{"id":1184,"date":"2020-01-09T12:47:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2023-12-06T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:17:54","slug":"38-super-vs-9mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/38-super-vs-9mm\/","title":{"rendered":".38 Super vs. 9mm &#8211; History and Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you\u2019re ready for 1,000 words of unrestrained gun nerdery. In this article we\u2019re going to examine a question that literally tens of people have asked: what\u2019s the difference between .38 Super vs. 9mm? For starters, let&#8217;s take a look at some information that might be surprising to some of our readers (although not to us super nerds).<\/p>\n<h2>.38 Super vs. 9mm Quick Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The .38 Super has a longer case length and overall length than the 9mm<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The .38 Super uses a bullet with a .356&#8243; diameter while the 9mm&#8217;s bullet has a .355&#8243; diameter<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Generally, the .38 Super has higher velocities than the 9mm<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 9mm Luger cartridge was first introduced in 1902, while the .38 Super came about 27 years later in 1929<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colt developed the .38 Super for law enforcement to use in its 1911 pistol to address penetration issues seen in .38 Special revolvers and .45 ACP pistols<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the .38 Super is most popular in competition shooting circles as a niche cartridge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9mm gained popularity among GIs after World War II, leading to its global adoption by NATO and is now one of the most popular civilian defensive rounds<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>.38 Super vs. 9mm Specifications<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-163\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-163\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">.38 Super<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">9mm<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Parent Case<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.38 ACP<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.65x21mm Parabellum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Place of Origin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">United States<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">German Empire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Designed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1929<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bullet Diameter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.356\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.355\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Neck Diameter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.385\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.38\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Base Diameter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.385\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.391\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rim Diameter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">406\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.392\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rim thickness<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.05\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.05\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Case Length<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">.895\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">.754\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Overall Length<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.28\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.169\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max Pressure<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">36,500 psi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35,000 psi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Common Muzzle Velocities<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,100-1,640 fps<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">850-1350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Common Bullet Weights<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">115-130 grain<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">90-158 grain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-163 from cache -->\n<h2>Origins of .38 Super vs. 9mm<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1291\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1291 size-full\" title=\".38 super vs. 9mm cartridges\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop.jpg\" alt=\".38 super cartridge next to 9mm cartridge\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4057-2webcrop-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colt introduced the .38 Super cartridge (left) 27 years after the 9mm (right) first made its appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the 9mm is often thought of as a modern cartridge, it\u2019s actually old enough to be the .38 Super\u2019s father. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/9mm-ammo.php\">9mm Luger<\/a>, which we\u2019ll refer to as 9mm for the duration of this article, was introduced in 1902, and is essentially a .30 Luger cartridge that was necked up to accept a .355 diameter bullet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/38-super-ammo.php\">.38 Super<\/a> wasn\u2019t introduced until 1929, some 27 years later. Like the 9mm, it was designed off another cartridge, the .38 ACP.<\/p>\n<p>The .38 Super retains the same case dimensions as the much lower pressure .38 ACP. This is why, in the 70s, most manufacturers began to mark their Super ammo as +P. This prevented people from attempting to fire it out of guns made for .38 ACP. This isn\u2019t as much of a problem these days, since no one makes guns in .38 ACP.