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.38 Short Colt
Type	Revolver
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Wars	American Civil War
Specifications
Case type	Rimmed, straight

The .38 short colt was originally a heeled bullet cartridge intended for cartridge conversions of the .36 cal cap & ball revolvers from the American Civil War-era.

Later, this cartridge was fitted with an inside-lubricated bullet in the 125–135 grains range. Remington is one of the few producers of this cartridge today with a 125grs LRN bullet. Magtech also produces this grain weight and Ten-x manufactures a 95gr load, as well as, blanks.

Visually, it looks like a .38 S&W but dimensions are different. The .38 SC (short colt) case is the parent to .38 Long Colt and .38 Special.

There is no problem firing this cartridge in .357 revolvers, but the long bullet jump makes accuracy difficult.

For reloaders, this is a useful cartridge to make squib loads and train novice shooters. It can be loaded down to 400–500 ft/s range, giving it the noise and recoil of a .22.

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