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08-12-2018, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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9mm vs .30cal Luger
Is one more desireable than the other? I want a 9mm because of availability of ammo to shoot it.
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08-12-2018, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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.30 Luger is a sweet round and personally I like it better but there is a pretty serious price difference.
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If you want to shoot your Luger a fair amount, on a regular basis, and are not a handloader, then 9mm is the caliber for you. I enjoy shooting the 7.65Para(30 Luger) round, and have handguns besides Lugers chambered for it......but I am a handloader, and can shoot it as cheap as 9mm.
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.30 Luger can be hard to get. It's not like your average ammo supply has any. Walk into Walmart and ask for a box. That will tell you...even most gun shops won't have any. 95% of Luger's were made for 9MM.
You can buy a thousand rounds at a time. Then you shouldn't have much of a problem unless you take it on Safari and run out.
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Well, here is way easier to find 7.65Para Lugers than 9Para.
No problems finding 7.65 ammo, but more expensive than 9mm. |
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Rich, what other makes do you have in 7.65mm Parabellum???
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I never fired of my 7.65mm. Lugers and wonder whether there is a difference in shooting? Why weren't the majority 1920 Luger Carbines made in 7.65mm? I often wondered as most used left-over innards of later new model parts? Me again~
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I have lugers in both calibers, but enjoy shooting the 7.63 more and yes I reload. Reloading components are readily available
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Post-war Luger carbines found in the generally recognized (up to three-digit serial range) are found in .30 Luger (7.65mm Parabellum), and bear characteristics indicating they were assembled in Germany This is one result of the requirements of the Treaty of Versailles. Post-war Luger carbines in the more random serial range are often found in 9mm, and are frequently found with GERMANY stamped barrels, indicating they were assembled in the US. --Dwight |
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(1) A Browning Hi Power with a Bar-Sto conversion barrel (2) A Colt Defender that was originally chambered in 40 S&W, and now chambered for (A) 40 S&W (B) 357Sig (C) 9mm (D) 7.65 Para. All of the conversions done via Bar-Sto barrels. It seems that I can't leave things alone!! Have to admit that I do enjoy it though!!
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Some P38 new manufacture are in 30 luger , not common
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