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mrerick · 07-04-2015, 07:05 PM

Yes - the barrel has been modified from 9mm to something smaller. The question is what exactly...

The fact that you had difficulty cycling the gun with .30 Luger ammo means that something is probably not completely right. There may be a problem with the chamber and it's size or inner surface.

Again, someone with experience needs to take a look at this.

nukem556 · 07-04-2015, 08:36 PM

Well, yep, Rons right of course...it's relined to .30.....but how is it chambered? You said the fired brass is overly expanded....can you post a pic of one of the fired cases?

aldo35 · 07-04-2015, 08:43 PM

Hi,

You might be lucky and find out it is chambered for somehting like the 7.63 Mauser which quite a bit longer than the 30 Luger. I am not a reloader but I am sure someone on the forum could give you the accurate dimensions of the two.

I once saw a gunsmith pour molten sulpur down the muzzle of a rifle with the bolt closed. When it cooled he extracted the pretty good replica of the cartridge. I remember it was a French cartridge, 8mm Lebel.

There maybe some other resins that would do that job today, as that was some 70 - 75 years ago. Good luck.

Aldo35

Aldo35

07-04-2015, 07:05 PM	#1
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aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 412 Thanks: 2,383 Thanked 193 Times in 96 Posts	ID Cartridge Hi, You might be lucky and find out it is chambered for somehting like the 7.63 Mauser which quite a bit longer than the 30 Luger. I am not a reloader but I am sure someone on the forum could give you the accurate dimensions of the two. I once saw a gunsmith pour molten sulpur down the muzzle of a rifle with the bolt closed. When it cooled he extracted the pretty good replica of the cartridge. I remember it was a French cartridge, 8mm Lebel. There maybe some other resins that would do that job today, as that was some 70 - 75 years ago. Good luck. Aldo35 Aldo35

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07-04-2015, 08:36 PM	#2
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Well, yep, Rons right of course...it's relined to .30.....but how is it chambered? You said the fired brass is overly expanded....can you post a pic of one of the fired cases?