My .30 Shooter Works Pretty Well

[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.

[rhuff]

You are very mechanically inclined, so you will likely be very successful in getting your Lee Loadmaster working to your satisfaction. That press does have a reputation among some for being a "beast" to get, and keep, working correctly. I have to feel that a certain percentage of folks have limited/minimal skills with mechanical things, and so are unhappy with the press. I have zero experience with that particular press, so I can't give any first hand evaluation.


Your plan with the Swiss bullets, Unique powder, and Winchester primers should produce excellent 30 Luger ammo.....when you are ready to take the plunge. Handloading is a great, and very satisfying hobby for me.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by rhuff

That press does have a reputation among some for being a "beast" to get, and keep, working correctly.

That's what I heard, too. Apparently one must babysit the adjustments to maintain them, and the mechanical "sense" of which you spoke is important. Oh, well, it's sort of the same with cars.

I traded a Dillon Square Deal B press for the money to buy the new Loadmaster. I know a couple of the guys at the pistol club swear by it. Mainly, I wanted it for its versatility. The SDB was set up for .45 ACP, and when I found out it would cost over a hundred bucks for the kit to convert its capabilities to 9mm, that was the kicker.

Originally Posted by 4 Scale

I find it using "ammoseek". https://ammoseek.com

It isn't cheap, about .35 a round right now, but I've always been able to find it somewhere.

PPU ammo, yes...PPU bullets, no! I get only two hits for them on a search, both places are in Europe.