Yep, most folks think of P220's as being .45acp, but they were actually made in 5 calibers.Didn’t know those came in 38 super. Cool.
Thanks, but I've had two of those, sold both on the Sig Forum classifieds years ago. One I found at Davi's in Raleigh when they were at their 2nd location. It was the AE model IIRC.Surely do. Wanna trade for a NIB 9mm version?
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Didn't you put on the "wanted" forum about some 38 auto ammo? If you are the one, I replied to your threat that I had some you could get. Also, you could probably shoot some Armscor or Fiocchi, which is not +P. If that was you, PM me, I can help you out.I started with a 1903 pocket auto in .38 automatic way back in the day
No, that was someone else but I appreciate the offer. The Pocket auto shown is gone, sold some time ago. It was a very nice piece.Didn't you put on the "wanted" forum about some 38 auto ammo? If you are the one, I replied to your threat that I had some you could get. Also, you could probably shoot some Armscor or Fiocchi, which is not +P. If that was you, PM me, I can help you out.
I started with a 1903 pocket auto in .38 automatic way back in the day
All of that is true and factual but I started with a pocket auto .38 back in 1972 AKA 'back in the day' My buddy's dad had a 1902 military model and we used to shoot the heck out of both of the .38 Colt automatics with dirt cheap .38 automatic rounds.It started earlier than that.
The Model 1900 Colt was the first of Browning's bottom feeders chambered for the .38 Auto cartridge, followed by the 1902. The original cartridge consisted of a 130 grain lead RN bullet loaded to the frantic (advertised) velocity of 1350 fps, making it just a squeak hotter than the .38 Super which made its debut in 1929. Because the cartridge was rattling the relatively fragile 1900s apart in short order, the heat was turned down to launch the same bullet at 1050 where it stayed until the more robust 1911 let them return it to its old self with a jacketed bullet of the same weight along with a new name.
Once a very popular pistol/caliber combination, the old Super has fallen into pretty much the same niche as the .41 Magnum, despite enjoying a short resurrection during the 90s in the doublestack raceguns that were all the rage. It fell back with the advent of the magnumized 9s and there it remains, hanging on because of a small but fiercely loyal fan base.
Thanks for posting this info. I've seen lots of internet references to the 1300+ fps figure, but have found no old ads or charts that indicate a number that high. One of my previous hobbies was testing old ammo and comparing it with early ads and published results. I did this for 38 Super 10 or 12 years ago, and posted the results in the ammo sections of the Sig and S&W forums. My intent was prove or disprove the internet adage that older Super ammo was much more powerful than the newer factory versions, and the tests did disprove that. Included in the test ammo was some GI Super 38 ammo from the late 1930's, that was initially issued to the OSS in WWII, and to the FBI. A box of it is shown in my photo's up top. I have been unable to substantiate any vintage 38 Super above 1300 fps, but am willing to keep looking!The Model 1900 Colt was the first of Browning's bottom feeders chambered for the .38 Auto cartridge, followed by the 1902. The original cartridge consisted of a 130 grain lead RN bullet loaded to the frantic (advertised) velocity of 1350 fps, making it just a squeak hotter than the .38 Super which made its debut in 1929. Because the cartridge was rattling the relatively fragile 1900s apart in short order, the heat was turned down to launch the same bullet at 1050 where it stayed until the more robust 1911 let them return it to its old self with a jacketed bullet of the same weight along with a new name.