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Daily since 1980.

Gun #1 from 1980-2007
1952 Colt Commander. BarSto barrel, Colt Ambi-safety, MMC white crossbar front sight with W/O rear, Vedici trigger. I was born in 1952 and just happened to buy the gun from a co-worker. As to why the Commander, just carries and points like nothing else.

.38 Super. Found I could shoot faster and better over a .45...far less recoil even with hot loads.

Carry Load:
From 1980-the early 1990s when CorBon brought out their line of .38 Super I carried a handload of a 115 grain Sierra JHP going mid-1400s. When CorBon brought out the exact same load I carried it until the mid-2000s when I switched to CorBon PowR'Ball. Reason for switching is that I was having the occasional FTF with the very flat Sierra HP.

Practice Competition Loads: 124 grain Hornady TC or the same in a hardcast. When the changeover to 100 grain PowR'Ball occurred then changed to the Berry's 100 grain RN-HB bullet to duplicate the recoil and POI of the factory load.

Holsters:
Rarely carried the gun in a holster. Just stuck the gun in the wasitband support side butt forward. That is how it got carried 99% of the time for 27 years. When a holster was used it was a Bianchi Askins Avenger.





10 rounds at 10 yards...after 25 years of being carried and shot






Gun #2 from 2007 till right now
1952 Colt Commander. Found at a gun show and in 2006 had it customized by Jody Joseph at JoJo's in Connecticut. Same as gun #1 but has a Officers ACP hook type grip safety, MMC Tactical Adjustable Night Sights and full hard chrome finish by Accurate Plating.

.38 Super...worked for 27 years why change a good thing.

Carry Load: CorBon PowR'Ball from 2007 till last year. Now have the magazine inter-spaced with 90 grain Underwood Xtreme Defender. PB runs 1530 fps and the Defender 1560.

Practice Ammo: Same...reload with Berry's plated 100 grain RN-HB

Holsters:
Started off with none but a problem developed in that the new night sight has a sharp corner the wore a hole under the left pocket of my jeans. Wore a Bianchi #6 for many years but the Mr. Chamberlain posted about the REMORA holsters and I have been using them ever since. I do also now often carry the gun in a DeSantis Speed Scabbard. Switched from the Askins Avenger because the holster is available for almost all my guns and it sits just slightly lower on the belt.