The 38 Super and the 9mm Luger cartridges use the same diameter bullet and are often fired from handguns that are nearly identical in size. Generally, 38 Super ammunition is more powerful than 9mm ...

I’m not sure when the first 9mm carbine was assembled, but not long after the cartridge debuted in the Luger pistol, people recognized the benefits of running the cartridge through a shoulder-fired ...