Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. HT110, OW86, W:D71) called Old Lucky, either in a holster on his right side, or, when he was no longer required to ride a horse, simply tucked into his waistband. 3 Revolver, 1907 Winchester Rifle, Ranger George Chapman, 1950 Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special, Sgt. Just pick up your brass. The entire paternal side of my family witnessed Frank Hamer shooting one of the rioters in Sherman. Serial numbers 1TR to 200TR were reserved for the deluxe engraved examples. The Pre-War Colt .38 Super or "Super 38" were produced from 1929-1945. NO COLLECTION TOO BIG OR SMALL I hunted for years to find a 1911 in .38 Super I could afford. Finding specific guns right now is a be-otch. Colt Walker - Wikipedia Your email address will not be published. Eugene Cosgrove was a pioneer in the New Mexico territory and operated the E. Cosgrove Hardware Store in Silver City. A round in Barrows left temple laid him out dead. Posts: 24,416. Your discussions, feedback and comments are welcome here as long as they are relevant and insightful. Got my Star in 1970 and the Colt in the early 1980s. The first thing on the list is determining the parts needed to make the transition to 38 Super. When he got to the next group, his fingers curled for the draw and poised just above the grip of his pistol. Sell a Similar Item. Then acquired a Colt Defender and that, I thought, settled it. Have mounted a red dot as my eyes are weaker. per page . There are a fair number of barrels available from several manufacturers at a price point from $51 up too the $250 range. SDS Imports 10100513 1911A1 Regulator 9+1 5" Hard Chrome Plated Barrel, High Polished Chomium Coated Serrated Steel Slide & Frame w/Beavertail Frame Checkered Wood Grips. Of course the .38 Super Auto is still in use. That small change means that modern .38 Supers are as accurate as 9mm or .45 ACP pistols. Had some minor feed issues with HP ammo but one of our range guys is a gunsmith. They seem to have been imported during the 1930's, designed to look roughly like a Colt Single Action ( for the cowboy fans ) but in double action. At the time i knew nothing about guns At all. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Sold my Glock 17 (after 15 years of daily service as my carry gun) and bought a new Tangfoglio Combat 38 Super. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Market data provided by Factset. Francis Augustus Hamer (March 17, 1884 July 10, 1955) is best known for ambushing Bonnie and Clyde in 1934. At about 9:15 AM just after the thundering torrent of lead subsided, Frank Hamer, Sr. approached the 1934 Ford V8 with his 1911 style .38 Super drawn. Some are accurate, but most require a Bar-Sto barrel for best results. Over many lonely, weary years, he earned the absolute confidence of his neighbors hauling their goods to market. Hamer was a cowboy on the Carr Ranch, between Sheffield and Fort Stockton when he captured the horse thief. Bore is near excellent. Regular Price. He had great regards for the 38 but seemed to like the 45s more. I am a reloader and shoot it all the time. It fired a .429-inch, 200 grain lead, round-nose bullet at around 870 feet per second and 336 ft-lbs energy which equaled the .44 Russian's traditional 246 grain load. The Ranger Connection . Sheriff D. S. Barker recommended Hamer for a position with the Texas Rangers. If you want to know more about Glenn Elliiott, he has written two books: A Ranger's Ranger and Still A Ranger's Ranger. When you read the engraving it will bring a tear to your eyes. Every man in the West wanted one. If you can. I took it to a local range to shoot it and instantly fell in love. One of rioters ran up to cut a fire hose with an axe. Both of my Open STI Race Guns are .38 Super made for Major Power Factors of the 1990s. Colt Combat Commander - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum Disenchanted with the Democratic Party, Coke Stevenson supported Republicans for the rest of his life, including John Tower for the Senate and Nixon and Goldwater for the presidency. The .38 Super was particularly popular in Texas and over 200,000 were produced between 1929 and 1970. The Rock Island is a fun gun to fire and use. Nevertheless, the brief opportunity to look at the election documents inside the bank was made possible by Hamers 200 