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.38 bullet
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:19 pm
by subhroinindia
Is it possible by any stretch of imagination that a .380bullet be fired from a .30 pistol?
Re: .38 bullet
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:02 pm
by jonahpach
I have seen some people shoot 9mm with a .30 Tokharev.. So I guess it is possible. But is it safe? That is another question!
Re: .38 bullet
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:27 pm
by Vikram
subhroinindia wrote:Is it possible by any stretch of imagination that a .380bullet be fired from a .30 pistol?
Why would anyone try to do that knowingly? I think it may just be possible, once. Then it most likely will be bye bye handgun and the
hand if you are lucky.
Best-
Vikram
Re: .38 bullet
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:05 pm
by TwoRivers
It is possible to fire .380 ACP in a 7.62mm Tokarev pistol, but most definitely not recommended. But 9mm Parabellum will not chamber.
When I was living in Afghanistan in the 1950s a German friend had a Tokarev, found in a well. A capture from the war that had then been discarded. But 7.62mm ammo would not chamber. So all kinds of cartridges were tried, until one round did, the .380 ACP. It fired and extracted. But the tight bore compared to the bullet still bothered me, so I took another close look at the chamber, something that had been done many times before. The light must have been just right. There was a brass ring in the chamber neck, the last 7.62 fired must have had a neck separation. Ground a nail to make a chisel-like tool, the brass ring came out easily, and 7.62 Tokarev or 7.63 Mauser cartridges chambered again. Happy ending.
So, yes, it is possible. And at least once, without harming the pistol. Which speaks highly of the strength of the Tokarev and the quality of the steel used by the Russians.