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unspellable · 10-13-2002, 06:32 PM

If you have a 0.308 inch 90 grain bullet try 4.4 to 4.6 grains of Unique in the Interarms as a starting point. Yhey seem to have a softer recoil spring than vintage 7.65 Lugers. This load is mild enough that OAL will not be too critical for pressure.

The overall length must be such that the cartridge lower rear edge rests on the cartridge below, the upper rear edge rests against the magazine and the lower part of the nose rests on the magazine with daylight between the sides of two adjacent cartridges. If they are short enough for the full length of the cartridge sides to be in contact with each other you are likely to get magazine hangups.

In the 9 mm I had a case where a large hollowpoint with sharp edges would drag on the magazine. Watch out for that sort of hangup.

In general, the 7.65 likes its powder to be a trifle slower than the 9 mm does.

10-13-2002, 06:32 PM	#6
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	If you have a 0.308 inch 90 grain bullet try 4.4 to 4.6 grains of Unique in the Interarms as a starting point. Yhey seem to have a softer recoil spring than vintage 7.65 Lugers. This load is mild enough that OAL will not be too critical for pressure. The overall length must be such that the cartridge lower rear edge rests on the cartridge below, the upper rear edge rests against the magazine and the lower part of the nose rests on the magazine with daylight between the sides of two adjacent cartridges. If they are short enough for the full length of the cartridge sides to be in contact with each other you are likely to get magazine hangups. In the 9 mm I had a case where a large hollowpoint with sharp edges would drag on the magazine. Watch out for that sort of hangup. In general, the 7.65 likes its powder to be a trifle slower than the 9 mm does.