yard walk down the center of Alice, Texas with his coat off. I haven't had any issues whatsoever and have a good 3k rounds of this stuff thru my 2 guns. These Supers belonged to Nelson and were assembled from kits made by the Monarch Gun Company of Hollywood, California by underworld gunsmith H. S. Lebman of Texas. The March, 1992 issue of Guns and Ammo's " HANDGUNS FOR SPORT AND DEFENSE " magazine contains an interview with Frank Hamer Jr. who confirmed that his father's Colt was a .38 Super. After the Texas Rangers returned here safely, she (with the help of her father) gave each of the Ranger's involved an engraved Colt Commander. I fit a Super 38 barrel to it and a 1lb. Over the years, the pistol was chambered for .45 ACP, .38 Super, 9 mm, .22 LR and various. COLT 1911 38 SUPER STAINLESS . Energy equals the current watered-down .357 Magnum. Finally, after the last batch of rounds, which I paid extra attention to the details, still had an alarmingly high rejection rate, I finally said I had enough and sold it for a 10mm. The Colt .38 Super Model Automatic pistol was first introduced in 1929 as a variation on the Colt Government Model 45 but chambered for the powerful new 38 Super cartridges. The .38 Super was introduced in the 1911 handgun in 1929 to arm peace officers with a hard-hitting handgun that offered good penetration against the new breed of mechanized thug. Cylinders are all very good, bore has some pitting. I dont need it for a semi-auto, I need it for a revolver.. Cabelas sales are final, so what do I do now? Exclusive deals, discounts, new product launches, coupon codes and more. The Rangers were dealing with arms smuggling, bandits and bootleggers along the Mexican border. He had a bar in West Covina Cali. Seller: Craig Barter. Hinton called his Congressman, got a BAR from the government and a back seat full of ammunition, and learned how to shoot the roaring automatic rifle.. Joseph Pinkston in his excellent book, with Robert Cromie, Dillinger, A Short and Violent Life writes of the apprehension of Dillinger gang member Leslie Homer and of his advice given to Racine officers in November of 1933. The .38 Super varies in accuracy. Hamer stood in the doorway of the bank and a long confrontation ensued until finally Parrs gunmen walked away. Do you still have the ammo? It was the only pistol chambered for .38 Super that I ever shot until I got one. I am just an old-timer that really likes my .38 Super, but shoots and reloads 10mm also. No FTF, as long as no lead exposed @ tip. I encourage anyone who has not shot a .38 Super to do so if given the chance, you will love the round afterwards. Colt 1911 Heritage .38 Super Full-Size Stainless Pistol with Custom Scroll Engraving. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. He ordered the lower courts injunction stayed, and the ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court. It was shipped to McBride's Guns, Inc. in Austin, Texas, on March 24, 1984. And it was so heavy that Colt said it would take a "Texan to shoot it.". Colt upped the power of the cartridge but used the same length cartridge case and chambered the .38 Super in the 1911 when it dropped production of the .38 ACP pistols. There are a lot of opinions on the .38 Super. While the first Wilson Combat pistol that started his journey to Wilson-Combat Rangers pistols was a CQB, Trace McDonald chose a built-to-order Professional Model. Back in 71, my Dad had a Colt super .38 he called Max. Many of the accusations and dirty tricks that Johnson displayed have become standard protocol for modern day Democrats. Saw first 38 super at USPSA match. The gun shoots better than I can shoot it. Local Storage seems to be disabled in your browser. First, a frame handling eight-round Wilson magazines, for a nine-shot capacity, and one on which you can always get all your fingers. The first consideration is a 38 Super barrel. The lawyers got to look at the records just long enough to make notes and it soon became apparent that Lyndon Johnson had engaged in a massive election fraud that was unprecedented even by the standards then prevalent in Texas where ranchers and political bosses were able to deliver blocs of voters to candidates willing to pay the highest price. Have a EAA Witness Compact converted to 38 Super and it is a tack driver. All comments are held for moderation and will appear after