Hello all.
Dane Burns appears to be a guy who knows an awfull lot about the 9x23 Win. His web site is "http://www.burnscustom.com/" and it shows information regarding 9x23 Win.
Dane is no longer visiting the 1911Forum site. There was a disagreement with the moderators, and many users are no longer using that site.
Dane converted a Colt 38 Super to 9x23 Win for me a while back, and it is a superb gun. It is extremely accurate, very reliable (not one failure in the first 1200 rounds) and has the ballistics of a 357 Mag. As a matter of fact, it will launch 125 gr JFP to well over 1700 fps with no strain. (NOTE: This is my load, with Winchester 9x23 Win brass! Do not try this without building up to it!!) The usual target load I shoot is 125 gr JFP with 6.7 gr of Power Pistol. It is a nice, easy shooting target load.
I have been a .45 ACP fan for years, even though I own 357 Mags. Somehow, the blast and recoil are much less with the 9x23 Win. I shoot in an indoor range that will not allow 357 Mag, but they have no problems when I shoot either my reloads or the factory Winchester 9x23 Win (white box) that are 1450 fps.
I don't know if Dane will still convert a 38 Super for someone or not, he is much busier than he used to be. He is easy to talk to so either call or e-mail him with questions.
Also, there is an excellent forum that he is just starting up, "http://www.pistolsmith.com/" where he, Larry Vickers, Desert Dog and other pistolsmiths hang out. It would be an excellent place to post questions about 9x23 Win. I would suggest that anyone who is interested in this round visit and ask questions!
Casey