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Unread 09-04-2001, 12:10 AM   #10
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I have had little trouble shooting wheel weight alloy if I dont push the bullets over 1000 fps, this can be a little problematical with a Luger as you may not have enough recoil impetus to operate the action unless you go to a heavy bullet. This has always been a good rule of thumb that has worked well. I dont shoot lead in my Lugers, just jacketed bullets. With the rough bores from corrosive ammunition lead bullets would fill up the pits and be a problem I dont need. If the barrel is very very smooth and you either shoot a very hard alloy or use whell weight alloy and keep the velocities down a bit, you might get a way with it, perhaps a lighter recoil spring, but that might cause other problems with the action. Make my Luger bullets jacketed please. If lead ammo was a cheap alternative, why didnt the Germans use this option, at least for practice? ~Thor~



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