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phydaux · November 24, 2010, 06:15 PM

I'm reasonably sure the OP is mistaking the .38 Super for .38 Special.

To further muddy the waters, the .38 Super cartridge is externally identical to the .38 ACP, but is a MUCH higher pressure load. All factory .38 Supers are considered +P rounds.

I doubt you'd be able to get any 1911 to feed & fire .38 Specials. Not without a well equiped machine shop, anyway.

You'd probably have an easier time converting a 9mm 1911 to .38 Super. I think all you'd need to do is replace the ejector, tune the extractor, and swap out the barrel & magazines.

That said, replacing & restaking an ejector on a 1911 isn't a small task. The ejector is one of the small parts of a 1911 that typically doesn't get removed from the frame during a detail strip & clean.

November 24, 2010, 06:15 PM	#6
phydaux Member Join Date: October 31, 2010 Posts: 65	I'm reasonably sure the OP is mistaking the .38 Super for .38 Special. To further muddy the waters, the .38 Super cartridge is externally identical to the .38 ACP, but is a MUCH higher pressure load. All factory .38 Supers are considered +P rounds. I doubt you'd be able to get any 1911 to feed & fire .38 Specials. Not without a well equiped machine shop, anyway. You'd probably have an easier time converting a 9mm 1911 to .38 Super. I think all you'd need to do is replace the ejector, tune the extractor, and swap out the barrel & magazines. That said, replacing & restaking an ejector on a 1911 isn't a small task. The ejector is one of the small parts of a 1911 that typically doesn't get removed from the frame during a detail strip & clean. Last edited by phydaux; November 24, 2010 at 06:22 PM.