1911 field gun do I go with .38 Super or 10mm?
No experience here with the.460 and very limited with the 10mm, but I have become a great fan of the .38 Super since buying my first in 2011. My primary use for it is as a "field gun", and it is dandy for that. The only caveat is that it takes handloads to get the most out of the cartridge - most factory .38 Super is barely hotter than 9mm. I haven't tried the Buffalo Bore or Cor-bon ammo, but those might be respectable.
I have found that I can hit stuff "way out past Ft. Mudge" with the .38 Super more consistently with my Colt than with most any other handgun. I just hate losing that pretty, expensive, nickle-plated Starline Super Comp brass in the puckerbrush....
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- 1911 field gun do I go with .38 Super or 10mm? -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-15, 11:19
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- Depends what it's purpose is... - woody, 2014-02-15, 11:32
- .460 Rowland - Murphy, 2014-02-15, 12:10
- 9x23 -
cas,
2014-02-15, 12:29
- 9x23 -
uncowboy,
2014-02-15, 12:44
- In Glocks no? - cas, 2014-02-15, 12:59
- 9x23 -
uncowboy,
2014-02-15, 12:44
- Since I don't need one (already have a .44 Spec) - Hobie, 2014-02-15, 13:38
- 1911 field gun do I go with .38 Super or 10mm? - Cherokee, 2014-02-15, 14:05
- 38 Super, 10mm or 460? - Todd C, 2014-02-15, 14:24
- 1911 field gun do I go with .38 Super or 10mm? - Catoosa, 2014-02-15, 20:38
- I would vote 10mm, mostly - bj2, 2014-02-16, 00:38
- Here's a nice 10mm - Slow Hand, 2014-02-16, 07:54
- 1911 field gun do I go with .38 Super or 10mm? - RidinLou, 2014-02-16, 08:47
- Only shot a Super about 500 times..... -
Otony,
2014-02-16, 13:15
- To me a Super is a +p+ 9mm - I'd go for more bullet weight -
stonewalrus,
2014-02-16, 14:10
- A big factor in the "field gun' issue -
Catoosa,
2014-02-17, 15:50
- If I were going 10mm I'd probably be looking at a -
stonewalrus,
2014-02-17, 18:40
- I luuuuv that long slide Hunter. - cas, 2014-02-17, 22:56
- If I were going 10mm I'd probably be looking at a -
stonewalrus,
2014-02-17, 18:40
- A big factor in the "field gun' issue -
Catoosa,
2014-02-17, 15:50
- To me a Super is a +p+ 9mm - I'd go for more bullet weight -
stonewalrus,
2014-02-16, 14:10
- Man, I have your solution! .41 AE! - Andrew, 2014-02-16, 18:07