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Originally Posted by danielsand
Then I applied the tape, and shot it with Federal 115gr (that's about as mild as 9mm factory ammo goes these days), and it marked the tape!
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Daniel, you don't say what the tape looked like...Was it just 'kissed' by the toggle, or was the tape mashed flat???
I'm not a big proponent of the tape test. I've attached a pic of three of my Lugers showing the impact area of the rear toggle 'ducktail'...
First is a 1900AE, very pronounced impact area, you can actually feel the depression with your fingernail...Indicative of many years of 'hot' load hammering (
or a failed mainspring * )...
Second is a 1937 S/42 [Mauser] with what I consider 'normal' wear...
Third is a refinished commercial which was fired only 10 - 15 times w/'target' loads following the re-blue...
If your frame is close to my second frame then I would not be too concerned about firing Winchester White Box 'target' ammunition in it...
* 1900's have a flat 2-piece mainspring