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I got it. After all these years.
A 1971 Colt LW Commander .38 Super. I love Commanders, and I've wanted a .38 Super to go with my 9mm ever since I've had it. Found one at a local auction today, and it was nice - bone stock, hadn't been messed with, been carried some but not shot a lot. I bid on it, and me and another guy (who runs a little gun shop here in town) wound up banging heads for it. I had set $700 as the highest I could go, and I got it for $675. Last one I saw for sale was $1,150, so that was still a pretty good deal.
It was a gamble, because the older .38 Supers have chambers cut to headspace on the cartridge rim and some of them don't shoot very well. This one does. I put 3 magazines of Aguila hardball through it between showers after I got home, and had no trouble making metal confetti out of Pepsi cans. I need to work with it some more, but I think It's gonna be fine.
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by Paul 
, Saturday, September 17, 2016, 21:04 (2927 days ago) @ Catoosa
Congratulations! I've been pining for a 38 Super or 9mm for a while, but the good ol' Llama will continue doing duty as the PPPPP for the foreseeable future. Transferable pistols are few and far between down here, and typically higher than a cat's back. What are you working on? It sounds like it runs well as it is.
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by Cherokee 
, Medina, Ohio, Saturday, September 17, 2016, 21:15 (2927 days ago) @ Catoosa
Good for you !! and it was a good deal. I really like the 38 Super. Hope you enjoy...
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by John Meeker , Sunday, September 18, 2016, 06:29 (2927 days ago) @ Catoosa
finding it is a Can Banging Day, for sure...
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by Murphy , Sunday, September 18, 2016, 10:32 (2926 days ago) @ Catoosa
Gotta love it when someone gets to scratch an itch that's been after them for so long.
I must admit, the 38 Super kind'a, sort'a calls out to me now and then. I truly never gave it much attention until the past 5-6 years. For a short while back in the 80's, I know is was THE main gun of all of the speed shooters out there. I didn't have the money to get into that game and couldn't see owning one at the time. As a self defense gun, it is indeed a temptress.
Enjoy!
Murphy
Congrats to you. Would love to see a photo. NT
by Bryan , Ft Worth, TX, Sunday, September 18, 2016, 13:00 (2926 days ago) @ Catoosa
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