approval. One often hears that the Texas Rangers and other Texans were among Colt's best customers for the early Super .38. I am thinking of finding them a new home and cant find much info as far as value. Shot the 9mm and after cleaning put in the 38 super and havent changed it back. I have a Les Baer 38 Super and an STI DVC Ltd in 38 Super. This is simply because the original before the +P designation was a development of the .38 ACP. PDF The Following Article was Originally Published in the Texas Ranger This is where I am supposed to say, and the result was the Wilson Combat Texas Ranger Model. Well, not exactly, as I found out when I requested one. His reputation as a Texas Ranger would have made him a legend even if he had not apprehended Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in Louisiana. No9t sure why it didnt catch on here like the 9mm. Ive been around Rangers, guns, and popping primers, and they all can shoot. American Handgunner Playin' Favorites - American Handgunner Wow! The lynching of a black prisoner in Sherman started when George Hughes, a farm hand, admitted to raping a white woman. Ted Hinton had hit the car 17 out of 30 shots with his Thompson submachine gun and hadnt penetrated the car body. By the time Bar-Sto got around to changing it to headspace on the case mouth, the market was nearly gone. Along with extra magazines. And one has a fitted Minor slide for a Minor Power Factor. He was a conservative Democrat who loved the Constitution and believed that the federal government needed to let states like Texas take control of their own destinies at a time when Truman and the national Democrats were desperately seeking a deal to force out states rights Democrats that were threatening to keep Texas out of Trumans clutches. Ted Kennedy be damned. He hated political corruption as much as he hated murder and the other lawless activities that characterized Texas in the early Twentieth Century. RR Auction in New Hampshire received the gun this summer from a private collector and noticed that the revolver had been altered, according to ATF officials from its field office in Manchester, N.H. In 1839, the Republic of Texas ordered 180 of the .36-caliber Holster model revolvers for the Texas Navy, but most significant were the revolvers issued to the early Texas Rangers. Secondly, a slide short enough to help with concealment, yet long enough to reduce the whippiness found on many truly short-barreled pistols, and still providing a good sight radius. I have purchase all the cheap stuff, Armscor, Magtech and Aguilla in 125 to 130 grain, you can find it for $15 ish a box. I have a Colt 1911 in 38 special.. (not a super) that was made for the U.S. ARMY NATIONAL MATCH TEAM in the 1960s. Sometimes, Timing is everything. Price: $475.00. The factory letter confirms this is one of only 94 Texas Ranger Special Edition revolvers manufactured, lists the configuration, and notes that is chemically etched with "TEXAS RANGERS" in block letters down the back strap and inlaid with a flush silver "10" on the heel. You wont find a better pistol and caliber. Midwestern banks were easy picking for a gang that outgunned the cops with fully automatic 30.06 Browning Automatic Rifles and fast cars. Sheriff Henderson Jordan and his deputy, Prentiss Oakley, joined Hamer along with former Ranger Manny Gault. 100 Texas Ranger Trail Waco, TX 76706 (254) 750-8631 [email protected] 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Last guest admitted at 4:30 p.m. Interstate 35 at Southbound (from Dallas) Exit 335C or Northbound (from Austin) Exit 334B in Thank you for the review. The Republic of Texas served as its proving ground and was nearly the only market for Colt's revolutionary product. Add to Wish List . TEXAS RANGER COLLECTION/ESTATE AUCTION - iCollector.com Tanfoglio makes a modern double-action handgun chambered in .38 Super. I have three .38 Supers, a Star, Colt 1911 Govt and Kimber Gold Match SE II from their custom shop. Ralph Rohatsch was a friend and associate of my father, who was the sheriff of San Patricio, County Texas . Look at some old gangster photos for 1911s with curiously small holes in the barrel. Slides wear a set of Wilson Combats Tactical Pyramid sights and ejection ports are lowered and flared. The 9mm and .45 probably offer advantages over the .38 Super in many categories, but the old