Super Vel

[Danny Bear Claw]

As many of you know my Dad died last year.  As the only real "gunny" in the family I inherited Dad's S&W model 36.  I also got a wooden box containing all his gun accessories.  Badges, holsters, gun belts, etc.  There was a small package in there with some ammo in it.  It had some R P 158 gr. lead wadcutter hollow points, which used to be the "go - to load" for guys who carried a 38 back in the sixtys,  along with a couple of rounds of ammo I can't identify.  The thing that really got me was some 38 sp. jhps head stamped "Super Vel".  Any of you LEOs who were around back in the mid sixtys probably remember this ammo.  It was the first of the light weight jhps that hit the market.  Back then in NY and NJ, where my Dad worked, only law enforcement could buy this ammo.  That's probably still the case today, with Bloomberg and all.    
I'm not sure what load Dad used on the practice range but I remember when he was going off to work it was the Super Vels he would load into his Chiefs Special.  I've got 5 or 6 rounds of these Super Vels.  Kind of discolored/corroded due to the passage of time but if any one out there is a cartridge collector, like me, I might be willing to part with a round or two to add to your collection.  PM me if interested.

[GunClick Rick]

Sheesh your pop was a New York cop?In the 60s,i bet he knew a few mugs and mooks Ya gonna come peacabley or am i gonna have ta muss ya up some!

[St. George]

'Super Vel was ammunition made by Lee Jurras, a handgunner of note - and was a 'very' effective load.

I carried it in my Colt Government Model at the time - still have some stuck away.

Never used the .38s in my Detective Special - that had 'accidentally-loaded-upside-down' pure lead wadcutters on board.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Danny Bear Claw]

Rick...  actually Dad was a high level security officer.  He started out in armed security riding shotgun on trucks carrying very valuable cargo.  He had a NYC shotgun permit as well as CCWs from NY and NJ.  All three were, and still are, as scarce as hen's teeth.  I've mounted all three of these rare pieces of paperwork in Dad's memorial photo album.  Dad was involved in one shooting, as far as I can recall.  He and his partner, along with a couple of NYC's finest exchanged lead with a trio of truck highjackers one night.  One highjacker was killed and the other two were wounded.  No good guys were hit.  I don't remember if Dad actually shot any of them.  This happened some time in the mid 60s.  Just before Dad retired he was head of security for the Meadowlands sports complex in NJ.

[GunClick Rick]

Very cool,way to save my papers SON hey i didn't type that!Something was moving my hands!!!!!!!

[Danny Bear Claw]