1902 Carbine in 9 mm...

Heinz · 07-22-2003, 08:12 PM

Pete, you mentioned black powder in the 1902 carbine comments. My impression is that DWM always used their own high quality (for the time) smokeless powder. Fred Datig,on page 186, refers to ".42 gram Walsrode powder" that he believes was for a Borchardt style cartridge in the 1898 Swiss tests. I think this is a smokeless load.

My experience with shooting black powder revolvers would lead me to doubt an automatic ould function more than a few shots with black powder.

regards, heinz

07-22-2003, 08:12 PM	#16
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Pete, you mentioned black powder in the 1902 carbine comments. My impression is that DWM always used their own high quality (for the time) smokeless powder. Fred Datig,on page 186, refers to ".42 gram Walsrode powder" that he believes was for a Borchardt style cartridge in the 1898 Swiss tests. I think this is a smokeless load. My experience with shooting black powder revolvers would lead me to doubt an automatic ould function more than a few shots with black powder. regards, heinz