mcmurry
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Does anybody beside Colt-.38 Super, make a autoloader in .38? Just curious.
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Do you mean are there other 38 Supers being made or other 38 calibers?
Several Super models are offered in the 1911 pattern by various companies and I think Sig made or makes a Super DA auto model. Maybe others too. But the Super has never been wildly popular.
I am unaware of any other semi-auto calibers IDed as "38 caliber" that are still in production. The 380 ACP and 9mm Luger are essentially 38s but aren't called so.
The predecessor to the Super was the 38 ACP but it's long out of print now.
Several Super models are offered in the 1911 pattern by various companies and I think Sig made or makes a Super DA auto model. Maybe others too. But the Super has never been wildly popular.
I am unaware of any other semi-auto calibers IDed as "38 caliber" that are still in production. The 380 ACP and 9mm Luger are essentially 38s but aren't called so.
The predecessor to the Super was the 38 ACP but it's long out of print now.
Jim Watson
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All manner of Government Model clones and mutants of a dozen different brands are or have been made in .38 Super. Do you count those as equivalent to a real Colt?
Sig Sauer made a few P220 Supers, starting when they were sold by Browning.
There are large frame Tanfoglio CZ75 derivatives in .38 Super.
Some of the later Stars and Llamas were cataloged in .38 Super, but the older guns marked 9mm/.38 were meant for the less powerful .38 ACP in addition to 9mm Largo.
Smith & Wesson made a few .38 Super revolvers but IDPA rule changes rendered them less useful and the model did not last long.
I could probably find a few others by going through catalogs, but that ought to scratch your itch. Oh, yeah, how about a Korriphila HSP? About $6000 currently.
Sig Sauer made a few P220 Supers, starting when they were sold by Browning.
There are large frame Tanfoglio CZ75 derivatives in .38 Super.
Some of the later Stars and Llamas were cataloged in .38 Super, but the older guns marked 9mm/.38 were meant for the less powerful .38 ACP in addition to 9mm Largo.
Smith & Wesson made a few .38 Super revolvers but IDPA rule changes rendered them less useful and the model did not last long.
I could probably find a few others by going through catalogs, but that ought to scratch your itch. Oh, yeah, how about a Korriphila HSP? About $6000 currently.
rcmodel
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The S&W Model 52 used to be made in .38 Special Wadcutter. They are still plenty of them around on the used gun market.
The .357 SIG is available from several makers, but again, it is really a 9mm caliber bullet, not a .38.
But neither is a .38 Super a .38, so I guess it would qualify too?
rcmodel
The .357 SIG is available from several makers, but again, it is really a 9mm caliber bullet, not a .38.
But neither is a .38 Super a .38, so I guess it would qualify too?
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