Are there any 38 super fan out around ?

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I have only 2 at this time and love them . the round is highly over looked , and factory ammo is severly under powered . I push mine up to the lower level of 357 bulistics. But with a 130gr.the best accuresy is around 1280fps. I have a Rock Ilend and a Tarus ,both 1911's. I had a 70 seres Colt but it was wurth more to a colector than it was accurit so I let it go about 15 years ago. But the RI is the most accurit of the three I have owned and when I'm on a hot streek I can shoot 1/2-3/4 in. groups at 25yd. off hand as I don't like to shoot pistels from a rest . I would like to here your storys about the 38 supper. thanks . ps the tarus PT 1911s are a grate gun for the money but the first one are better than what they are putting out know . that said I still would not hesitate to bie one today . and the RIs are just geting better and better even thow they are made in the Phillipeins, a nother grate value. David
 
I have been a big fan of .38 Super for many years now. Way back when it was sometimes easier to find, and somewhat less expensive, to buy a Colt Government or Combat Commander in .38 Super than it was to find one in .45 ACP. It is also really simple to convert it to 9mm. by just adding a barrel assembly and a magazine. All in all a very versatile and fascinating cartridge to work with.
 
If I hadn't already been eating a tasty breakfast sandwich, I'd have run out and gotten one!

I've always wanted to try a 1911 in .38 super. Supposedly an excellent cartridge, and as Mas Ayoob has pointed out, it's an excellent option for countries that disallow "civilians" from having military caliber firearms.
 
First pistol I ever bought was a Colt .38 Super in 1975. It still shoots like brand new.

I never got another one. Nothing wrong with the cartridge, it's great if you're playing gun games (IPSC, etc) and want to load it to optimize your chances at the game. But for my purposes, I've always found the .45 ACP to be more practical in the 1911.
 
I have had several .38 Supers and I love them, but I have never been able to shoot a 1/2 inch group offhand at 25 yards with any of mine. Really quite embarrassing considering the money I have pumped into gear and practice.
 
The 38 Super is the best round ever created. A full size 1911 in 38 super is perfect, very accurate and with a 10rd capacity of almost a 357 load who can complain.

My favorite is a Colt 38 super, I have never shot a RIA or Taurus.

Wilson Combat has a 124gr XTP load that looks very promising as a SD load, a 124gr slug going at 1350fps seems good enough to me...
 
Colt 1911 .38 Super?

Auto-Ordinance 1911 .38 Super?

EAA Witness .38 Super"

Taurus PT 38 .38 Super?

Reloading dies, brass, bullets, 1,500 rds of ammo?

Naw, I don't like the .38 Super at all. :D;):)
 
I recently traded for a Colt ser 70 in .38 super. Just learning about it and reloads for it. So far, I like it a lot. Shoots well without a lot of fuss.
 
Hunterdad said:
Spell check is your friend :)

I owned one RI and wasn't impressed with it so I traded it up.
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That's one of the things that I like about Firefox as a browser. It highlights/underlines the words that you misspell... Sometimes you have to add a word to its dictionary (like I was just about to do with "FireFox" before I realized that it should be "Firefox" instead). Of course, it doesn't prevent one from making the classic its/it's, they're/their/there, your/you're, quiet/quite mistakes, but it can't prevent all mistakes... Of course the best thing about it is that you can get the AdBlocker browser add-on for it and you will significantly reduce the ads on the websites that you visit. Then again, there's probably quite a few people who just don't care enough about proper written communication to go to the effort even if they had a built-in spell checker in their browser. The kids these days aren't any better since they think that text-speak is perfectly acceptable for written communications.
 
Never tried one, but someday God willing I will own a Colt 1911 in .38 Super, just to complete my collection.
 
I have a Colt Gov't and Para in .38 Super, the Colt is a much better reliable quality between the two.

A handloader's dream that can take a 125gr XTP (.357cal) well into factory .357mag velocities. The 125gr XTP is a LOT stronger than the 124gr XTP (9mm), especially at elevated MVs in the upper 1400s.

One of the very first things I noticed about the Super was its fast follow-up shot times and lack of recoil. At 20-25yds I was double tapping 2 liter bottles about a 1/3 of the time after they kicked up from the first shot.
 
Iam sorry for the spelling but after 2 brain tuomers, I have problems with spelling , math , and sometimes remibering my own name, I will get my son to instoll a spellcheck for me . again i'm sorry.
 
rem22long40x said:
Iam sorry for the spelling but after 2 brain tuomers, I have problems with spelling , math , and sometimes remibering my own name, I will get my son to instoll a spellcheck for me . again i'm sorry.
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I usually just blame mine on having an "Alzheimer's Moment"... :)

One of the advantages of getting old...

Well, that plus waking up with a new woman in bed with you every morning...

Of course, the bad thing is that you don't remember what to do with her... :)

Seriously though... Try Firefox for a browser... You'll really like it if you include the free Adblocker add-on... No more pesky pop-up / pop-under ads...
 
I love mine. Too bad Glock doesn't make one.
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Model 20 or 29 with conversion barrel wouldn't work?


Stuck with 9x25 Dillon if that doesn't work for you. Damn.
 
Sorry if I offended you, Rem22. We so often on here get people that don't have disabilities and do far worse than you did. Keep on typing brother! Good luck to you.
 
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