I like the idea of .38 Super. It's a good performer. But I think it isn't a mere rare niche round right now but for Jeff Cooper and Race Gunners that don't have to buy their own ammo. It'd be as common as .32 Short if Cooper had taken up knife fighting after WWI,I instead.
If I were to eschew the .45, I don't think I'd lean .38 Super. 9mm reg'lar* is fine dandy for a .38 caliber cartridge.
(*AKA luger, aka parabellum, aka NATO, you know what I mean.)
I bought my .38 Super on a lark and have come to really like the round.
ReplyDeleteA few more FPS than 9mm, a few more shots than .45. Win win.
From a 1911 it's smooth shooting and has been reliable (so far). For a third win, I shoot the 1911 well too.
The best part was during one of the ammo panics where there was 38 Super on the shelves an no 45, 9mm or .40. It was nice being able to get ammo.
10mm and .357 SIG were on the shelves too, so your point about niche stands.
I recently saw an old 1911. It was marked "Super 38." First one I'd ever seen in person.
ReplyDeleteI'd really like a 1911 in .357 Sig. But NO-ONE makes one. Yes, you can buy conversion barrels, but then you are building a racegun, and I don't want that.
ReplyDeleteOr .400 Cor-Bon. That'd work too.
But both cartridges are likely to soon be gone anyway.
Considering that .38 Super is the same as .357 SIG ballistically...
ReplyDeleteYeah,if you could get decent hollowpoints for .38 Super....
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