Ammo inter-changeability in emergency

[jimdana1942]

I just read an article from a firearms expert that you can shoot .380 rounds in a 9x18 Makarov in an emergency.

Are there any other "swaps" that could be made with regards to other guns and calibers that anyone is aware of?

Be interesting to know, just in case.

 

[owen502]

You can shoot .38 in a .357 but dont try the other way around.

 

[topgunz1]

.223/5.556 if you wanna beat that dead horse some more

 

[CavalryJim]

My grandfather would use .45 Colt in his .410 shotgun.....although I would never try it unless the manufacturer specifically stated you could use either.

 

[Richard in LA]

I had a friend that shot a whole mag of .380 out of my G17 one time. He came back over to me and said "I thought Glocks were supposed to be bad-ass. This piece of crap jammed every single shot, and I had to pull the slide back each time". upon further inspection, he loaded the mag w/ the wrong ammo. *I'm not recommending this, just stating something that happened in the past that came to mind when you mentioned .380 & 9x18mm*

 

[Request Dust Off]

Things not to do.:
I've seen 9mm in a .40 followed by a .40 - bad deal! (This is the what I think happened)
5.45x39 Wolf Steel Case in a .223 - got away with it sorta.
Both were accidentally loaded, not intentionally done.

In general if it doesn't work being an emergency won't make it OK.

Check out this link:
http://www.saami.org/Unsafe_Combinations.cfm

I had a link to one with pics but don't recall it offhand.

 

[jimdana1942]

Well, you know what they mean by an emergency. It is Armageddon and the "gangs" are everywhere. Your Mak is out of ammo and the guy lying in front of you had a .380 that was run over by a truck but he had some ammo on his person. So, rather than have nothing, the Mak guy loaded the Mak with one round at a time of the .380 and was able to make his way to a hideout.

Something like that. In this day it's nice to know these things.

 

[Request Dust Off]

Well, you know what they mean by an emergency. It is Armageddon and the "gangs" are everywhere. Your Mak is out of ammo and the guy lying in front of you had a .380 that was run over by a truck but he had some ammo on his person. So, rather than have nothing, the Mak guy loaded the Mak with one round at a time of the .380 and was able to make his way to a hideout.

Something like that. In this day it's nice to know these things.

That would be a good day not have a gun that "Blowed up real good". Seriously in SHTF not getting injured would by you 1st priority.

 

[Magpie]

Correct me if I'm wrong, I think I read you can shoot 9mm out of a .357 or .38 revolver if you use "moon" clips.

 

[mrdbeau]

Correct me if I'm wrong, I think I read you can shoot 9mm out of a .357 or .38 revolver if you use "moon" clips.

Depends very much on the gun. There are some .357/.38 revolvers that will shoot 9mm with moon clips without any problem, but I certainly wouldn't make a habit of it, and I would only do it with revolvers if the manufacturer says it's kosher. On the other hand, if it were an emergency, yeah, I wouldn't be too scared to shoot 9mm out of a handgun chambered in .357/.38.

 

[CajunTim]

9 in a .40
.40 in a .45
They both split the cases

What if I was to put a 7.62x39 in my x51?

 

[LACamper]

^^^^ would not be good! 7.62 x 39 is usually .311 or .312 diameter instead of .300! You could probably get away w/ .30 carbine or .30/30 or even .243 (same bolt face but wouldn't be accurate). I'm not sure about 7.62 x 54R though. You could get away w/ 7.62 x 39 in a .303 British. I've thought about rechambering a #4 in x39 before even.

 

[jimdana1942]

Is there anyway you can beat a 12 gauge round into a .22 rifle? Would a hammer work?