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Interarms imported HSc 380

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Warbird:
Offhand, I can recall failures of the Trigger Hinge Pin and Hammer Hinge Pin Head.  I don't know the consequences of using reduced load .380 ammo.  The HSc was designed in 1939 and 1940 for the .32 ACP round and, as such, was one of the finest Pocket Pistols ever made.  Using .380 ammo probably pushes it to the edge of its design parameters.

Alternate Option 1) Install a 1970's vintage .32 caliber Barrel and Recoil Spring (Wartime Barrels may or may not lock up to the Frame) or Option 2) don't shoot it.  Again, your proposed use of reduced load ammo is speculative and unproven.

vlim:
After weighing some slides, I actually discovered that the .380 HSc slides are lighter than their .32 counterparts.

Somehow the .380 slides lost 4 grams in weight.
The average weight of a .32 ACP slide is 200 grams, that of a .380 slide is 196 grams.

The combination of a larger caliber and a lighter slide is not the key to success, I think :)

rabbit hunter:
Thanks to Warbird & vlim for the help & information. Warbird, I'm presuming that the .380 version was born after the Germans lost control. I cannot visualize Mauser allowing such a conversion w/o a thorough review and testing to verify the design. Maybe the design would be adequate using modern metallurgy. Guess we'll never know now since it's unlikely to ever see HSc production again.
I'll look into a 32 ACP barrel & spring, but it's more likely mine will become a safe queen.

Warbird:
Actually, the first ever .380 Mauser HSc was shipped in March 1969 after Samuel Cummings at Interarms negotiated reviving their Wartime design.  The .380 was focused on the U.S. market because of its appeal to that audience over the .32 which was much preferred in Europe.

vlim:
To add to the post war story: the main components of the slide and frame were made by Manurhin in France. Mauser did the final assembly.

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