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38 Super Ammo
NOTE: This is NOT "38 Special" and is NOT a revolver caliber. This ammo was designed to work in the 1911 platform of pistols. Ammo cannot be returned, even if you order the wrong caliber for your weapon (however if we make a mistake, send you the wrong stuff then that can be returned...people do ask).
The .38 Super or .38 Super Automatic (C.I.P. designation) is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter (9.04 mm) bullet. The Super was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure loading of the .38 ACP or .38 Auto. The old .38 ACP propelled a 130-grain (8.4 g) bullet at 1,050 ft/s (320.0 m/s). The improved .38 Super Auto pushed the same 130-grain (8.4 g) bullet at 1,280 ft/s (390.1 m/s).
The .38 Super gained distinction as the caliber of choice for many top pistol match competitors; it remains one of the dominant calibers in IPSC competition.