The Trommel Magazine Revisited
After obtaining a functional Bing type 2 trommel magazine and a loader, I got to work testing the kit in practice (after getting special permission to exceed the standard '5 rounds in the mag' rule at the range).
First test was to load the TM08 to full capacity, which worked perfectly. The increase in weight was quite considerable.
The next test was to run a TM08 with 32 rounds through my target practice luger, a VoPo refurbished S/42. This was mainly just to test if the combo would cycle before trying it in a 1917 LP08.
To my amazement the shortbarreled P08 in combination with the 32-round TM08 worked as a dream. The drum acts as a counter balance, levelling the whole system perfectly. It created the tightest groups I had shot in years (standing, 2-handed) at 25 meters.
I already knew that the LP08 / TM08 combination is a nice package, after testing the drum with a couple of rounds and a stocked LP08, but I was amazed to find that the normal P08 and the TM08 also work perfectly (even better) in combination.
All I can say is that I was very pleasantly surprised by the outcome of this little experiment!
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