cstockwell
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Anyone have any first hand experience shooting a 1911 in 38 super? Thinking of getting one.
Thanks,
Charlie
Thanks,
Charlie
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Anyone have any first hand experience shooting a 1911 in 38 super? Thinking of getting one.
Thanks,
Charlie
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If you ever need brass, bullets or dies let me know.
I do reload. I wasn't thinking of it for carry as I have p3at for full conceal while working and a full size S&W .45 for the rest of the time. Yes I do reload so that was not going to be an issue. I was actually thinking of more for competition use and fun. I was a little worried about the ammo aspect but I figure once I buy enough and shoot through lots of factory I can reload what I need. Thanks for the info.
Its a great round and can be loaded mild to wild. Its definitely a round to reload for. If you are building, get a .355 bore, it give you alot more options
There are a few different supers. 38 super, 38 super comp and 38TJ. difference is in the rim and web
Not to hijack, but I have a related question:
If I have a 1911 in .38 Super, can I convert it to 9mm with a barrel swap and the right mags?
It's possible for a 9x19 to work with a super breechface, but it's not ideal. The Infinity super I posted the photo of comes with interchangeable breechfaces (http://sviguns.com/4007.php) so you can put a 9mm or 38 super breechface in the same slide (no need to fit two slides to the same frame). And no, I'm not impartial (I do various projects for Infinity).Sometimes the slide breechface is to wide, so it may need a new slide. It would need to be measured
It's possible for a 9x19 to work with a super breechface, but it's not ideal. The Infinity super I posted the photo of comes with interchangeable breechfaces (http://sviguns.com/4007.php) so you can put a 9mm or 38 super breechface in the same slide (no need to fit two slides to the same frame). And no, I'm not impartial (I do various projects for Infinity).
I've read that some of IPSC shooters are now into 9mm major -- regular 9mm rounds, but loaded seriously hot.
Not to hijack, but I have a related question:
If I have a 1911 in .38 Super, can I convert it to 9mm with a barrel swap and the right mags?
Not to hijack, but I have a related question:
If I have a 1911 in .38 Super, can I convert it to 9mm with a barrel swap and the right mags?
Modern 38 supers tend to have a feed ramp that is integral with the barrel rather than in the lower like a traditional 1911. This is generally done to reduce the amount of unsupported case head.yes. all that is needed is the barrel and mag. the feed ramp in the lower is the same for 9 and 38spr. some 38 super mags will actually work for 9mm, but it is hit or miss (more miss than hit)
They do take some fine tuning at first however once the bugs are out and you have found a load that works all the time these are great guns for shoothing steel plates.
To the OP, I was browsing some of the dealer sites the other day and one of them, can't remember which had a
sig 220 in 38 super. Price was good but I think a 220 in that caliber is kind of rare plus getting mags may be an issue.