Super Sneaky Steve
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You aren't getting a lot of rounds in their firearms so might as well make them count. Go with the 45.
I referenced a 1911 style in .380. Springfield makes the 911 in .380 and 9mm I have the .380 shown here.I wonder if the reference to a 1911 in .380 acp might have meant .38 acp which preceded .38 Super?
There is considerable disagreement as to whether those are "1911-style" pistols. My opinion is that they are not, and they are not recognized as 1911-style by the M1911.org forum. The Springfield .380 you have, along with the Sig P380 and the Kimber Micro 380, is basically a copy of a Colt Mustang 380, which in turn is a copy of an older Spanish pistol made by Star. The 9mm versions are just enlarged versions of the .380s.ms6852 said:I referenced a 1911 style in .380. Springfield makes the 911 in .380 and 9mm I have the .380 shown here
The EMP is a nice little package but, to be accurate, it wasn't designed around the 9mm cartridge. Springfield first announced it and built the introductory prototypes in .45 GAP. At the time, I told them the gun made no sense in .45 GAP but that it would be a dandy platform for 9mm and .40 S&W. Apparently enough other people agreed that Springfield never offered the .45 GAP model for sale, and soon thereafter came the 9mm version.Sgt127 said:Springfield designed a “1911” around the 9mm cartridge. There’s subtle downsizing involved.
I happen to own a Colt Pony .380. The slide and barrel interchange with the Mustang, but the Pony is a DA only pistol. I don't know what (if anything) it was derived from.hammie said:@Aguila Blanca: Referencing your post #29, I seem to recall a .380 Colt "Pony". Was that a Star copy, or was the Star a copy of the pony, or neither. I think the Pony goes quite a way back.