9mm Bullet Weights: WWI &WWII
 

With what weight bullet was the 9mm Luger originally provided and when and what were the changes in bullet weight made in German military ammunition?

I'd always thought the cartridge had been designed around a 115 grain bullet which held sway in German military issue ammunition until the 1930 when a 124 grain loading was introduced for better submachine gun efficiency.

I once read a magazine article that claimed that the WWII 124 grain loading was a bit hard on the Luger and the 115 loading was a better choice. Is there any validity to this?

I beleve they used three different weights in WW2.
-8g lead core, like those that bacame the standard after the war
-5.8g "PistolenPatrone 08 mit Sintereisenkern" pressed iron core
-6.4g "Pistolenpatrone 08 mit Eisenkern" iron core

(1 grain = 64.79891 milligrams)

Can't say anything about the WW1 bullets..
I know there is a member who knows a lot about WW1 and WW2 bullets, let's hope he is awake for further input:)

This has been discussed before, I am in a middle of a project or would do a search; ;) but upper right corner, you can conduct a search of bullet and weights and luger or other combinations and see what has been said before.


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A very good starting point is the site that Lewis Curtis set up. He's one of the most knowledgable (if not the most) 9x19 specialist:

http://cartridgecollectors.org/intro9mm/

Thanks guys! I had a nosy around the search feature but haven't yet uncovered much regarding bullet weight. The link is fantastic.

Can't afford to play "Luger" a lot, having only one tired example but this is a very appealing forum with a great set of regulars who offer posts chock full of rich information. It's endlessly fascinating to browse here.