Out of principle I wanted to see how it would shoot (I'm not interested in guns that "can't be shot", for whatever reason).
I found a box of Fiocchi 7.65 Para ammo, expecting it would be good stuff. At least it has a solid reputation and is priced like it had silver bullets.
The Parabellum wouldn't work with it at all. Wouldn't eject properly (or not as well a Parabellum should, the cases were more like falling out than flying out) and it would fail to feed on every round. Closer inspection revealed the lock wasn't going all the way to the rear, and then couldn't properly feed the next cartridge.
I chrony'd the Fiocchi ammo at a pedestrian speed of 323 m/s (1060 fps).
I tried my hand at reloading and noticed that the gun will start to work 100% when the 6g bullet gets up to about 350 m/s (1150fps).
I tried to find out what the performance of the original load was but had trouble finding this info. Someone here probably knows? I have a recollection that the original ammo was at least 360 m/s with the 6g bullet if not more?
Anyway, the gun shoots sort of decently, something like 4" groups (offhand at 25 meters). Taking into account that the original barrel is quite worn, I declare myself happy with it.
By comparison my 9mm "shooter" with a very good condition Tikkakoski barrel shoots easily 2" or even less.
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