My .30 Shooter Works Pretty Well

[Chickenthief]

Enlighten me.

You are talking .30 Luger and then Swedish surplus ammo?
The Swedes never had any military sidearm in .30 Luger/7,65x21
Please see link: http://www.amkat.se/index.php?Env=Ba...&Menu_Value_B=

Do you mean Swiss as in the country in the alps making chocolate and running banks?

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Chickenthief

Enlighten me.

You are talking .30 Luger and then Swedish surplus ammo?
The Swedes never had any military sidearm in .30 Luger/7,65x21
Please see link: http://www.amkat.se/index.php?Env=Ba...&Menu_Value_B=

Do you mean Swiss as in the country in the alps making chocolate and running banks?

I think he means from Finland- right next door.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I think he means from Finland- right next door.

My mistake. I didn't look up the thread about it, just "remembered" it was Scandinavian. The thread announced its availability, and I ordered it twice to the tune of 250 and 500 rounds, IIRC. It came in boxes of 25, and I remember posting some pics of the different vintage boxes I'd received. The boxes had a handy pull flap that tore the paper label that also kept the boxes sealed. The rounds were nicely sealed, both bullet and primer, and never failed.

[rhuff]

Dave,

Thanx for your testing and reporting on your Luger with the different brands and OAL, of 30Luger ammo. I wish that I would have purchased more of the Finnish ammo from Samco, but by the time I determined that it works excellent in all of my 30 Luger handguns, they were belly up.....my loss. Perhaps a new owner will show up one of these days, and have the ammo for sale again.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by rhuff

Dave,

Thanx for your testing and reporting on your Luger with the different brands and OAL, of 30Luger ammo. I wish that I would have purchased more of the Finnish ammo from Samco, but by the time I determined that it works excellent in all of my 30 Luger handguns, they were belly up.....my loss. Perhaps a new owner will show up one of these days, and have the ammo for sale again.

We can hope! But time will tell. I snagged a pic of one of the boxes from the thread about the Finnish Luger rig. One of the two orders I made included darker, older-looking labels.

Originally Posted by Chickenthief

And the PPU bullet is:

36-01450 B-549 .308" 6.0gram~93grains WM-FMJ

But to find it stateside is a drag :-(

In my searches, more than a drag--I've never seen it offered. It would be well worth having the proper weight projectile, but alas, these bullets are virtually unobtainable. PPU and Lapua ammo show up on ammoseek.com, wish I had $600 to spare!

[rhuff]

I remember seeing the two different boxes that you received from Samco. My order was placed after your first order, and my ammo came in boxes with the old dark label....VTP/55.

You might check with GT and see if he has any of his 93gr Swiss FMJ bullets left hanging around. They are proper at .309 in. He bought quite a quantity and I purchased a fair amount from him. They are a great bullet, and perform 100%. Just a thought.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by rhuff

I remember seeing the two different boxes that you received from Samco. My order was placed after your first order, and my ammo came in boxes with the old dark label....VTP/55.

You might check with GT and see if he has any of his 93gr Swiss FMJ bullets left hanging around. They are proper at .309 in. He bought quite a quantity and I purchased a fair amount from him. They are a great bullet, and perform 100%. Just a thought.

I bought a couple of bags from G.T. a while ago. IIRC, he said they are Swiss. They do look very slick and well made. I have not yet taken up the gauntlet of reloading, but I'm all set when the muse strikes, with a Lee Loadmaster, full set of .30 Luger dies, a bottle of Unique, Winchester small pistol primers, and an ever-growing stash of once-fired brass. I also have a couple hundred rounds of new, primed brass.