Some of the points I'm seeing here on cartridge OAL are interesting. Perhaps both the 9 mm and 7.65 mm cartrdiges as commercially loaded in the US have evolved (devolved?) into something other than Parabellum cartridges. It would go a long way towards explaining the Parabellum's poor reputation for reliability as opposed to so many military organizations adopting it when they are not in the habit of adopting things that don't work.
You can't expect any pistol to work with ammo that is not to spec.
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