.38 Short Colt
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The.38 Short Colt, also known as.38 SC, is a heeled bullet cartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ball Colt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era.
Technical sketch comparing the .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt cartridges
.38 Long Colt
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The.38 Long Colt, also known as.38 LC, is a black powder centerfire cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the
.38 Short Colt
…grains (8.1–8.7 g) range. Visually, it resembles a .38 S&W but the case dimensions are slightly different. The .38 Short Colt case is the parent to the .38 Long Colt and .38 Special. Remington is one of the few producers of this cartridge today with a 125 gr LRN bullet. Magtech produces this grain weight and Ten-x…
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Diagram of .38 Long Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge", with dimensions in inches.