Thread: The Tape Test
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Unread 07-12-2017, 03:53 PM   #2
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A couple more to round out the shooter stable.

Toggle #11 is a '42 byf Mauser using WWB 115gr. Toggle #19 is a Model 1900 using Fiocchi 93 Gr. Lighter weight tape used in both these tests than in the previous post (these were taken on a different date, using what I had on hand).

I view the '42 byf strike as acceptably light.

The Model 1900 strike is also acceptably light. Often I find Fiocchi 93gr. .30 Luger ammo does not seem to be powerful enough to produce a tape strike. In this Luger it is. I view that as valuable information, as I prefer to use the lightest ammo possible that will operate the action, so as to reduce stress on the pistol.

I hope others find this test useful. It has been helpful to me in chosing ammo, and fixing failure to hold open and failure to feed problems.
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