380 Auto – 100 gr FMJ – Black Hills (D380N320) – 500 Rounds

Black Hills is better known for match rifle ammo, but its handgun line brings the same consistency to everyday practice cartridges. This listing is Black Hills 380 Auto 100 grain full metal jacket ammo, MPN D380N320, sold as a 500 round case for owners of pocket and compact 380 pistols who want quality practice ammunition.

Black Hills lists this load at 850 fps with 160 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The 100 grain bullet is heavier than the usual 95 grain 380 FMJ, giving a slightly softer, slower recoil impulse that many shooters find easier to manage in small pistols. Its round nose profile feeds well from short magazines. A full metal jacket bullet does not expand, so this is a practice and training load. Use a quality hollow point for carry.

This ammunition fits pistols chambered in 380 ACP, also called 380 Auto or 9mm Short, including the Ruger LCP and LCP Max, Smith and Wesson Bodyguard and M&P380 Shield EZ, Glock 42, SIG P238 and P365-380, Walther PPK and PPK/S, Bersa Thunder 380, and Browning 1911-380. A common question is whether a heavier 100 grain bullet changes point of impact. In tiny fixed-sight pistols the difference is usually small, but confirm at your normal practice distance. Another common question is whether 380 ACP works in a 9mm Makarov. It does not. The Makarov uses a different case and larger bullet.

Black Hills D380N320 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in Rapid City, South Dakota. Each round uses a reloadable brass case with a boxer primer and non-corrosive priming. This case ships as 25 boxes of 20 rounds for a total of 500 rounds from one lot. Pocket pistols demand regular practice to shoot well, and this quantity supports months of it. The 20 round boxes also make it easy to measure out a practice session ahead of time.