So who is shooting a 1911 .38 special?

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I've always been fascinated by 1911's that shoot .38 special. I was talking to Jon and he said he's made several new ones, this was surprising since I hadn't heard of any new production .38 special 1911's. Have any of you guys got a new production .38 special 1911. Jon says they take roughly 2x the labor so they aren't cheap, might have to sell a kidney and have one built one day.

I just purchased a Clark Custom 1911 38 spc. Haven't actually received it yet, but sure looking fwd to it. I thought i read a post somewhere by Larry Nelson saying he had seriously investigated the idea of a 32 1911, but didn't think he could sell enough to justify the initial tooling costs?

I have been playing with a CAD model, trying to figure out how a 1911 barrel should be setup for 38 special, and I think this is right. I would really appreciate if someone could confirm it and/or post a picture of similar angle(s) of a real one.

 

paul

assuming you have a cutout for the rim on the underside of the barrel hood that is pretty close to the Smith and Wesson AMU 38 special barrels I have.. they all had a wide feed ramp very similar to a 45.

jglenn21 wrote:assuming you have a cutout for the rim on the underside of the barrel hood that is pretty close to the Smith and Wesson AMU 38 special barrels I have.. they all had a wide feed ramp very similar to a 45.

Thanks! I have cleaned that part up and hopefully this is what you meant.

Yes, you need that cutout.  38sp headspaces on the rim, not the mouth.

When my wife first started shooting with us she used a browning 1922 that had adjustable sights( don't recall the exact model ). Worked just fine at 25 with a Lee 105 LSWC.. was challenged at 50.  Gun fit her small hands and functioned perfectly.