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Originally Posted by jcisbig
Thanks for the info! My quesiton then is, who thought to call a round with a diameter of .357 a .38 special? Why not a .357 special?
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Actualy the original round was called the 38 Smith In the chart below you can see how it was much smaller then the modern 38 SPL. The casing was also tapered much like the 9mm is today. the average of the taper was 38/1000 or an inch, hence the name 38. Other bullets later where made by Colt and other manufacturers. But the ones that stuck where the 38 SPL, the 38 +P and the .357 There is also a 38 Super auto that is fairly popular. If you click on the chart below it will go a bit larger so you can read it. 30 Smith is the third row, third bullet, 38spl is 5th row last bullet, you can see the size differance.
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