The .38 Long Colt, also known as .38 LC, is a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the United States Army for the Colt M1892 revolver. The ...
and may have inspire 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As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .380 Long was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the ].22 Long Rifle
The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smo ...
.[Cartridgecollector.] As a pistol cartridge, the .380 Long gradually lost favour to more modern rounds such as the .38 S&W.[
]
See also
* Rook rifle
* List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name.
File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 HM2,2 .17 HMR, 2.5 .17 wsm, 3 .22LR, 4 .22 WMR, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .223 WS ...
* 9 mm rifle cartridges
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
* 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.
External links
retrieved 28 April 2017.
Cartridgecollector, " 380 Long CF (Rifle)" ", ''cartridgecollector.net''
retrieved 28 April 2017.
, retrieved 28 April 2017.
Pistol and rifle cartridges
British firearm cartridges
Rook rifle cartridges
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