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.38 Super: Art, Usage & Design

The .38 Super, also known as .38 Super Auto, .38 Super Automatic, .38 Super Automatic +P (High Pressure Variant), .38 Super +P (High Pressure Variant), or 9×23mmSR, is a pistol cartridge that fires a 0.356-inch-diameter (9.04 mm) bullet. It was introduced in the late 1920s as a higher pressure loading of the .38 ACP, also known as .38 Auto. The older .38…

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.38 Super topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Usage and Design as prominent areas in the source structure around .38 Super.

Related topics
50
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
55
Extracted relationships
89
Concept neighborhoods
19
Bridge connections
55

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Usage · 21 topics
Cartridge dimensions · 10 topics
Design · 10 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Performance · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Base diameter
.385 in (9.75 mm)
Bullet diameter
.356 in (9.04 mm)
Bullet mass/type
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 130 (8.42 g) Magtech FMJ 1,215 ft/s (370 m/s) 426 ft⋅lbf (578 J) 115 (7.45 g) Buffalo JHP +P 1,450 ft/s (440 m/s) 537 ft⋅lbf (728 J) 147 (9.53 g…
Case capacity
1.14 cm3 (17.6 gr H2O)
Case length
.895 in (22.75 mm)
Case type
Semi-rimmed, straight Rimless, straight

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Design

Cartridge dimensions

Performance

Usage

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How .38 Super connects Entity context

The extracted context around .38 Super shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, .38 Super → Armscor, Association, In, International Practical Shooting Confederation, IPSC, Other, Super, Super Comp, Super Lapua, Super RL, The, These, TJ, Todd Jarrett, United States Practical Shooting, USPSA Another extracted example is .38 Super → American, Bonnie, British Purchasing Commission, Clyde, During World War II, King Haakon VII, M1911, Norway, Office, Strategic Services, Super, Super M1911, Super M1911s, Texas Ranger Frank Hamer's, The Norwegian, WW2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

.38 Super

Top relations

related to Rimless .38 Super cartridge case variants · 16
.38 Super → Armscor, Association, In, International Practical Shooting Confederation, IPSC, Other, Super, Super Comp, Super Lapua, Super RL, The, These, TJ, Todd Jarrett, United States Practical Shooting, USPSA
related to Usage · 16
.38 Super → American, Bonnie, British Purchasing Commission, Clyde, During World War II, King Haakon VII, M1911, Norway, Office, Strategic Services, Super, Super M1911, Super M1911s, Texas Ranger Frank Hamer's, The Norwegian, WW2
related to Design · 13
.38 Super → ACP, As, Auto, Bar-Sto, Colt, Colt M1900, In, Irv Stone, JHP, Since, Super, The, When
related to Cartridge dimensions · 8
.38 Super → Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Both, Commission, H2O, SAAMI, Sporting Arms, Super, The
related to Performance · 6
.38 Super → ACP, Because, Parabellum, SAAMI, Super, The
related to Muzzle velocity · 4
.38 Super → Cor-Bon/Glaser, Gr, Super, Tests
Base diameter · 1
.38 Super → .385 in (9.75 mm)
Bullet diameter · 1
.38 Super → .356 in (9.04 mm)
Bullet mass/type · 1
.38 Super → Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 130 (8.42 g) Magtech FMJ 1,215 ft/s (370 m/s) 426 ft⋅lbf (578 J) 115 (7.45 g) Buffalo JHP +P 1,450 ft/s (440 m/s) 537 ft⋅lbf (728 J) 147 (9.53 g…
Case capacity · 1
.38 Super → 1.14 cm3 (17.6 gr H2O)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

38 super case cartridge pistol acp pressure bullet pistols also 45 mm due used one semi-rimmed colt ft ipsc rimless

.38 Super relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 89 structured relationships around .38 Super. Examples in this analysis include .38 Super → Base diameter → .385 in (9.75 mm) and .38 Super → Bullet diameter → .356 in (9.04 mm). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
.38 SuperBase diameter.385 in (9.75 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperBullet diameter.356 in (9.04 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperBullet mass/typeBullet mass/type Velocity Energy 130 (8.42 g) Magtech FMJ 1,215 ft/s (370 m/s) 426 ft⋅lbf (578 J) 115 (7.45 g) Buffalo JHP +P 1,450 ft/s (440 m/s) 537 ft⋅lbf (728 J) 147 (9.53 g…1.00infobox
.38 SuperCase capacity1.14 cm3 (17.6 gr H2O)1.00infobox
.38 SuperCase length.895 in (22.75 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperCase typeSemi-rimmed, straight Rimless, straight1.00infobox
.38 SuperLand diameter.346 in (8.79 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperManufacturerColt's Manufacturing Company1.00infobox
.38 SuperMaximum pressure36,500 psi1.00infobox
.38 SuperNeck diameter.385 in (9.75 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperOverall length1.28 in (32.51 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperParent case.38 ACP1.00infobox
.38 SuperPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
.38 SuperPrimer typeSmall pistol1.00infobox
.38 SuperProduced1929–present1.00infobox
.38 SuperRifling twist1 in 14 in (406 mm) Per Colt Manufacturing.1.00infobox
.38 SuperRim diameter.406 in (10.31 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperRim thickness.05 in (1.27 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SuperTypePistol1.00infobox
.38 SuperVariants.38 Super Comp .38 Super Lapua .38 Super RL (Armscor) .38 TJ (.38 Todd Jarrett)1.00infobox
.38 SuperWarsWorld War II1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around .38 Super bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pistols, Used and Chambered. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • pistol
    • Chambered
    • Mm
    • Cartridge
    • Use
    • One
    • Bullet
    • Super
    • Pressure
    • Velocity
    • Acp
    • Colt
    • Variants
  • cartridge
    • Colt
    • Mm
    • Pistol
    • Bullet
    • Super
    • Semi-rimmed
    • Acp
    • Case
    • Pressure
    • Ballistics
    • Rimless
    • Velocity
  • bullet
    • Mm
    • Velocity
    • Muzzle
    • Acp
    • Cartridge
    • Ballistics
    • Diameter
    • Pressure
    • Ft
    • Higher
    • Ammunition
    • Colt
  • .38 acp
    • Super
    • Bullet
    • Chambered
    • Higher
    • Muzzle
    • Also
    • Cartridge
    • Pressure
    • Pistols
    • Auto
    • Pistol
    • Psi
  • .45 acp
    • Super
    • Bullet
    • Chambered
    • Higher
    • Muzzle
    • Also
    • Cartridge
    • Pressure
    • Pistols
    • Auto
    • Pistol
    • Psi
  • international defensive pistol association
    • Chambered
    • Mm
    • Cartridge
    • Use
    • One
    • Bullet
    • Super
    • Pressure
    • Velocity
    • Acp
    • Colt
    • Variants
  • asp pistol
    • Chambered
    • Mm
    • Cartridge
    • Use
    • One
    • Bullet
    • Super
    • Pressure
    • Velocity
    • Acp
    • Colt
    • Variants
  • machine pistol
    • Chambered
    • Mm
    • Cartridge
    • Use
    • One
    • Bullet
    • Super
    • Pressure
    • Velocity
    • Acp
    • Colt
    • Variants

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For .38 Super, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects .38 Super with Usage. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
.38 Super — Usage · splits 34 ⟂ 22
.38 Super — Design · splits 45 ⟂ 11
.38 Super — Cartridge dimensions · splits 45 ⟂ 11
.38 Super — Overview · splits 49 ⟂ 7
.38 Super — Performance · splits 52 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

.38 Super

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples89
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around .38 Super to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Usage & Design, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — .38 Super · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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