.380 ACP vs .38 Special - Price, Recoil & Ballistics Compared

Side-by-side price comparison with live market data

Current Prices

Metric.380 ACP.38 Special
Lowest Price$0.290/rd$0.230/rd
Median Price$1.310/rd$1.000/rd
Highest Price$7.700/rd$2.848/rd
Products Tracked6693
Retailers44

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

.380 ACP

IronScout provides observed price and availability data for .380 ACP 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: 1.310, lowest: 0.290, highest: 7.700, sample size: 1234.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.150.

Prices last updated May 13, 2026 · 66 listings tracked across 4 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.

.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: 0.230, highest: 2.848, sample size: 1825.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.420.

Prices last updated May 13, 2026 · 93 listings tracked across 4 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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