"Interchangeable" ammo

[Dawn]

The Please Speak Up topic has a lot of discussion about ammo that you can shoot in different caliber firearms. For example:

@Reloader54

You can shoot .38 spl or .38 +p in the .357 Mag. But you cannot shoot a .357 mag in a .38 spl or a .38 +p. And the main difference is the length of the .357 mag brass. it is longer than the .38 spl or .38 p+ brass. Plus the pressure is higher in the .357 mag as well. And you cannot shoot .38 +p in a .38 spl because the pressure is higher as well. I have a .357 mag revolver and a lever action rifle and I can and do shoot all 3 calibers in them with no problems. I also have my late father’s .38 spl that I can only shoot .38 spl ammo in because it won’t take the pressures of .38 +p and of course the .357 mag ammo won’t fit.

I’ve created this topic so this conversation can continue and will be easier for everyone to find.

Carry on!

[James]

-.357- can shoot .38spc or .357 (you have to be very careful with +P cartridges in .357. Not all .357 can handle +P, I don’t consider this a beginner caliber)

• .308- can shoot .308 or 7.62x51
• 5.56 & .223 Wylde- either .223 Rem or 5.56
• 9mm luger and 9mm parabellum (9x19) are the same thing. 9mm Makarov and some other Com Bloc 9mm cartridges are not compatible in 9mm Parabellum
• .44 mag- can shoot .44 mag or .44 spc
• .45 long colt- can shoot .45 S&W aka .45 Schofield, .45 Long Colt, and .410 (not a gauge, it’s a caliber, I also don’t know if you can fire .410 in all .45 LC guns)

I don’t know if I missed anything.

[45IPAC]

460 magnum shoots-460, 454, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, and if cut for moon clips 45 acp

327 magnum shoots-327, 32 H&R mag, 32 long, and 32 short.