When did 38 Super come out?

38 Super cartridge was released in 1929, and was little more than a hot . 38 ACP loaded to its original velocities and designed specifically for the new Colt pistol.

What is. 38 Super auto+ P?

38 Super Auto, or 9×23mmSR, is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter (9.04 mm) bullet. It was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure loading of the . 38 ACP, also known as . 38 Super pushes the same bullet at 1,280 ft/s (390.1 m/s).

Is 38 Super more accurate than 9mm?

Both cartridges are very accurate, especially when fired in a short distance range. But one edge the . 38 Super vs the 9mm Luger has is having the option of using heavier bullets and still having more velocity and energy.

How much is a 38 Super colt worth?

A COLT SUPER 38 pistol is currently worth an average price of $3,048.82 new and $2,641.06 used .

Why is 38 super so expensive?

Purely supply and demand. Similar to why 28 gauge ammo costs almost twice what a 12 gauge load does. Makers don’t make as much so unit costs are higher. Add in that they probably only make one production run per year.

Can a 38 special kill a bear?

38 special you will not penetrate bone or deep enough into soft tissue to kill the bear. Your only real choice is point blank into the mouth up into the brain and trying to make a shot like that while the bear is batting you around and chewing on you is rather unlikely.

What is the difference between 38 Super and 38 special?

What are the differences between a 38 Super and 38 Special round? 38 Super is a relatively high pressure auto cartridge, while 38 Special is a black powder era lower pressure revolver cartridge.

What is the difference between 38 special and 38 auto?

There was a . 38 S&W, which was shorter, tapered, and had a different (I think) bullet diameter. . 38 Special has a longer case, straight walled, has more power, and is not really . 38 caliber at all, being .

Is a 38 Super more powerful than a 357 magnum?

38 Special has a muzzle energy of 208 foot-pounds, while the . 357 Magnum logs a muzzle energy of 539 foot pounds. The comparisons we’ve given have the same bullet sizes, making it clear that the . 357 Magnum is more powerful.

When did the other.38 Super come out?

But in either case, their obscurity complaints are pretty small time compared to the followers of the mighty .38 Super. The “other” .38 has been around since 1929 (kind of… we’ll get to that), but has never managed to become popular. Yet, it won’t completely die off, either.

What’s the history of the.38 Super Cartridge?

Just like any cartridge that’s been around for nearly a century, the history of .38 Super tells an interesting story if you look beyond the surface. Despite the similar name, .38 Super has nothing to do with .38 Special, or any other revolver cartridge.

What kind of cartridge is.38 Super Lapua?

In recent years, cases such as the .38 Super Comp, .38 Super Lapua, .38 Super RL (Armscor), and .38 TJ (.38 Todd Jarrett) became available transforming the .38 Super into an almost truly rimless cartridge.

When did the Colt Super 38 pistol come out?

There is some debate over what happened next. In 1929, Colt introduced a new version of their M1911 pistol, called the Colt “Super .38” Automatic (they were really into quotation marks back then).