45 Colt New Service revolver as the new standard military sidearm for the U.S. 45 M1909 cartridge was issued along with the. 38 Long Colt remained the Army's primary revolver cartridge until 1909, when the. 45-caliber rod-ejector double-action revolver) for issue to officers deploying overseas. Army Ordnance also purchased a number of M1902 revolvers (the M1902 was an improved version of Colt's Double Action Army Model 1878, a. Army authorized officers to carry M1873 Colt Single Action Army revolvers, chambered in. Īs an emergency response to the round's unexpectedly dismal performance, the U.S. The fourth round went through the right hand and exited through the forearm. One passed through the body, one lodged near the back and the other lodged in subcutaneous tissue. LaGarde noted Caspi's wounds were fairly well-placed: three bullets entered the chest, perforating the lungs. He was finally stunned by a blow on the forehead from the butt end of a Springfield carbine. He was shot four times at close range in a hand-to-hand encounter by a. LaGarde:Īntonio Caspi, a prisoner on the island of Samar, P.I.
A typical instance occurred in 1905 and was later recounted by Col. 38 bullet's inability to stop charges of frenzied Moro juramentados during the Moro Rebellion, even at extremely close ranges. Army officers were received regarding the.
The cartridge's relatively poor ballistics were highlighted during the Philippine–American War of 1899–1902, when reports from U.S. Later, the Army changed its cartridge to smokeless powder and slightly tightened the revolver's bore the new muzzle velocity was 750 ft/s (230 m/s) with a bullet of 148 grains (9.6 g), giving a muzzle energy of 185 ft⋅lbf (251 J). In the United States Army's original black-powder cartridge used by the Colt M1892 revolver, muzzle velocity from the revolver's 6-inch-long (150 mm) barrel was 708 ft/s (216 m/s) with a bullet weighing 150 grains (9.7 g), resulting in a muzzle energy of 167 ft⋅lbf (226 J). This seal was expected to cause the bullet to expand in the throat and be " swaged down", or reduced again in diameter, as it entered the barrel, but uneven expansion produced poor accuracy. Colt, however, retained the single-diameter charge hole, resulting in the bullet failing to form a seal as it traveled through the chamber throat. This kept the waxy lubricant from collecting grit which can damage the revolver's barrel. 357–.358 in (9.07–9.09 mm) bullet, the bearing surface and lubricant of which are entirely contained within the cartridge case. A smaller-diameter portion of the bullet, the "heel", was crimped inside the case mouth, and the lubricant was outside the case, and exposed. 375 in (9.50 or 9.53 mm) in diameter, the same as the outside diameter of the cartridge case (as in. The cylindrical "shank" or "bearing surface" of the bullet, just in front of the cartridge case mouth, was. 38 Short Colt, used a heeled bullet of 130 grains (8.4 g) at a nominal 770 ft/s (230 m/s), producing 165 ft⋅lbf (224 J) muzzle energy. Army "ball cartridge", with dimensions in inches. 38 SC, since the case length is too long. 38 Special firearm, but not from a firearm designed for the. 38 SC ammunition is now loaded with a smaller, internally-lubricated bullet which can be fired from firearms chambered in. 38 LC differ in case length, bullet diameter, weight, and design and are not interchangeable however, modern production. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the United States Army for the Colt M1892 revolver. 38 LC, is a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. But this is a totally different cartridge and is not related to or interchangeable with the SC.Source(s): Hodgdon Reloading Data Center This bullet works well in both bore sizes, and you don't have to figure out how yo load heeled bullets. My 1880's vintage Lighting has the larger bore. 357" bore, and the smaller bullets are perfect for it. 358" bullets will rattle down the bore and give you terrible accuracy. 38 Long Colt, it will depend on when the gun was made. If you run those cartridges in a vintage revolver originally chambered for. 38 Special, you can use either cartridge in a mondern gun chambered for. 38 Long Colt with the same bullet you use in.