.38 Special vs 9mm - Price, Recoil & Ballistics Compared

Side-by-side price comparison with live market data

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Current Prices

Metric.38 Special9mm
Lowest Price$0.400/rd$0.145/rd
Midpoint (per product)$1.000/rd$0.920/rd
Range / practice midpoint$0.530/rd$0.300/rd
Defensive / premium midpoint$1.160/rd$1.116/rd
Highest Price$2.848/rd$2.850/rd
Products Tracked134409
Retailers99

Prices reflect 30-day observed in-stock data across tracked online retailers. Updated daily.

.38 Special

IronScout provides observed price and availability data for .38 Special ammo prices ammunition across tracked online retailers. Data reflects historical price observations and does not include purchase recommendations.

Observed 30-Day Price Range (Per Round): median: 1.000, lowest: 0.400, highest: 2.848, sample size: 2547.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.400.

Prices last updated June 28, 2026 · 134 listings tracked across 9 retailers · 31 days with data in the 30-day window

How we calculate this

SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best per-product-per-day observed in-stock prices

  • Daily-best is MIN(price_per_round) per (caliber, product, UTC day).
  • Only in-stock observations included.
  • Coverage varies by retailer and source.

9mm

IronScout provides observed price and availability data for 9mm ammo prices ammunition across tracked online retailers. Data reflects historical price observations and does not include purchase recommendations.

Observed 30-Day Price Range (Per Round): median: 0.920, lowest: 0.145, highest: 2.850, sample size: 7748.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.136.

Prices last updated June 28, 2026 · 409 listings tracked across 9 retailers · 31 days with data in the 30-day window

How we calculate this

SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best per-product-per-day observed in-stock prices

  • Daily-best is MIN(price_per_round) per (caliber, product, UTC day).
  • Only in-stock observations included.
  • Coverage varies by retailer and source.
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