38 automatic cartridges, and was told in a gun shop in Yuma that. There's no doubt in my mind that pistols marked "9MM/38" were intended to be shot with both 9MM Largo and. It was at this time that the mystery 9mm/.38 markings were applied to the pistols if they were reworked to handle the semi-rimmed.
In the same website, speaking of the Star A model "To further confuse the issue, as pistols were returned to Star by the Spanish Government as surplus they would be refurbished and if necessary a new serial number applied. (Note that the mention was of the "Bolt face", not the chamber mouth, though it's clear that the chamber mouth on my model 400 has been enlarged.) The 9MM Largo website ( ) Talking about the model 400 "Some pistol barrels are marked '9mm/38' indicating pistols that were made with/converted to a compromise bolt face that will accept either the 9mm Largo cartridge or the.
I may be wrong, but I believe these were marked 9MM/38. My Star Model A is stamped for both cartridges as is my Astra 400 (Model 1921) and in fact Stoeger ads from the 1930 sold these pistols for. 38 auto/.38 Super (Same case dimensions) because they have the rim interference, but those pistols aren't double stamped. The proof (If I'm correct) is that many 9MM Largo chambered pistols won't chamber. 38 Auto is very similar beyond that, and the loading is less powerful. 38 Auto, and if you have a gun so marked you will see that the rim area of the chamber is bored a bit larger to accept the. Jim, the information on the subject I've read say that the Astra 400's that are marked 9MM/38 were intended to be shot with either the 9MM Largo or the. Late model Stars are very well made, and even if they could take the hammering why would one want to? The 9MM Largo round is more powerful than the 9MM Parabellum even though chamber pressures are lower. 38 Super round thinking it's one of the ones downloaded to 9MM Largo specs, and kaboom! 38 Super to 9MM Largo levels because case headstamp discipline is what distinguishes good practices from bad, and sure enough some day someone will grab a really hot.
Most people won't spend the time to research data to that degree and with that much certainty. 38 Super factory loads, this is an area that requires the ability to do a lot of homework and even loading the 9MM Largo hot like that requires a great deal of personal responsibility. Many load data sources show loadings for 9MM Largo that actually exceed some brands of. 38 auto cartridge) these guns will chamber both. Many Spanish auto's are marked 9MM/38, they have the chamber opening opened a tad for rim of the. Some of the Astra pistols will do it, but I wouldn't trust a Star. I would not be comfortable shooting 9mm Luger in your gun, I don't know the model you named. 38 Super round, a decidedly dangerous situation, unless it is your intent to turn your pistol into a hand grenade. Your gun might also be capable of chambering the. Some 9mm Parabellum loadings are likely to be unsafe in your gun. However, you are very likely to have misfires, and feeding issues.
You pistol might fire 9mm Luger (Parabellum) rounds, IF the extractor holds them against the breechface tightly enough to set them off. 38 ACP without modification, but other guns will not. circa 1972) the Astra Model 400 in 9mm long will handle. According to my old Cartridges of the World (4th edition, pub. The 9mm Bayard Long was the Spanish service cartridge for a while, and several spanish pistols were chambered for it. BUT it is not the cartridge the gun was made to shoot.