<\/p>\n<p>And right there is where the similarities end! The .38 Super and the 9mm have taken wildly different developmental paths, creating two different, yet intertwining stories.<\/p>\n<h3>History of the .38 Super<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1285 size-full\" title=\".38 super ammo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web.jpg\" alt=\"PMC .38 super ammo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4026web-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/pmc-38-super-ammunition-50-rounds-of-p-130-grain-fmj.php\">PMC .38 Super ammo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to see how we ended up where we are. The 9mm is the most popular centerfire round for service pistols and consumers by a considerable margin. In North America, shooters confine the .38 Super almost entirely to competition shooting and collectors&#8217; guns.<\/p>\n<p>This article will focus on use in the United States. You should also know .38 Super is popular in Central and South America for civilian firearms owners. One of the established reasons for this is that many Latin American countries restrict ownership of \u201cmilitary\u201d firearms calibers like 9mm or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/45-acp-ammo.php\">.45 ACP<\/a>, but allow citizens to own guns chambered in \u201crecreational\u201d cartridges like .38 Super.<\/p>\n<p>Through the early 1900s and up until the end of the Second World War, the 9mm was not a popular round in the United States for many users. The dominant cartridges of the time were the common .38 Special, which police used frequently, and of course the .45 ACP. There were other rounds commercially available. John Moses Browning, the greatest gun designer to ever live, developed many of those.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Popularity Among Law Enforcement and Criminals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1298 size-full\" title=\"colt super .38 advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web.jpg\" alt=\"a picture of an early colt catalog showing the super .38 automatic pistol\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4020web-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An early advertisement for the Colt Super .38 Automatic pistol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The .38 Super was created in 1929, allegedly for police work. The Super was developed as a gear solution to a marksmanship problem, much like the 10mm that would follow it. Police administrators believed their existing stock of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/38-spc-ammo.php\">.38 Special<\/a> revolvers and .45 ACP pistols lacked the penetration to defeat vehicle bodies and the light armor sometimes worn by criminals of the era. The US was engulfed in the Great Depression and the now infamous crime spree of the time, with names like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/famous-cases\/john-dillinger\">Dillinger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/famous-cases\/lester-gillis-baby-face-nelson\">Baby Face Nelson<\/a> making the papers on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Colt saw a market opportunity. It upscaled the existing .38 ACP cartridge to a higher pressure, accommodating a 130 grain FMJ bullet. The company chambered its 1911 pistol for the cartridge. A commercial success, it also saw some popularity with law enforcement of the era.<\/p>\n<p>At least one member of the criminal element used the caliber too, the aforementioned Baby Face Nelson. Nelson had a custom 1911 built by gunsmith Hyman Lebman in .38 Super. This 1911 featured a vertical foregrip and compensator to control what must have been prodigious muzzle flip. It also used a custom-built 22 round magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The Depression largely ended with the USA\u2019s entrance into World War 2. By then the .38 Super had already waned in popularity, eclipsed by the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935. The .357 Magnum offered law enforcement all of the penetration they wanted. It allowed them to keep using revolvers, which at the time they considered far superior for police work than a semi-automatic pistol.<\/p>\n<h3>History of the 9mm<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 size-full\" title=\"9mm walther p38 and luger\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web.jpg\" alt=\"a walther p38 and a luger in 9mm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4015web-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 9mm gained popularity as soldiers returned home from World War 2 with 9mm war time trophies, like the Walther P38 (bottom) and the Luger (top).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a generation of GIs went off to war, many of them returned with a curious item: a 9mm pistol. Pistols were popular items as war time trophies. Soldiers returned from the Eastern war with Lugers, Walther P38s, and even the occasional Nazi-manufactured Browning High Power. This sudden new market for 9mm ammo was the first hole in the dam. It was a small hole, but what really blew things open for the 9mm was the creation of NATO. All of the USA\u2019s allies agreed to adopt the 9mm as their standard handgun cartridge. In contrast, the USA clung to the .45 ACP until 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 1985, the 9mm was slowly growing in popularity in the States, with various companies experimenting with double stack pistols for service and law enforcement use. The Illinois State Police became the first major LE agency to officially adopt 9mm when they ordered the Smith &amp; Wesson Model 39 in 1967. That relegated the .38 Super to the back seat during this time. It was still somewhat popular with consumers, but had no military or law enforcement presence to speak of.