So far i have messed with 115 gr round nose bullet, 125 gr round nose bullet and 125 truncated cone bullet. The 1911 is one of the most popular sporting pistols and is commonly available in 9mm. Colts manufacturing company firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers. Super colt 38 rare mexican western 1969 jeffrey hunter. Colt government model 1911, series 80, 38 super caliber, brushed stainless steel, serial number 38ss0420x. The power was enough that lawmen of the day looking for more power than the comparatively feeble round nose lead bullet. Competition guns 9 outofthebox pistols for your next match competitors are very selective about the caliber they rely on to win matches, said mark redl, pro shooter and product manager for colt. I think the lesson has been learned and they are chambered properly to headspace on the case mouth now. My friend has acquired a colt super 38 automatic pistol from his father. Manufactured in 193940, this example is equipped with the swartz safety. Has the correct fat barrel has about 95% blue with wear at the muzzle and edges. I was using 700x powder but was having pressure issues with it, and now i have switched over to unique powder. Cowboy ammo 38 long colt cowboy action rounds for sale. It does not have a box or extra magazine for the gun.
This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Pistol is in new condition in the original box with instructions. Army with colts new army m1892 revolver as a black powder cartridge. Colt commander lightweight semiauto pistol with two holsters, in. Unfollow colt 38 super to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Remove the magazine by pressing the magazine catch.
When a customer ordered a super match, they received a right out of the box target pistol equipped with a smooth handhoned action, selected match barrel and patridge sights all for an. Jan libourel wrote about a 5 in 1 conversion he did with a colt government super. The finish is very good, appears to have all of the factory parts. The combat commander is a steel frame pistol that uses the same frame as the colt government model, but with a shorter barrel and slide. The 1911 is a singleaction, semiautomatic pistol originally chambered for the. Sell your colt 38 super 1911 for free today on gunsamerica. Chapter 11 theoretically means that colt will continue to operate, reorganize and restructure its huge debt load, and eventually. After removing magazine, look to see that there is no cartridge left in the chamber.
The ones that began to spread from the center group was me getting tired not the gun. The round was developed by colt as a more powerful variant of the 38 short colt. They were most common in 45acp, but also made in 38 super. Pdf download from the standard catalog of firearms. Hello all, i have been playing with a 38 super 1911 with cast lead bullets and was wondering if anyone else was or has been down this road. The colt 1911 pistol weapon pdf free download epdf. It is produced in colts custom shop, and the difference shows when shooting it. Know what your colt firearms are worth with this uptodate 76page.
Considered one of the holy grails of colt 1911 collecting are those special prewar. He is no stranger to handguns having fired everything from the. Dozens of serious collectors have purchased my products and have been throughly pleased. This is a list of single and doubleaction revolvers, listed alphabetically by manufacturer. Colt is the only major american gun maker who has produced. Ballistics were gr fmj at around 1215fps, much hotter than the. Billy hayes, the marshal, discovers that the bandit whom he has been pursuing so long, and who has for months been torching his county, is none other than an old friend from childhood. In 1915 gabilondo sent examples of the pistols to the french government. Some of my confusion is a result of colts lousy manual for my new 1911 in. Acutally, the manual, dated 2006, is generic for all of colts 1911style pistols. Colt 38 super commander 1911addicts the premiere 1911. The llama v was chambered for 9mm largo 38 acp, 38 super, and 9mm p for sale in the us.
It has the dark finish sorry dont know the technical term as i am not a 1911 guy, all stock, it hasnt been modified whatsoever, with 3 original magazines. This is the only book ive found on the colt super 38. As bac, 38 super fan and others have mentioned older. The cartridge was originally designed to headspace on the semirim, which worked in the colt m1900 due to the design of the feed ramp. By the mid70s, i had settled into a career in law enforcement and was working as a deputy sheriff. Model back into original condition with all the accessories like it came from the colt factorybox and paperwork is in like new old stock conditionshipping is free in the usa i will ship internationally but international customer pays actual shipping charges to his or. I dont own any colts at present and have no idea of the value of this pistol. This is new ww super brass loaded with 220 grain hornady round nose soft point bullets. Llama firearms, officially known as llamagabilondo y cia sa, was a spanish arms company.
The colt competition pistol line is expanding with the addition of the. French model 1822 cavalry pistol percussion conversion. The new arm shot a grain bullet at 1,300 feet and proved an answer to the problem. Minor flaws with the normal map, my most ambitious gun model so far. In 1929, colt introduced a new version of their m1911 pistol, called the colt super. Colt 38 super, super box prewar 1929wwii vintage ebay. It contains lots of hardtofind information about a classic colt. Completely updated pricing for colt firearms with new entries and photos. It was a 90s vintage headspaced on the case mouth barrel. I also find it very timely due to the 100th anniversary of the john browning designed model 1911, of which the super 38 is probably the coolest variation of that great pistol. Upon being confronted with the truth, the friend draws his gun, and billy is forced to kill him in. I own a 1991 commander and i think its a very fine pistol, but the model o2071elc2 is in a different class. The first development came in the late 70s as barsto precision machine owner, irv stone, jr.