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Is the hood extension width of 38super barrel the same on all barrels or some are as wide as 45 cal barrel's hood extension.
I'm asking because I can get original Colt 38super Commander barrel which has narrower extension but can't get Colt Commander slide.
Any help would be appreciated
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This is from a feeble memory, so it's worth what you pay for it. My recollection is the Super and 9mm's have a slightly more narrow barrel hood.
But if you're looking to turn a .45 ACP gun into a .38 Super, you might want to think again. The .45 ACP and 9mm/38 Super/40/10mm frames are different in the feed ramp. The .38 Super barrel throat will most likely slightly over-hang a .45 ACP feed ramp since the .45's feed ramp is cut deeper than the 9mm/38 Super/40/10mm frames.
If you want to swap from the 9mm/40 family of cartridges to the .45 family, you'll need to mill out the feed ramp and use ramped barrels. Otherwise, have a dedicated frame for the .45 family, and a dedicated frame for the smaller cartridges.