38 Super +P – 130 gr FMJ – PMC (38SA) – 1000 Rounds

The 38 Super has a loyal following among 1911 owners and competition shooters, and factory ammunition for it can be hard to find in bulk. This listing is PMC Bronze 38 Super +P 130 grain full metal jacket ammo, MPN 38SA, sold as a 1,000 round case.

PMC rates this load at 1,100 fps with 350 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The 38 Super was introduced in the 1920s as a hotter version of the 38 ACP, and modern factory 38 Super loads are typically labeled +P. The 130 grain FMJ bullet is the classic weight for the cartridge, delivering flat trajectory and mild recoil in a full-size steel 1911. The 38 Super is popular in USPSA Open division and other action shooting games, where its high capacity and soft recoil in compensated guns are valued. A full metal jacket bullet does not expand, so this is practice and competition ammunition.

This ammunition fits pistols chambered in 38 Super, including Colt Government and Commander models, Springfield, Kimber, Dan Wesson, and Rock Island 1911s in 38 Super, the STI and Staccato 2011 platforms in 38 Super, and the Tisas 1911 in 38 Super. A common question is whether 38 Super and 38 Special are interchangeable. They are not. 38 Super is a semi-rimmed autoloading pistol cartridge and 38 Special is a rimmed revolver cartridge. Another common question is whether 38 Super +P is safe in any 38 Super pistol. Modern 38 Super pistols are designed for these loads, but do not fire it in pistols chambered for the older, lower-pressure 38 ACP.

PMC 38SA is new production ammunition, not reloads, loaded in South Korea. Each round uses a reloadable brass case with a boxer primer and is non-corrosive. This case comes in factory packaging as 20 boxes of 50 rounds for a total of 1,000 rounds of 38 Super +P 130 grain FMJ.