Ruger is the name of the company that made the pistol. .380 ACP is the cartridge size. ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol- part of the cartridge name, as some of the first of the .380 cartridges were made for use in Colt pistols..
You can only use .380 ACP ammo in a .380 pistol. Period.
.380 ACP is a specific type of ammunition made. 380 LCP is the name of a Pistol, made by Ruger which fires the .380 ACP round.
A double action pistol that chambers a .380 ACP round. AKA 9mm Kurz
Same round, different name
.380 ACP means .380 Caliber, Automatic Colt Pistol. Often shortened to 380 auto. In other parts of the world, the 380 ACP is called a "9mm short" (or Kurtz, Corto other languages for "short."). So yes.
If it's marked 38 ACP it takes an old cartridge that is generally no longer available. If it's marked 380 ACP the cartridge is available at any gunshop as the 380 Auto. The ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol. The 380 cartridge is a 9MM short.
The 9mm Parabellum is longer than the .380 ACP (also called the 9mm Short) They do not interchange.
ACP stand for Automatic Colt Pistol
Yes. .380 ACP is ONE of the full names for the cartridge- stands for Automatic Colt Pistol. You may also see it as 9mm Kurz, or 9mm Corto (means 9mm Short),
automatic colt pistol
Automatic Colt Pistol