Calibers

.38 S&W

.38 S&W: nominal size, ignition, the guns in the catalog and the disciplines whose approved rulebook covers the cartridge.

Ignition: Centerfire
Nominal size: 9.65 mm
Models in the catalog: 0

The nominal size is the caliber designation as a number — the figure the approved rulebooks use for their caliber ranges. It is not a measurement of bullet diameter; this index does not list that.

Ignition type after the C.I.P. tables of dimensions (TDCC, Tab. I–IV — centerfire metallic cartridges, Tab. VII — shotshells) or ANSI/SAAMI Z299.2–4.

Disciplines in Germany

Disciplines of the associations recognized under § 15 WaffG whose rulebook, approved by the Federal Office of Administration, covers this cartridge. Numbers and wording are in German.

DSB · 12

DSB BL 1.54B GK Unterhebelrepetierer 50 m Auflage possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Schützenverband Berlin-Brandenburg
DSB BL 1.55B GK Unterhebelrepetierer 100 m Auflage possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Schützenverband Berlin-Brandenburg
DSB BL 1.57B GK Unterhebelrepetierer 100 m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Schützenverband Berlin-Brandenburg
DSB BR 9.61. GK-Revolver, Klappscheiben possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Brandenburgischer Schützenbund
DSB BR 9.62. GK-Pistole, Klappscheiben possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Brandenburgischer Schützenbund
DSB BY B 08 BSSB Zielfernrohrgewehr 50m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Bayerischer Sportschützenbund
DSB BY B 09 BSSB Zielfernrohrgewehr 100m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Bayerischer Sportschützenbund
DSB PF 1.62 Unterhebelrepetierer, Zentralfeuer 100 m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Pfälzischer Sportschützenbund
DSB PF 1.64 Unterhebelrepetierer, Zentralfeuer 50 m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Pfälzischer Sportschützenbund
DSB PF 1.67 Kombination Zentralfeuerrevolver und Unterhebelrepetierer 25m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Pfälzischer Sportschützenbund
DSB PF 2.48 Historische Zentralfeuerrevolver 25m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Pfälzischer Sportschützenbund
DSB SB 1.57 Unterhebelgewehr GK possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Südbadischer Sportschützenverband

DSB — „Liste B", abweichende Disziplinen der Landesverbände (BVA-Download dsb_liste_b.pdf) · Status 06.08.2026, BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 06.08.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026

BDMP · 6

BDMP D.16 Lever Action Rifle 2 (LAR 2) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP D.16.A LAR - 1500 (Lever Action Rifle 3 - LAR 3) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP D.16.B LAR - PP1 (Lever Action Rifle 4 - LAR 4) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP D.16.C LAR - NPA-B (Lever Action Rifle 5 - LAR 5) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP D.16.E LAR - Bianchi Cup (Lever Action Rifle 7 - LAR 7) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP D.16.F LAR - Falling Plates Speed Challenge (Lever Action Rifle 8 - LAR 8) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions

BDMP — Sportordnung (BVA-Download bdmp_sportordnung.pdf) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 24.02.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026

BKV · 2

BKV 3105 Unterhebelrepetiergewehr (Lever Action - LA) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 4902 Long Range 2 (LR2) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions

BKV — Schießsportordnung der Bayerischen Kameraden- und Soldatenvereinigung (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 07.12.2021 · retrieved 09/09/2026

Kyffhäuserbund · 2

Kyffhäuserbund VII.6 Sportpistole - Großkaliber (SP GK) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
Kyffhäuserbund VII.9.1 Großkaliber-Langwaffen – halbautomatische Büchsen im Kurzwaffenkaliber possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions

Kyffhäuserbund — Schießsportordnung (BVA-Download) · Stand 28.02.2023, BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 13.06.2023 · retrieved 09/09/2026

BHDS · 1

BHDS 11.4 Sportpistole Zentralfeuer – 25 m possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions

BHDS — Sportordnung, Auflage 13.1 (BVA-Download) · Stand 01.01.2024, Bewilligungsbescheid vom 28.08.2023 · retrieved 09/09/2026

A discipline for your gun type in an approved set of sport regulations does not yet mean you have a recognized need. An association your club belongs to must certify, under its sport regulations, that the gun is approved for a discipline and required for it; on top of that come twelve months of sport shooting in a club, the shooting activity record, acquisition spacing, the quota and the minimum age. The association certifies, the authority decides. The wording of the regulations governs.

Nor does a discipline mean the gun is permitted for sport shooting: § 6 AWaffV excludes handguns with a barrel shorter than 7.62 cm, certain semi-automatic firearms that look like a fully automatic weapon of war, and semi-automatic long guns with a magazine holding more than ten rounds. Only the Federal Office of Administration can grant exceptions, on application by a recognized association; the fact that a set of sport regulations provides for a discipline is not such an exception.

Models in this caliber

The gun catalog does not yet list a model in this cartridge with documented manufacturer figures.

Specifications come from the source cited alongside them; counts are based on our catalog as of the date stated. Not legal advice: what follows from these figures in a given country is decided by that country’s law. Waffenschrank is not affiliated with the manufacturers named.

Catalog as of 10/16/2026

.38 S&W

Disciplines in Germany

Models in this caliber

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