Super is a cartridge with plenty of panache, style, flash, and performance. Both use the same Wilson Belgian Texas Ranger .38 Special 1920s Revolver America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter. After catching the rustlers, Hamer led a successful effort to organize his neighbors and several other counties around Kimble County to improve the roads so that merchants and farmers could get their products to and from places like San Antonio. While every effort is made to include accurate and correct images, descriptions and pricing for all products, inadvertent errors may occur. And an interesting thing that I hope is pure BS was that my FFL dealer told me when I got the .38 Super that buying it was going to cause the ATFE to keep a close eye on me because its such a popular gun south of the border, used by the drug cartels, and since I live in Arizona, the ATFE folks would be watching me, as though I was gun dealer or drug runner, I guess! No single model could offer every feature every Ranger might want. Please be respectful of others. Shoot 38 Super most of the time rather A black Ultralight trigger and an Ultralight burr hammer are part of the system that provides a crisp 3-1/2- to 3-3/4-pound trigger pull. . Governor Moody dispatched more National Guard units and martial law was in effect from May 10 until May 24. This Colt was Ranger Rohatsch's carry gun, and shows the wear!!! Got my grouping back, sold the glock. Barrow, Parker and associate Jimmy Mullens engineered the Eastham prison farm escape and freed Raymond Hamilton, Henry Methvin, Hilton Bybee and Joe Palme. Guy I worked for said to try this, a Colt Combat Commander in .38 Super. The Winchester Silvertip breaks about 1,200 fps with a 125-grain bullet. We reserve the right to edit as appropriate, delete profane, harassing, abusive and spam comments or posts, and block repeat offenders. Self-sufficiency has been a common thread throughout Texas Ranger history, because there have always been so few Rangers at any time (even today there are only134 commissioned positions). Great shooter with all loads but it really shines with the 124 gr. Colt Defender - The Sight M1911A1 , https://www.texasranger.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Firearms-Colt-Super38-1024x671.jpg. Hammer carried his Triplelock in a shoulder holster. Since then I now buy nothing but 38 super mags for both the 9mm/38 Supers, and have never had any feeding issues in the 9mm with either 115 or 124 gr. I usually carry the handgun with Wilson Combat magazines. I have three .38 Supers and enjoy them very much. TSHA | Colt Revolvers - Handbook of Texas I reload for mine so ammunition is not a problem, All loads are made up in rimless Starline match brass and with a load the pistol likes I can get 2 groups at 25 yards. The Barrow gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and several civilians in the course of its crime wave. In those days officers from one state were legally prohibited from chasing suspects across the border of another state. It has never been used by a military. Had some handloads that shot 5 out of nine kill shots on a siloute at 100 yards, back when I could see that far. I now have a 18 shot, 3 caliber 1911. Shot it and fell in love with it. Problem is, they are extremely hard to find now, especially the Colt Gold Cup Trophy. The Guns of Frank Hamer - Sight M1911 Campfire Ranger. Bonnie and Clyde Director Arthur Penn Dies at Age 88, Guns of outlaws Bonnie and Clyde to be auctioned. Item Number: O1911C-SS38-DHM. I enjoyed my super so much the other 3 went in the safe and stayed there till now. This is a well-known gun in Texas as it was displayed in several major museums (including the LBJ Library in Austin) for a two-year exhibition in the early 1980s, a listing at RR Auction reads. There can be no other gun with a closer association to Bonnie Parker than the one taped to her body at her death.. There is nothing wrong with the .38 ACP Super, to use its proper name. For the max in performance, Buffalo Bore offers high-velocity loads, including a 1,400 fps 115-grain JHP. Frank Hamer, had its serial numbers obliterated in the heyday of Bonnie and Clyde's reign of terror, prompting Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) officials to issue a new number to make the handgun legal. