.38 caliber is a frequently used name for the
caliber of
firearms and
firearm cartridges.
The .38 is considered a large firearm cartridge; anything larger than .32 is considered a large caliber.
[Wright, James D.; Rossi, Peter H.; Daly, Kathleen. (1983) ''Under the Gun: Weapons, Crime and Violence in America'' Hawthorne, New York: Aldine de Gruyter. .] Before 1990, the standard sidearms of police in the United States were revolvers that fired the
.38 Special cartridge, seconded by revolvers firing the
.357 Magnum, a lengthened version of the .38 Special.
Handgun cartridge table
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See also
*
9 mm caliber
*
38 (disambiguation)
References
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Pistol and rifle cartridges