38 Super...let's here it.

[shooterchris]

I will be picking up a new 1911 tomorrow chambered in 38 Super. If anyone is casting for this caliber I would like to know some suggested loads, and also am I thinking correctly that I will want to size these .357? You guys have never let me down before. Thanks yall in advance for the help!

P.S. Who taught me to spell??

[bobthenailer]

i have 2 -38 supers on the 1911 platform one with a nowlen barrel & comp and the other with a standard kart barrel , both shoot better with bullets sized to .357 dia and the most accurate bullet out of either gun is the saeco # 929 a 145gr swc bb i also have the saeco # 377 and # 115 and the rcbs 124 rngc.
bob

[hicard]

Later, if you want to, you can buy a barrel and magazines in 9mm. Mine dropped right in and works great. I have a lot of 9mm brass I can use.

[beagle]

#2 son has a .38 Super Government Model and it laps up Lyman's 356402s. Feeds fine, functions and is accurate./beagle

[twotrees]

I shot IPSC years ago with a Lee 141 TC boolit over a might max charge of Unique.

Mine was a Combat Commander with a Barsto barrel.

Made major, but slung brass 2 counties away.

Good Cal you'll have fun.

[fastgun]

I have a STI Trubor in 38 Super. It is a race gun built on a 1911 frame. I have put about 5000 rds. thru it so far. I use a Saeco 145 gr. round nose sized at .356 dia. The load is 7.9 grs of Accurate #7. The load is extremely accurate. I am also working on a 120 gr. low recoil load using the same powder charge. The load functions good but I have not shot it enough to see how accurate it is. The gun has a light 8lb recoil spring in it.

[ra_balke]

Don't yell at me fellas, but years ago, I simply loaded 9mm right into the 38 super magazine, and pumped them thru the 38 super barrel.

Pop pop pop.....

I still got all my fingers... Not sure about my sanity.