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Used Colt Firearms For Sale - Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles - Guns.com Regardless, any load tested had more than enough accuracy to put paid to a miscreant. Im not exactly a 9mm or .45 fan either. I certainly do! Colt Defense O1911CSS38QTZ 1991 Aztec Empire .38SUP. Im glad for that because todays Texas Rangers, just like those hard men who came before, still work in harms way. Hinton requested a BAR because he knew that the lawmen would be up against more than one BAR that Barrow had stolen from a National Guard armory and with which Barrow had already gunned down several peace officers. My 45 ACP (handload and hot) was stuck between the second and third books. This 9mm Full Size Pistol offers the same innovation and versatility as the U.S. Army's new M17 in a civilian version. . Long-range practical shooting is possible with the 1911/.38 Super format. . The .38 Super is dimensionally identical to the .38 ACP of 1900. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. I figured that if you go oddball with the Super, why go very normal with a 1911? But when you are not much from arms length of a life and death situation I suggest a 45acp in 180 xtp hollow point. Stevenson wanted to examine the tally sheets in the ballot box for Precinct 13; i.e.,fraudulent poll and tally lists for his opponent, then Congressman Lyndon Johnson. The caliber saw extensive use in the hands of the FBI and figured into the demise of dangerous fugitives such as Baby Face Nelson. While I have relegated most of my collection to the comfort of the safe, I loved the pistol and carried it for years. Lot 1183: The nickel-plated Colt Single Action Army carried by Texas Ranger Jack Dean is chambered in 38-40 WCF with factory engraving and carved steer grips. Belgium Texas Ranger 38 COLT SPL - Guns International COLT 1911 TEXAS RANGER 38 SUPER USED GUN INV 219948 Description: Colt 1911 Texas Ranger commemorative chambered in .38 Super with a 4 1/4 inch barrel bright bore and good grooves with a display case and Texas Ranger Medallion. I even doubt his first efforts at pistolsmithing caused anyone to say, Hey, why dont you found a world-class pistolsmithing company? Many handgun aficionados did kitchen table pistolsmithing then, usually inspired by George Nontes Pistolsmithing. bullets topping 1400 fps. Have been reading about early Texas history and am amazed by accounts of the states way of life in the early 1900s and the stories of men like Frank Hamer and LBJ who contributed so much good and bad. Texas Rangers Special Edition Colt Single Action Army Revolver The pistol pictured was presented to Highway patrolman Glenn Elliott in 1956. The Commander Model 38 Super pistol on the left includes the standard blued finish and checkered wood grips. The 38 Super fills the bill here. Notify Me When Available. Thus the six shooter was born. An excellent representative for Wilson Combat! What these stories contribute to the readers world view needs no exaggeration. Colt built military versions of the pistol, along with a civilian model and various target models. Also Colt makes a nicely accurate full size Competition Model. You can also crank it up quite hot. Power factors have dropped and the original power factors surely stretched a gun after a very active season. Also W.C. combat hammer. While I like the Para very much, if you are interested in a .38 ACP Super, the readily available Rock Island 1911 is a better choice than hunting down an out-of-production handgun. The result, no matter which Wilson Combat pistol, is a piece of fighting equipmentalmost a piece of artdesigned and built to work every time the trigger is pulled. In those days, Republicans had no possibility of winning a Senatorial race and the ruling ensured that Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas. I purchased a Colt Commander .38 Super in 1959 from Abercrombie & Fitch in San Francisco for $45.00. Advantage is you only have to find an FFL in your area to handle the transfer (also easy to do with Google), and once everything is said and done, youve escaped all the sales tax (unless you get it from someone in your state) and the higher price that a retailer is likely going to charge from the get-go, so you end up saving some money and can shop around without leaving your keyboard!
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