I figured that if you go oddball with the Super, why go very normal with a 1911? The gun men fell back but then they tried to follow Stevenson into the bank. GA Sales: 62. Second, gangster use of the .38 Super to telling effect was known and thugs had even hammered the .38 Super into the extremely deadly machine pistol configuration. It fits like a glove. Five days later Barrow and Methvin killed Constable Cal Campbell and kidnapped Commerce, Oklahoma Chief of Police Percy Boyd. Following the success of its initial collaboration with Vertx, Premier Body Armor announces its continued partnership. If you can. NW Nevada. Colt 38 Super; Colt 380; Colt 45; Colt AR 15; Colt AR-15; Colt Cobra; Colt Cobra .38 Spl +P; Colt Combat Unit CCO; My 38 Super commander is my EDC. In the latter 1800s, they all but standardized on the Colt Single Action Army revolver and the lever-action Winchester rifle, and when the more powerful box magazine 1895 model came out, they flocked to them so fast that they are prevalent in pictures of Rangers during that period. I too loved my 38 super but it was notoriously HARD to get right handloading. Barrel is 5-1/8 inches. All-carbon-steel construction, excluding the hand-fitted, stainless-steel match barrel, is standard on the Professional, and a liberal coating of Armor-Tuff finish is applied to frame and slide, in matching or contrasting colors. Fortunately, the Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas would prove to be a valuable resource. Not far from my Bar.Sto, Clark, Briley bbls. Great Britain took delivery of 1429 1911s in .38 Super in the 30s to . Dallas County Sheriffs Deputy Bob Alcorn and another Dallas County deputy, Ted Hinton, had previously been involved in an attempt to ambush Barrow and Parker, in November 1933. I now carry the .45 ACP. I have that love very much I shoot it in bulleye comp at 50 feet it is great but I need brass for my gun if any body has some get me I will pay for it thank you all. Ive never bothered with it and no one I know personally has either. Slides are engraved Texas Rangers on the left side, and wear the Ranger badge logo on the right. Its low muzzle blast, light recoil and accuracy are hard to duplicate. Two men were convicted and sentenced to two-year terms and more lynching and riots ensued in Texas and Oklahoma. I had long suspected that this Colt was not a .45 but one of the then new .38 Supers and I had three reasons for believing this. He is buried in Austin. A tribute to the revered Commercial Government Model pistols of the past, the 1911 Classic features the Series 70 firing system and rollmarks, national match barrel, staked on front sights, and spurred hammer. Factory ammo as you are likely aware is pretty expensive. Like many lawmen of his era, Hamer adorned Old Lucky with carved pearl stocks,. The posse may have fired as many as 150 rounds. The Gun Control Act of 1968 requires firearm manufacturers to place serial numbers on firearms and made firearms with removed, obliterated or altered serial numbers illegal to possess. Hamer and the other peace officers used warning shots and tear gas to break the crowd up on more than one occasion while Hughes was locked in the district court vault for safety. WE BUY GUNS! Stevenson wanted to examine the tally sheets in the ballot box for Precinct 13; i.e.,fraudulent poll and tally lists for his opponent, then Congressman Lyndon Johnson. Categories: Semi Auto Pistols Condition: New Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1911 El Samuel Colt Caliber: 38 Super Auto +P SKU: 098289112774 MPN: O1911C-38-ESB UPC: 098289112774 Several variations of the Colt .38 Super guns were introduced. Deputy Oakley fired the opening burst from his Remington Model 8. I recently came across a 1929 Super .38 that also came from Texas. I love Super 38! He slept under his horse drawn wagon in bad weather and studied accounting alone by the light of campfires often with snow and rain falling around him. Thus the six shooter was born. Do you still have the ammo? This beautiful Colt was shipped to a hardware store in 1932 in El Paso, Texas for Texas Ranger Ralph Rohatsch, who at the time was a member of the Texas Highway Patrol.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Saw first 38 super at USPSA match. In my shooting experience, people have either never heard of the round, remember it being mentioned in passing, or go through a few hundred rounds of it a week for USPSA or something similar. At the age of 24 years old, Hamer established and maintained order in Navasota. The 9mm is not my choice short of shooting at paper. Both use the same Wilson Winchester offers FMJ loadings at 1,100 fps, Sig Sauer offers a FMJ loading as well. Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore reserves the right to modify or change pricing information or descriptions without notice. At the beginning of her second term, she fired all the Rangers that remained and appointed replacements for them. My first handgun was a Colt Government Model in .38 Super (built in 1947) which Ive had since the mid-70s. Rudy Flores. First, gangsters (Dillinger, Nelson, etc.) , Your email address will not be published. The first thing on the list is determining the parts needed to make the transition to 38 Super. My next project is an AMT Back Up in 40 S&W that I recently converted to 357 Sig and would like also make into 38 Super if I could find a barrel. Ballistically though, 9mm+P comes real close to catching up with the Super in performance, and so it will most likely remain a niche gun and caliber. Though Clyde and Bonnie escaped the Sowers ambush by Dallas County authorities in November of 1933, Clyde ditched his shot up car near the Ft. Worth Pike and commandeered a less damaged car to make good their flight to freedom. It is a popular caliber in countries that ban civilian ownership of military caliber weapons. This Colt was shipped to a hardware store in El Paso, Texas in January 1932 for a Texas Ranger named Ralph Rohatch. The 38 special penetrated around 1/4 inch into the second book. See Sold Price. No9t sure why it didnt catch on here like the 9mm. I have heard all the bull about the 9mm. In those days, Republicans had no possibility of winning a Senatorial race and the ruling ensured that Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas. ATF special agents were then able to obtain an ATF-issued serial number ATF7620091 for RR Auction, which was later stamped onto the revolvers receiver and making it federally compliant for an auction on Sept. 30, when it is expected to fetch upward of $200,000. over the 45ACP, and got one. *As a reloader for 30 yrs, Ive also used .357 (copper plated) boolits. At about 9:15 AM just after the thundering torrent of lead subsided, Frank Hamer, Sr. approached the 1934 Ford V8 with his 1911 style .38 Super drawn. Still use it? I recently fitted a 38 Super barrel to my Rock Island 1911 in 9mm. According to Rick Cartledge in THE GUNS OF FRANK HAMER: Frank Hamer Jr., a distinguished lawman in his own right, gave a filmed interview in which he showed the nimble .35 that his father had bought especially to go after Bonnie and Clyde. 1557 fps & 553ft lbs. And it was so heavy that Colt said it would take a "Texan to shoot it.". Today, Texas DPS issues Sig Sauer pistols in .357 Sig, undeniably robust, and potent, equipment. However, as an elite division, the Rangers are allowed some latitude in what they carry, and a large number choose the 1911. This Colt was Ranger Rohatsch's carry gun, and shows the wear!!! A larger group stood in the doorway of the bank where Johnsons cronies illegally kept the election records. I think the fact that during the 60s 38 Super kinda faded and like I said the ammo wasnt really easy to get. Regardless, any load tested had more than enough accuracy to put paid to a miscreant. Both can be purchased through the Texas Ranger Museum Gift Shop. COLT SERIES 70 LIMITED EDITION .45 TEXAS LONGHORN . Cheaper Than Dirt has a plethora of excellent .38 Super ammo in stock, as well as a TON of reloading stuff. It is just that ammunition and handguns in this caliber are sometimes difficult to come by. . in 923. Add to Wish List. No remorse, excelent gun/caliber combination. In 1948, Stevenson led the Democratic primary with 39.7% to 33.7% against Lyndon B. Johnson. The 9mm and .38 Super will be the same size frame, while the latter hits harder. Ive had it since 1979 and love it. Guns International #: 101277151 Seller's Inventory #: 219948. The gun, which has a 1926 patent date, remains in fine mechanical condition, with all original factory markings, and has moderate wear on its grips. Very inexpensively made and prone to breakage with no parts availability. Posts: 24,416. Range Time We used to do some long-range shooting with handguns when I was in college. When asked by one of the rioters whether he would surrender the prisoner, Hamer replied,Any time you feel lucky come on, but when you start up the stairway once more, there is going to be many funerals in Sherman. This quieted the crowd for twenty or thirty minutes according to Hamers official statement. There is nothing wrong with the .38 ACP Super, to use its proper name. And now looking at either carrying the govt or maybe a commander. However, for the hunt on Bonnie & Clyde, he replaced the S&W revolver with a .38 Colt Super Auto pistol (pp. Ahhhh, the good old days. Had some handloads that shot 5 out of nine kill shots on a siloute at 100 yards, back when I could see that far. A 6 1/2 inch gun would have been difficult to use. Over generations of colorful history, his creation has evolved into todays highly regarded Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Secondly, a slide short enough to help with concealment, yet long enough to reduce the whippiness found on many truly short-barreled pistols, and still providing a good sight radius. The stage was now set for Frank Hamer to accept a commission to hunt down the Barrow Gang as a special investigator for the prison system. Thanks for your article, it helped shed some light on the history, i might try to pick up another 1911 in that caliber. Browse our ever-growing inventory of popular pistols like the Defender, Gold Cup, Mustang, and other. It is a great, slim design and functions flawlessly like most Colts. Born in Rowena, Texas, Parker met Barrow at the home of a mutual friend in January 1930, according to the most credible accounts. But read the ballistics on the 38 Super and the info on Genitron: 1350fps with 500ftlbs in a 124 grain, half the recoil in a 1911 govt. Description: Belgium Texas Ranger 38 COLT SPL. The .38 ACP fired a 130-grain bullet at 1,100 fps. Its previous owner was a Texas county sheriff. 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