.38 Special (no ontology)

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.38 Special (also referred to as .38 S&W Special, .38 Spc or .38 Spl, more rarely 9x29mm R) is a pistol cartridge designed in 1898 by Smith & Wesson. Primarily intended for revolvers, .38 Special started life as a blackpowder cartridge, before transitioning to smokeless powder one year later after its introduction. It is the most popular revolver cartridge in the world, having been (and, in some cases, still is) in service with the majority of police and law enforcement agencies on the planet. Even as higher-capacity semi-automatic pistols started rising in popularity, phasing .38 Special firearms out of military and police service, .38 Special remains widely used in the civilian market, as a popular plinking, defensive, and target shooting cartridge.

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Type	LDV	C1	C2	C3	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5
Bullet	+1	27%	26%	25%	22%	18%	14%	7%	2%

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Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop in boxes of 50 or bulk cans of 1000.
Available brands and projectile types:
- Standard (Regular, SP): FMJ, Lead, LSWC, JHP, JSP, LSWCHP, SEG, UHS
- Reduced Velocity (Regular, -P): FMJ, Lead, LSWC, JHP, JSP, LSWCHP
- Personal Defense (Regular, +P): FMJ, JHP, JSP, LSWCHP
- Pocket Dragon (Regular, +P+): FMJ, JHP, JSP
Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1 P$ /round
Recoil level: 2 - Light

Handloading information

Primer type: Small pistol
Powder type: Pistol
Projectile type: .357, 125 grain
Standard load: 58 pwdr
- -P load: 52 pwdr
- +P load: 64 pwdr
- +P+ load: 70 pwdr

Cost of a 50 case box: 10 P$ (0.13 P$/case)
Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 0.926 P$

Weapons compatible

Standard weapons

Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: 10

Class 3 weapons:

Armscor Model 206, DA/SA revolver
Astra 680, DA/SA revolver
Charter Arms Undercover, DA/SA revolver
Colt Cobra, DA/SA revolver
Colt Detective Special, DA/SA revolver
Mateba MTR-8, DA/SA revolver
Röhm RG-38S, DA/SA revolver
Smith & Wesson Model 10, DA/SA revolver
Smith & Wesson Model 242 Airlite, DAO revolver
Smith & Wesson Model 642, DAO revolver

Additional weapons that can chamber .38 Special rounds interchangeably with their native caliber:

All revolvers chambered in .357 Magnum, including Maze Customs revolvers
COP 357 Derringer, .357 Magnum pistol
Marlin Model 1894C, .357 Magnum conventional rifle

Maze Customs

Customs weapon families: Available as a chambering for the Blackhawk and Redhawk families, or naturally compatible with .357 Magnum weapons of those families
Minor services: None.

Barrel length groups

Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a multiplier to Pain and Limb damage is applied. Please refer to the lists of weapons or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.

Group name	Length range	Damage multiplier
Short handgun	Up to 3.9"	0.75x
Medium handgun	4" to 8"	1x
Long handgun	8.1" to 12"	1.5x
Rifle	12.1" and beyond	1.75x

Gallery

.38 Special FMJ

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-'''.38 Special''' (also referred to as '''.38 S&W Special''', '''.38 Spc''' or '''.38 Spl''', more rarely '''9x29mm R''') is a pistol cartridge designed in 1898 by Smith & Wesson. Primarily intended for revolvers, .38 Special started life as a blackpowder cartridge, before transitioning to smokeless powder one year later after its introduction. It is the most popular revolver cartridge in the world, having been if not still is in service with the majority of police and law enforcement agencies on the planet. Even as higher-capacity semi-automatic pistols started rising in popularity, phasing .38 Special firearms out of military and police service, .38 Special remains widely used in the civilian market, as a popular plinking, defensive, and target shooting cartridge.
+'''.38 Special''' (also referred to as '''.38 S&W Special''', '''.38 Spc''' or '''.38 Spl''', more rarely '''9x29mm R''') is a pistol cartridge designed in 1898 by Smith & Wesson. Primarily intended for revolvers, .38 Special started life as a blackpowder cartridge, before transitioning to smokeless powder one year later after its introduction. It is the most popular revolver cartridge in the world, having been (and, in some cases, still is) in service with the majority of police and law enforcement agencies on the planet. Even as higher-capacity semi-automatic pistols started rising in popularity, phasing .38 Special firearms out of military and police service, .38 Special remains widely used in the civilian market, as a popular plinking, defensive, and target shooting cartridge.
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 * '''Smith & Wesson Model 242 Airlite''', DAO revolver
 * '''Smith & Wesson Model 642''', DAO revolver
+Additional weapons that can chamber .38 Special rounds interchangeably with their native caliber:
+* '''All revolvers chambered in [[.357 Magnum]]''', including Maze Customs revolvers
+* '''COP 357 Derringer''', [[.357 Magnum]] pistol
+* '''Marlin Model 1894C''', [[.357 Magnum]] conventional rifle
 ==== [[Maze Customs]] ====
-* [[Customs:Weapons|Customs weapon families]]: Available as a chambering for the '''Blackhawk''' and '''Redhawk''' families.
+* [[Customs:Weapons|Customs weapon families]]: Available as a chambering for the '''Blackhawk''' and '''Redhawk''' families, or naturally compatible with [[.357 Magnum]] weapons of those families
 * [[Customs:Minor|Minor services]]: None.
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 | Short handgun
 | Up to 3.9"
-| 0.65x
+| 0.75x
 |-
 | ''Medium handgun''
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-| <span style="font-size:80%;">.38 Magnum FMJ</span>
+| <span style="font-size:80%;">.38 Special FMJ</span>
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