.38 Super

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Popplecop;
Like you, I have always had an interest in the .38 Super; I found one for a steal about 10 years ago....it's a Springfield Armory and apparently no one wanted it because it was a Super, so the price was greatly reduced!
I use mine as a carry piece in the winter.....carry it in a Milt Sparks summer special rig. I put the faux ivory(i.e. white plastic) grips on it to give it some contrast.



I've tried several different brands of factory ammo, and found that Winchesters 125 grain Silver tip ammo is the best for me. I would love to see Speer bring out some factory ammo in this caliber using their gold dot bullet, but I doubt will ever happen any time soon.



Pros? It is quite accurate (headspaces on the case mouth, just as you posted previously), with just about any ammo.....I have a handload that shoots a clover leaf group off hand at 15 yards. It has also turned out to be a pretty good cast bullet shooter as well, esp. with LEEs 120 grain TC bullet. If you reload for the 9mm, then you already have the right bullets & powder to choose from, but 20% more case capacity.

Cons? Hope you like the 1911, because thats about the only platform you'll find it chambered in (SIG supposedly made a few in this caliber, but they are scarce as hen's teeth and VERY expensive when they do show up). You won't find inexpensive ammo for it anywhere, and most gunshops don't carry the ammo except on special order. There isn't exactly a dearth of expanding ammo for personal defense, either.

While I like to use mine as a carry piece, I would some day like to use it for hunting.....maybe take a small deer, coyote, or javelina with it some day.

My interst in the caliber started with an old Colt catalog from 1982....saw that they had a Colt "Combat Commander" in .38 Super.....I always thought that gun looked WAY cooler than a regular 1911.