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  • Griff Murphey
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 3708

    #1

    A friend has a 1902 Colt .38 Auto and...

    The gun shop was trying to sell him .38 Super... Does any manufacturer still load .38 auto?
  • da gimp
    Very Senior Member - OFC Deceased
    • Aug 2009
    • 10137

    #2
    might try MidwayUSA for brass to reload..........
    be safe, enjoy life, journey well
    da gimp
    OFC, Mo. Chapter

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    • Johnny P
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 6260

      #3
      Do an internet search. Several places sell it.

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      • Griff Murphey
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2009
        • 3708

        #4
        Thanks. Some great leads. The gun is nice, the only negative is the forward part of the slide (about 4" of it) on the right side where the caliber is inscribed is seriously pitted. The gun was his grandfathers, briefly stolen, then recovered. While it was stolen, it was temporarily put in a hot stove which is why it rusted. However the grips are fine. Sadly the rest of the gun is 90 pct.
        Last edited by Griff Murphey; 09-06-2013, 06:26.

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        • joem
          Senior Member, Deceased
          • Aug 2009
          • 11835

          #5
          You could tell him it's easy to reload. I make them all the time.

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          • chuckindenver
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2009
            • 3005

            #6
            some of the cowboy action sites offer it.
            if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.

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            • randy langford
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2009
              • 450

              #7
              I reload for my Colt 1900 easy to reload fun to shoot especially at the range when people ask what is that.

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              • Griff Murphey
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2009
                • 3708

                #8
                I remember back in the 60's you would see those old guns and nobody wanted them. Today they seem very cool. According to Joe Salter's and other prices I have seen they are worth $1500 up, today.

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                • Tuna
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 2686

                  #9
                  Just don't let him even try shooting any .38 super in it. They do come apart easy with .38 super ammo. Places like Salter's are well over priced to start with and your right I remember when no one wanted one. They just sat around in a display case at the dealers gathering dust.

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