What is 38 Super Auto +P ammo?

38 Super Automatic, . 38 Super Automatic +P, 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 .

Is 38 Special +P the same as 38 Super?

Not only are they not interchangeable – they are designed for altogether different types of firearms. The . 38 Super is a semi-auto round, whereas the . 38 Special is designed specifically for revolvers!

Can you shoot 38 Super +P in 38 Super?

Although . 38 Super ammo easily fits into pistols chambered for the . 38 Auto (remember, they're the same size), the Super ammunition should never be fired from these guns, which were not made to handle the hot load's pressure and force.

Is 38 Special +P more powerful than 9mm?

Standard pressure . 38 Special only produces 264 foot-pounds of force (147-grain bullet at 900 feet per second out of a 4-inch barrel), while standard pressure 9mm can produce 365 foot-pounds of force (124-grain bullet at 1,150 feet per second). This is 38.25% more energy at the muzzle in favor of the 9mm.

Is .380 the same as 38 Special?

38 special is designed for use in revolvers and the . 380 ACP is used in semi-auto pistols.

Why is it called 38 Special?

38" referring to the approximate diameter of the loaded brass case. This came about because the original 38-caliber cartridge, the . 38 Short Colt, was designed for use in converted .

What guns can shoot 38 super?

• Colt Government Competition 1911 Stainless Steel, Semi-Automatic, . 38 Super, 5" Barrel, 9+1 Rounds. ...
• Colt Lightweight Commander 1911 TALO Army Green, Semi-Automatic, . ...
• CZ-USA DW Pointman 38, Semi-Automatic, . ...
• EAA Tanfoglio Witness Limited Custom, Semi-Automatic, . ...
• CZ-USA Dan Wesson Pointman Carry, Semi-Automatic, .

Who invented 38 super?

38 Military, and about a dozen other names. The . 38 ACP was another invention of John Moses Browning, designed especially for his Colt M1900 pistol. The initial loadings were pretty hot, but it became apparent that the M1900 was not stout enough to handle the high pressures, so they dialed it down a bit.

Can a 38 special fire 38 S&W?

These two cartridges, because of their length and diameter differences, do not and should not interchange. . 38 S&W and . 38 Spl.

Is 38 Super more powerful than 9mm?

38 Super from a 3.6-inch barrel was 1,280 feet per second for an impressive 418 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. For the 9mm out of a 3.1-inch barrel, the average velocity was 992 feet per second and 251 foot-pounds at the muzzle.

Is there a 38 Special automatic pistol?

Who makes a 38 special automatic? The Smith & Wesson Model 52, sometimes referred to as the 38 Master, is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Smith & Wesson for Bullseye shooting. It was one of the first semiautomatic pistols chambered in . 38 Special with flush-seated, full wadcutter bullets.

Is 38 S&W still available?

38 S&W ammo is a common round developed in the late 1870's and still used by revolver shooters today. While 38 Smith and Wesson is still in use, no common commercial firearms manufacturers are producing revolvers in this caliber and ammunition is very rare as well.

Can you shoot 9mm in a 38 Super?

Registered. The extractor will work for both 9mm and 38 Super. The semi-rim on the 38 Super is so marginally different than the rimless 9 mm that there's no functional difference in extractor function. BTW, there's rimless 38 Super brass as well, from Starline.

What is the difference between 38 Special and 38 auto?

The main difference between 38 and 38 special is that 38 is a caliber, i.e. the internal diameter of a gun barrel, and is usually used to refer to all cartridge variants that can be used in it, while 38 Special is a special cartridge variant of 38 caliber bullet.

How many bullets can a 38 Super Hold?

A . 38 Special can hold 5 to 6 rounds while a 9mm Luger can hold up to 18 rounds.

How hard is it to find 38 Super ammo?

38 Super ammo is incredibly difficult to find, but even if you do, you're going to spend over $1.20 per round. By reloading your own . 38 Super HP bullets, you could spend around $12.50 for a box of 25 rounds, whereas you'll spend at least $30 for a commercial box of . 38 Super.

What does plus P mean on 38 Special?

Overpressure ammunition, commonly designated as +P or +P+, is small arms ammunition that has been loaded to produce a higher internal pressure when fired than is standard for ammunition of its caliber (see internal ballistics), but less than the pressures generated by a proof round.

Can all 38 Special shoot +P?

These +P rounds may not, should not, cannot be fired in standard . 38 Special revolvers for risk of damage or injury to the gun and the shooter. These +P loads can also be fired in . 357 Magnum revolvers, and, of course, they can be fired in revolvers stamped “.

What is the difference between 38 Special and 357 Magnum?

Modern 357 Magnum ammo is designed to fire a 158-grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of 1,235 FPS and a target thumping 535 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. Compare that to the 38 Special, which fires the same bullet weight at 755 FPS and has a muzzle energy of 200 ft-lbs, which is less than a 45 ACP.

Can a 357 shoot 38 rounds?

357 Magnum was specifically designed so it cannot be fired from handguns chambered in . 38 Special, but you can shoot . 38 Special in a gun chambered in . 357 Magnum.

Is 38 Super a good caliber?

By any standard, the caliber and the 1911 handgun are excellent defensive or tactical choices. The . 38 Super is more powerful than the 9mm Luger and only a little, if any, more difficult to handle.

What does 38 Super compare to?

38 Super +P cartridge ballistics have been improved over the years by the use of modern propellants. Since the early 2000s, ammunition is available with velocities exceeding 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s). This is impressive from a semi-automatic pistol and is comparable to the . 357 SIG.