<\/p>\n<p>1985 blew the doors off the pistol world when the USA switched to the 9mm, and adopted the greatest service pistol ever, the Beretta M9. This launched what shooters call the Wondernine Era, as every major LE agency raced to adopt a similar double stack semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9mm. These were the glory days of Berettas and 3rd Generation Smith &amp; Wesson automatics, as the revolvers of yesterday were replaced nationwide with DA\/SA semi-automatic pistols. Interestingly, around this time the .38 Super also experienced a resurgence, although not on the same level.<\/p>\n<h2>.38 Super In Competition Shooting<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1336 size-full\" title=\"colt .38 super competition gun\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417.jpg\" alt=\"a modern colt .38 super 1911 competition gun being loaded\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4417-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, two young action shooting thundercats named <a href=\"https:\/\/brianenos.com\/\">Brian Enos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/robleatham.com\/\">Rob Leatham<\/a> were changing the face of the shooting sports, and part of that involved the .38 Super. .45 ACP dominated action shooting at the time, and the rulebook could fit on the back of a bar napkin.<\/p>\n<p>Brian and Rob began to experiment with .38 Super because it was designed for the 1911 pistols they already used. They soon learned that .38 Super could be loaded hot enough to make Major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/what-is-power-factor\/\">power factor<\/a> (which we\u2019ve covered elsewhere) while giving the shooter an advantage in capacity over guns firing .45 ACP cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>This development continued along with the developments in <a href=\"https:\/\/uspsa.org\/\">USPSA<\/a>. The .38 Super was the cartridge of choice for shooters in Open division for many years because they could load it to Major power factor. It was so popular in this role that smaller shops such as Starline produced brass specifically for USPSA shooters. Guns were also designed to withstand a steady diet of the considerable chamber pressure generated by a Major PF Super gun.<\/p>\n<p>The Super held on to its popularity through the 90s and even into the early 2010s. During this time, the 9mm itself fell off in popularity, with law enforcement agencies following the FBI\u2019s lead and switching to the .40 S&amp;W round in droves.<\/p>\n<h2>.38 Super vs. 9mm Today<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1287 size-full\" title=\"9mm winchester ammo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web.jpg\" alt=\"a box of 9mm winchester ammo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/DSC4030web-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/9mm-luger-winchester-124gr-fmj-500.php\">9mm Winchester 124gr. ammo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In current years, an interesting trend has emerged, which is the utter dominance of 9mm. Law enforcement agencies are going back to the 9mm, once again following in the FBI\u2019s footsteps. This coincides with technological advancements in 9mm bullet construction, which have flattened out any terminal performance differences between it and .40 S&amp;W.<\/p>\n<p>It has also began to supplant the .38 Super as the cartridge of choice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/uspsa-divisions\/\">Open division in USPSA<\/a>. More shooters are opting for guns chambered in very hot loadings of 9mm that achieve Major power factor. While this trend is catching on, it\u2019s unlikely that 9mm will completely supplant .38 Super in Open guns. It is difficult to load 9mm to Open division specifications without creating an extremely high pressure round. This is why some people prefer to stick to the tried and true .38 Super.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1343 size-full\" title=\"colt .38 super\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614.jpg\" alt=\"a colt .38 super competition gun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/media\/BSS4614-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the 9mm is the more popular cartridge in the US, .38 super still maintains popularity in competition shooting circles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>9mm and .38 Super have enjoyed long and successful runs as cartridges. There is no question that the 9mm is undeniably more popular than the .38 Super in North America. 9mm is a commercial juggernaut and the runaway favorite choice of the military and law enforcement. While .38 Super remains popular in competition shooting circles, it looks like that\u2019s where it will stay. As a fascinating niche cartridge with an interesting history, its beloved by many and used by some of the most passionate shooters in the world.<\/p>\n<p>I used it myself at <a href=\"https:\/\/competitions.nra.org\/competitions\/nra-national-matches\/action-pistol-championship\/\">Bianchi Cup<\/a> in 2013, where I posted a personal best on the Falling Plate stage, scoring a tie on that stage with the man responsible for much of .38 Super\u2019s modern popularity: Rob Leatham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-share-calltoaction\">\n<div class=\"b-share-calltoaction--text b-share-calltoaction-text\">\n<div class=\"b-share-calltoaction-text__header\">\n<h2>Share this article with your friends!<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"b-social-icons clearfix\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/38-super-vs-9mm\/\"\n               class=\"social_icon facebook\">&nbsp;Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/38-super-vs-9mm\/\"\n               class=\"social_icon twitter\">&nbsp;Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/38-super-vs-9mm\/\"\n               class=\"social_icon linkedin\">&nbsp;LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/38-super-vs-9mm\/\"\n               class=\"social_icon pinterest\">&nbsp;Pinterest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you\u2019re ready for 1,000 words of unrestrained gun nerdery. 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