I’ve been clearing this up for a lot of people this week. If you’re new to shooting, it’s easy to look at the huge variety of ammunition out there and get incredibly confused. There is nothing wrong with asking, and it’s far preferable to blowing up a gun or getting hurt.
Here are a few of the misconceptions I most frequently have to address:
- .38 S&W is not the same as .38 Special
- .38 Super is not the same as .38 Special
- .357SIG is not the same as .357 Magnum
- .32 S&W is not the same as .32 ACP (also known as .32 Auto)
- 7.65 Browning is the same thing as .32 Auto
- 6.35mm is the same thing as .25 ACP
- .45 Colt is not the same as .45 ACP
- .45 GAP is not the same as .45 ACP
- 7.62×39 is not the same as 7.62x54R
- 7.62×51 is pretty much the same thing as .308
- 7mm Mauser is not the same as 7mm Remington Magnum is not the same as 7mm Ultra Mag is not the same as 7mm-08 is not the same as 7.5mm Swiss
- 9mm Largo is not the same as 9mm Luger
- 9mm Kurtz is not the same as 9mm Luger
- 9mm Luger is the same as 9mm Parabellum
- .38 Short Colt is…wait, where did you find .38 Short Colt?!?
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