38 rimless/38 super

sportsmensshop

February 16, 2010 10:31

I have a 1902 colt long slide in 38 rimless. Is 38 super ammo the same as 38 rimless??

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  David Nunn

  February 16, 2010 10:33

  NO. At least not unless you want to have some ER doc extract a broken slide from your forehead.
  
  I don't know what a ".38 rimless" is, but there is a .38 ACP, the case of which is dimensinonally identical to the .38 Super. The .38 Super is loaded a lot hotter, and cannot be used in the old guns.

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  Bill DeShivs

  February 16, 2010 11:48

  .38 rimless is .38 automatic-dimensionally the same as Super .38, but loaded much lighter.
  Never shoot Super in your gun! I would not shoot the old Colt at all.

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  v35

  February 16, 2010 14:27

  The 38 rimless is the 38ACP or 38 Automatic. It is semi-rimmed (not rimless) like the 38 Super Automatic but is a much lighter load.
  Both share the same dimensions.
  Ammo for the 38 Automatic is harder to find but is the only safe ammunition for your pistol.

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