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To: null and void

The .38 SAA was .38 Colt, I don’t think the Special came around till the mid 20’s. Two thumbs up for the 1911 and its near perfect 100+ years of service.


11 posted on 02/28/2015 6:19:15 AM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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Ah! Thanks!


17 posted on 02/28/2015 6:39:13 AM PST by null and void (No crime, real or imagined, is too small to not be declared a felony.)
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38 special hit the markets in 1898 with black powder as the propellant. Within a year it was converted over to the newer smokeless powder.


37 posted on 02/28/2015 3:59:48 PM PST by X Fretensis
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