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The .38 Super Auto: History, Performance, and Legacy

The Colt 38 Super Combat Commander I got earlier this year shoots great.

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More info on the .38 Super from a previous posting.

Talyn

Thread 'Cartridge of the Week: The .38 Super'

The .38 Super
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The .38 Super, also known as .38 Superauto, .38 Super Auto, or 9×23mmSR, is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter bullet. It was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure loading of the .38 ACP, also known as .38 Auto. The older .38 ACP cartridge propels a 130-grain bullet at 1,050 ft/s, whereas the .38 Super pushes the same bullet at 1,280 ft/s.

The .38 Super retains the original dimensions of the .38 ACP case. The cartridge was originally designed to headspace on the semi-rimmed case, which worked in the Colt M1900 due to the design of...
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I love the 38 Super and currently own 8 of them. 7 1911 style pistols and a Sig P220.
Two of them started out as 9mm pistols, but I swapped barrels and now they're 38 Supers.
My current primary carry gun is a Ruger SR1911 Lightweight Commander converted from 9mm to 38 Super.
The 38 Super is a great caliber. Its really a shame that its fallen by the way side. More people should really discover this fine cartridge.

Current carry Ruger SR1911 LW Commander
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Colt Custom Carry 2012 Talo Exclusive only 435 made.
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Colt Government Model
Colt Combat Commander.............................. RIA Government Model
1952 Colt LW Commander..............................RIA TAC II

Rare Sig Sauer P220 American 38 Super
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