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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
Here is some good info on the round. I know it came out in the 1920's and was tried in LE for a while, but with FMJ bullets they had a problem stopping people. It came back in race guns in the 80's I believe for IDPA type shooting. I am not Sure if they use it as much as they used to or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_Super |
Yup, it is/was popular in IDPA and bullseye shoots. I have a clark custom 1911 in .38 super. It is the most fun and accurate handgun I own. Sadly with ammunition availability not being what it was and my current finances not being what they were I don't get to take it to the range as much as I used to. Recoil was very minimal, but the gun has a compensator on it so it should be.
Now that I think about it, I only get a chance to hit the range once a month or less now. My practice is pretty much just dry firing and going to the range to remember what recoil is every once in a while.
Sadly the cartridge didn't seem to stick around either during its introduction or in IDPA. I'll probably end up selling the gun and getting a handgun in 357SIG.