Help with a Commercial Luger

Doubs · 06-24-2023, 05:28 PM

The stats for those +P Gold Dot loads show it to be pretty hot. The original load for the P.08 Luger was a 123 grain bullet at approximately 1090 fps. It's also a rather expensive cartridge to be shooting often.

The Luger operates best with a specific impulse provided by the cartridge. The best powders will be fast to medium burning in a standard Luger. However, such powders would likely require pressures beyond reasonable to operate what you have. If you reload, I'd try a powder such as Autocomp or Unique that burns slower and longer down the barrel and has a longer "peak" in it's graph pattern than a faster powder. Start low and work up keeping a very close watch for signs of pressure.

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06-24-2023, 05:28 PM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 832 Thanked 1,805 Times in 595 Posts	The stats for those +P Gold Dot loads show it to be pretty hot. The original load for the P.08 Luger was a 123 grain bullet at approximately 1090 fps. It's also a rather expensive cartridge to be shooting often. The Luger operates best with a specific impulse provided by the cartridge. The best powders will be fast to medium burning in a standard Luger. However, such powders would likely require pressures beyond reasonable to operate what you have. If you reload, I'd try a powder such as Autocomp or Unique that burns slower and longer down the barrel and has a longer "peak" in it's graph pattern than a faster powder. Start low and work up keeping a very close watch for signs of pressure.