38 Long

38 Long

Synonyms:
38 Long Rimfire
Eley's 380 Long

Country of origin: US
Year of: around 1860

Turret charge to be cased, used also as a charge of hunting.
Shell casings copper, originally laborován lead bullet 9,72 g and black powder 1.16 g; muzzle velocity 228 m/s, muzzle energy of 253 J. Later on was produced also with other projectiles of different weights and different dust by backfill.

Source: HÝKEL, J.... MALIMÁNEK, IN. The hub to be cased. Brno: Motoma, 2003. ISBN 80-903349-0-3.
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9x24 R RF .38 Long signed U = Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, the right is charge of the 9mm Luger. Photo by author..
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