Calibers

.380 ACP (.380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz, 9×17)

.380 ACP (also .380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz, 9×17): nominal size, ignition, the guns in the catalog and the disciplines whose approved rulebook covers the cartridge.

Ignition: Centerfire
Nominal size: 9 mm
Models in the catalog: 20
Categories: Semi-auto pistols · History & service arms · Revolvers · Single-shot & derringers

Also known as: 9mm Browning kurz · .380 Auto · 9 mm Kurz · 9×17

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.

BSB · 16

BSB 11.2 Pistole Großkaliber 1 The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.4 Revolver Großkaliber 1 The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.6 Pistole Magnum 1 The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.8 Revolver Magnum 1 The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.10 Dienst-Kurzwaffe The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.12 Freie Kurzwaffe The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.14 Kurzwaffe Universal 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.15 Kurzwaffe Spezial The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.16 Police Pistol 1 (PP1) The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.17 Police Pistol 1, Optical Sight The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.18 Police Pistol 2 (Service Pistol B NPA) The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.20 Dienstkurzwaffe flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 11.21 Kurzwaffe Spezial flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 13.1 Erweiterte Fähigkeiten Langwaffen und Kurzwaffen (halbautomatische Büchse und Pistole) The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 13.2 Erweiterte Fähigkeiten Langwaffen und Kurzwaffen (halbautomatische Büchse und Dienstkurzwaffe) The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB 13.4 Halbautomatische Büchse für Kurzwaffenmunition und Dienstwaffe flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge

BSB — Sportschützenordnung im Bayerischen Soldatenbund 1874 (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 01.07.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026

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

BDS · 9

BDS 1001 25 m Präzision — Pistole bis 9 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1006 25 m Präzision — Revolver bis .38 The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1011 25 m Präzision — Freie Klasse Pist./Rev. mind. .30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1101 25 m Kombi — Pistole bis 9 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1106 25 m Kombi — Revolver bis .38 The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1111 25 m Kombi — Freie Klasse Pist./Rev. mind. .30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1201 Mehrdistanzschießen — Pistole bis 9 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1206 Mehrdistanzschießen — Revolver bis .38 The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS 1211 Mehrdistanzschießen — Freie Klasse Pistole/Revolver mind. 30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge

BDS — Sporthandbuch Teil K, Kurzwaffen (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 30.06.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026

BKV · 9

BKV 3104 Jagdgewehr über 6,4 mm (JG) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3105 Unterhebelrepetiergewehr (Lever Action - LA) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3113 Sportgewehr Selbstlader offene Visierung über 6,4 mm (SG SL ü. 6,4 off. Vis.) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3115 Sportgewehr Selbstlader über 6,4 mm, optische Visierung (SG SL opt. V.) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3313 Sportgewehr Selbstlader über 6,4 mm (SG SL ü. 6,4) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3315 Sportgewehr Selbstlader über 6,4 mm, optische Visierung (SG SL opt. V.) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3413 Sportgewehr Selbstlader über 6,4 mm (SG SL ü. 6,4) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 3420 Zielfernrohrgewehr Selbstlader über 6,4 mm (ZG SH-L100 ü. 6,4 mm) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV 4901 Long Range 1 (LR1) 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

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

Kyffhäuserbund · 3

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 VII.15 GK-K1 Gebrauchspistole (Ordonnanz) – Disziplin GK-K1 The rulebook names the cartridge

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

Semi-auto pistols · 18

History & service arms · 1

Beretta M1934

Revolvers · 1

Taurus 380

Plus 26 further entries whose figures are not yet documented from a manufacturer source. They are in the app.

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

.380 ACP (.380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz, 9×17)

Disciplines in Germany

Models in this caliber

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