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Will a .380 shoot?

NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
edited May 2009 in General Discussion
Can you shoot a .380acp in a 9X18 Makarov, a guy told me they were the same but I dont believe he is right. I found a CZ Makarov I would like to have but if you have to buy different shells for the Makarov, are they expensive or hard to find? I just want a cheap gun I can lock up and leave in my truck.
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  • quickmajikquickmajik Member Posts: 15,576 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nope cant shoot 380ACP in a mak

    Mak ammo is no more expensive then .380ACP. It shoots alittle harder.


    .380 shoots a 95 grain bullet at around 930fps from a 3.5" barrel 9mm mak shoots the same bullet weight at 1000+fps from the same length BDL.
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  • shoff14shoff14 Member Posts: 11,994 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 9mm makarov shoots .365", which comes out to 9.271mm. The 380 acp shoots a true 9mm bullet or .3543"

    The ammunition is easier to find right now in comparison to 380 auto and a hell of a lot cheaper. Before all this madness, the 9x18 ammo was more expensive then 9mm luger and probably about the same price as 380 auto.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Hornaday makes a great hollow point round for the 9X18 Makarov.
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