EEA 38 Super Auto

Old 454 · July 18, 2020, 03:40 PM

I was able to pick up an old 1993 EAA 38 Super Auto with compensator and old true Glo site with pickatiny rail for a couple hundred bucks.

Gun is built like a tank it’s a large frame so the are conversions in 10mm 45acp and 9mm
I will keep it in 38 Super as they take the same projectile as a 9mm .355

I kinda think of it as a 9mm magnum if there was ever one lolol

What’s all you opinion ?

Hammerhead · July 18, 2020, 07:42 PM

Love the Super!
Had a couple 1911's in .38.
Great cartridge for handloading, I used jacketed bullets anywhere from .355" to .357".

Don't know much about EAA's, would love to see a pic.

44caliberkid · July 18, 2020, 08:02 PM

The EAA Witness is a CZ75 clone made by Tangfolio in Italy. Pretty decent gun and for $200, a steal. I'd love to find that kind of a deal, especially in 38 Super.

SIGSHR · July 18, 2020, 08:42 PM

There is a 9MM Magnum, but I don't think your pistol can take it. However a 9MM barrel and magazine will let you double your shooting pleasure. You got a good deal.

Old 454 · July 19, 2020, 07:13 PM

I would post a pic but this damn forum for what ever reason won’t let me post a pic

Old 454 · July 19, 2020, 07:17 PM

Hey what ya know pic is linked

Old 454 · July 19, 2020, 07:19 PM

Well any way will be getting cerakoted possibly a two tone and will replace that old TruGlo with a primary arms red dot also gonna have a little trigger work done

silvermane_1 · July 30, 2020, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Old 454

I was able to pick up an old 1993 EAA 38 Super Auto with compensator and old true Glo site with pickatiny rail for a couple hundred bucks.

Gun is built like a tank it’s a large frame so the are conversions in 10mm 45acp and 9mm
I will keep it in 38 Super as they take the same projectile as a 9mm .355

I kinda think of it as a 9mm magnum if there was ever one lolol

What’s all you opinion ?

9mm mag would be to long, you would have to have a Automag/Grizzly/Wildey sized frame to do 9mm mag, however you could probably convert your EEA 38 Super to 9×23mm Winchester and/or 9×25mm though.

Brit · July 30, 2020, 05:24 AM

Great calibre the .38 super!
I am happy with the 9mm! So is most of the rest of the world! The hype of the majic bullet is alive and well! It matters little. Any of the Police Duty calibres work well.
PLACEMENT! Where you put that bullet is what counts most. A double tap upper central chest is reasonable! The Cowboys favorite, between the eyes works a street. But you have to be real close! Think of how the human body responds to bullet inscursion!
If the heart is stopped instantly, by 147g hollow point. The pressurized blood pressure is good for 5-10 seconds. Quite enough to empty a Glock 19, just need the will.
That same round plowing into the brain, a different story. Any handgun round is far less effective than say a 3000 FPS 5.56 out of an AR 15. Hitting the center of the body from 50M! You play the cards you are dealt.

smee78 · July 30, 2020, 06:14 PM

Nice, looks like someone's ole race gun? I would of picked it up for the price you paid. Congrats.

rock185 · July 30, 2020, 10:44 PM

I like the Super, and have owned and reloaded for a succession of Supers since the early '70s. I think it best demonstrates it's ballistic advantage over the 9MM with the 147 and heavier bullets. With well supported ramped barrels, hand loads with 147 grain bullets at 1250+ FPS and 124/125s at 1450 FPS are easily achievable with the Super.

As BRIT implies, does a magic bullet, or perhaps magic velocities, really matter for self defense in the real World? Maybe not, but I still enjoy the old Super. Have to admit though, if absolutely forced to choose, I'd have to go with the World favorite 9MM. In fact some of my Supers have been convertible to 9MM

Brit · July 31, 2020, 04:05 AM

rock185. Federal HST 147g 9mm is what I carry. 16 of them in my Glock 19 4th Gen?
Happiness. Oh and a G17 spare!

July 18, 2020, 03:40 PM	#1
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 822	EEA 38 Super Auto I was able to pick up an old 1993 EAA 38 Super Auto with compensator and old true Glo site with pickatiny rail for a couple hundred bucks. Gun is built like a tank it’s a large frame so the are conversions in 10mm 45acp and 9mm I will keep it in 38 Super as they take the same projectile as a 9mm .355 I kinda think of it as a 9mm magnum if there was ever one lolol What’s all you opinion ?

July 30, 2020, 06:14 PM	#10
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	Nice, looks like someone's ole race gun? I would of picked it up for the price you paid. Congrats. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

July 18, 2020, 07:42 PM	#2
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	Love the Super! Had a couple 1911's in .38. Great cartridge for handloading, I used jacketed bullets anywhere from .355" to .357". Don't know much about EAA's, would love to see a pic.

July 18, 2020, 08:02 PM	#3
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,104	The EAA Witness is a CZ75 clone made by Tangfolio in Italy. Pretty decent gun and for $200, a steal. I'd love to find that kind of a deal, especially in 38 Super.

July 18, 2020, 08:42 PM	#4
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	There is a 9MM Magnum, but I don't think your pistol can take it. However a 9MM barrel and magazine will let you double your shooting pleasure. You got a good deal.

July 19, 2020, 07:17 PM	#6
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 822	Hey what ya know pic is linked

July 19, 2020, 07:19 PM	#7
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 822	Well any way will be getting cerakoted possibly a two tone and will replace that old TruGlo with a primary arms red dot also gonna have a little trigger work done

July 30, 2020, 05:24 AM	#9
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	Great calibre the .38 super! I am happy with the 9mm! So is most of the rest of the world! The hype of the majic bullet is alive and well! It matters little. Any of the Police Duty calibres work well. PLACEMENT! Where you put that bullet is what counts most. A double tap upper central chest is reasonable! The Cowboys favorite, between the eyes works a street. But you have to be real close! Think of how the human body responds to bullet inscursion! If the heart is stopped instantly, by 147g hollow point. The pressurized blood pressure is good for 5-10 seconds. Quite enough to empty a Glock 19, just need the will. That same round plowing into the brain, a different story. Any handgun round is far less effective than say a 3000 FPS 5.56 out of an AR 15. Hitting the center of the body from 50M! You play the cards you are dealt.

July 31, 2020, 04:05 AM	#12
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	rock185. Federal HST 147g 9mm is what I carry. 16 of them in my Glock 19 4th Gen? Happiness. Oh and a G17 spare!