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g.willikers · April 3, 2014, 08:51 AM

As has been mentioned, the extractor can keep a shorter case within reach of the firing pin.
While not recommended, 9mm rounds can work in .38 supers, too.
Could come in handy in an emergency, if suitable ammo is not available.

One day at the range, the fellow at the next bench was shooting nothing but 9mm out of a 1911 .38 super.
He said he had got into the habit when he couldn't get the proper ammo.
So, he just kept doing it and had been for years.

April 3, 2014, 08:51 AM	#6
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	As has been mentioned, the extractor can keep a shorter case within reach of the firing pin. While not recommended, 9mm rounds can work in .38 supers, too. Could come in handy in an emergency, if suitable ammo is not available. One day at the range, the fellow at the next bench was shooting nothing but 9mm out of a 1911 .38 super. He said he had got into the habit when he couldn't get the proper ammo. So, he just kept doing it and had been for years. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”