Advice on 1st Luger

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by SailorBill

Thanks sheepherder, I ordered 4 boxes . . .

Ummmm??? It's exactly something I would do (and have done), but why are you buying ammunition before you buy a Luger???

Originally Posted by SailorBill

Is there a thread on preferred ammunition manufacturers for Lugers? And one on reloading?

30 Luger (also called 7.65 Parabellum) ammunition manufacturers are somewhat scarce these days. Fiocchi seems to be the most common, Winchester the most expensive. Anything labeled 'Target' is desirable; +P or NATO is too powerful (as a rough guide). Reloading is quite popular; RCBS makes an inexpensive 'kit' for newcomers to the art. FWIW, there's a thread on this Forum on making 30 Luger brass out of .223 Remington [rifle] cartridge cases, which may be useful. As for basic reloading 'tutorials', I don't know of any offhand (I reloaded before there was an Internet) but I'm sure there must be...There's dozens for everything else...

[SailorBill]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Ummmm??? It's exactly something I would do (and have done), but why are you buying ammunition before you buy a Luger??? :

Well, Getting the cart before the horse, is one of my more common faults. However, in five days, an auction ends for a .30 Luger listed on Gun Broker and I'm hoping to be the winning bidder.

My son reloads, so I'll be making him a present of any needed Luger .30 dies, or whatever. Thanks for the information.

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by SailorBill

Well, Getting the cart before the horse, is one of my more common faults. However, in five days, an auction ends for a .30 Luger listed on Gun Broker and I'm hoping to be the winning bidder.

My son reloads, so I'll be making him a present of any needed Luger .30 dies, or whatever. Thanks for the information.

Good luck with the auction......hope you get your first Luger. BEWARE, they can and are, addicting!!