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Unread 03-30-2007, 03:04 PM   #12
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Default .45 Ammo

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Originally posted by Lugerdoc
Ron, I'd be interested in learning your firing results. For what I've heard, neither the original M1907 .45 or Mike's repro of it, were designed to function well with US .45 loads. TH
Hi:

I remember reading that Luger had to make specially loaded DWM .45 ammo available for the U.S. Army trials. In fact, this was one of the objections of the testing board, that special ammo was needed and that the powder loaded in those cartridges was not available to the U.S. market from DWM.

As to the Krause Lugers functioning with "regular" .45 American ammo, I can't see the .45 model being anymore forgiving as to its ammo than its 9mm and 7.65 cousins. I'm sure the AOL and powder charge variables would be just as critical with the .45 design.

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