.38 revolver ammunition

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.38 revolver ammunition

Post by Dushyant009 » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:53 am

I have a licenced.38 antique revolver and looking for its ammunition. Where can I find .38 cartridges? Thank you.

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Re: .38mm revolver ammunition

Post by sourabhsangale » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:45 pm

Which city are you from ??
You will only get that in a very famous gun shop with lot of varieties of weapons and cost will be around 600-1000 for a pop .

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Post by winnie_the_pooh » Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:04 am

.38 indicates the bore in inches. .38mm would be the size of a needle. If by .38 you mean .38S&W a.k.a .38-200 then KF makes ammo for it from time to time. You will be able to get it from a dealer with a license to deal in Restricted(what was earlier called Prohibited Bore) firearms. It certainly is not for 600-1000 per cartridge. No idea about the exact price though.

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Re: .38mm revolver ammunition

Post by sourabhsangale » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:08 am

Yes you are right finding a dealer who deals in PB is little difficult . In pune they charge for .380 pistol round 600-1000 a single round which is very expensive.

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Re: .38mm revolver ammunition

Post by Vineet » Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:23 pm

Dushyant009 wrote:
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I have a licenced.38 antique revolver and looking for its ammunition. Where can I find .38 cartridges? Thank you.
There are many different kinds of revolver cartridges in .38. First find out the exact cartridge that your revolver is made for. Then it will be easy for you to search the ammo.

Common .38 revolver in India are .38/200 and .38 special. Here is the complete list for .38 cartridges
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_caliber
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Re: .38mm revolver ammunition

Post by sourabhsangale » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:10 pm

Yes, first see which ammo you need ,visit different dealers in your city they might help you out .
But since .38 is PB list for revolvers finding a dealer will be little cumbersome.
Best of luck ! let us know if you find one and cost also will be of knowledge to members on this forum .

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Post by tarzanboy73 » Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:05 am

Do you think Black Powder Colt .38 Long Colt ammunition will be available anywhere in India?

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Re: .38mm revolver ammunition

Post by sourabhsangale » Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:04 pm

Very difficult . Will have to search the market fir that.

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Re: .38 revolver ammunition

Post by tarzanboy73 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:39 pm

Dushyant009 wrote:
Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:53 am
I have a licenced.38 antique revolver and looking for its ammunition. Where can I find .38 cartridges? Thank you.
Are you looking for ammunition for a NSP weapon? The 1896 Colt?

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