9x23 barrel

Single Six · 09-29-2011, 08:31 PM

Looks like I'll be getting a Colt .38 Super Commander. I want to get a 9x19 barrel for cheap plinking and for my wife to shoot. I'd also like a 9x23 barrel gunsmith fitted for max accuracy and for defense/hunting...or should I just stick with Super?

Thanks!

danf_fl · 09-30-2011, 12:33 AM

Before changing out the barrel, see what you have now.

The .38Super stock barrels are a little more accurate now that when they first came out.

I always allow for a good break-in period (even if I purchase used) before making any modifications. I have wasted too much of my hard earned money on mods that did not need to be done.

wjkuleck · 09-30-2011, 03:33 AM

.38 Super barrels now headspace on the case mount (as does the .45 ACP), not the semi-rim as in the past. This has improved accuracy greatly.

Some .38 Super barrels will chamber 9x23. Check and see.

Regards,

Walt

mustang400 · 10-02-2011, 08:16 AM

At the top of this section is a sticky written in 2002 on the 9x23 caliber. "bad 9x23 advice?". This man has fired alot of 9x23 ammo in his life-- good advice. If you go with the ramped barrel you will have one of the best defense guns ever made.
My witness Match now carrys a
9mm barrel reamed to 9x23 Win., slight throughting, ramped & supported barrel. Seems going this way takes alot of deamons off the table.

Keep in mind that your 38Super should run 38Super/Comp which loaded to MAJOR is running like 1375fps which is faster than 357Sig ammo,
not bad for a 38S. Very flat shooting and accurate.

Single Six · 10-02-2011, 08:49 PM

The gun I'm buying is an '81. I don't know yet if it headspaces on the rim or case. Probably the rim.

I more than likely go to 9x23 and 9x19 so I can more easily switch.

mustang400 · 10-15-2011, 01:51 PM

If you haven't bought your barrel yet, check this web:Schuemann Barrels > Home

Their 32" twist bull barrels turn 1911's into stone cold tac-drivers!

Single Six · 10-15-2011, 03:28 PM

I was just wondering about bull vs standard...I like the bull in my Defender.

mustang400 · 11-12-2011, 12:19 PM

S-Barrels makes a bull barrel, check them out

09-29-2011, 08:31 PM	#1
Single Six Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: So Cal Posts: 7	Stay 38 Super or get a 9x23 barrel too? Looks like I'll be getting a Colt .38 Super Commander. I want to get a 9x19 barrel for cheap plinking and for my wife to shoot. I'd also like a 9x23 barrel gunsmith fitted for max accuracy and for defense/hunting...or should I just stick with Super? Thanks!

10-02-2011, 08:16 AM	#4
mustang400 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Adams Run, SC Posts: 11	At the top of this section is a sticky written in 2002 on the 9x23 caliber. "bad 9x23 advice?". This man has fired alot of 9x23 ammo in his life-- good advice. If you go with the ramped barrel you will have one of the best defense guns ever made. My witness Match now carrys a 9mm barrel reamed to 9x23 Win., slight throughting, ramped & supported barrel. Seems going this way takes alot of deamons off the table. Keep in mind that your 38Super should run 38Super/Comp which loaded to MAJOR is running like 1375fps which is faster than 357Sig ammo, not bad for a 38S. Very flat shooting and accurate. Last edited by mustang400; 10-02-2011 at 08:32 AM.

10-15-2011, 01:51 PM	#6
mustang400 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Adams Run, SC Posts: 11	Schuemann Barrels --- 32 Twist--- .355 If you haven't bought your barrel yet, check this web:Schuemann Barrels > Home Their 32" twist bull barrels turn 1911's into stone cold tac-drivers!

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09-30-2011, 12:33 AM	#2
danf_fl Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 131	Before changing out the barrel, see what you have now. The .38Super stock barrels are a little more accurate now that when they first came out. I always allow for a good break-in period (even if I purchase used) before making any modifications. I have wasted too much of my hard earned money on mods that did not need to be done.

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wjkuleck Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 67	.38 Super barrels now headspace on the case mount (as does the .45 ACP), not the semi-rim as in the past. This has improved accuracy greatly. Some .38 Super barrels will chamber 9x23. Check and see. Regards, Walt

10-02-2011, 08:49 PM	#5
Single Six Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: So Cal Posts: 7	The gun I'm buying is an '81. I don't know yet if it headspaces on the rim or case. Probably the rim. I more than likely go to 9x23 and 9x19 so I can more easily switch.

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Single Six Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: So Cal Posts: 7	I was just wondering about bull vs standard...I like the bull in my Defender.

11-12-2011, 12:19 PM	#8
mustang400 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Adams Run, SC Posts: 11	S-Barrels makes a bull barrel, check them out