Good reload for a 4" P08

[DavidJayUden]

Over the years I have had consistantly bad luck loading cast bullets into the 9mm cases, in that they failed to feed all too regularly into the 4" barrel Lugers. Results were considerably better with the 6" Navy, and much better with the 8" Artillery barrel guns. I tried different velocities and seating lengths, but no real improvements. Part if the problem may have been in the velocities but I suspect that part of it was in the blunt round nose of the cast bullet vs. the tapered shape of the FMJ.
I would get good function results using Sellier and Belloit 115 FMJ ammo in the problematic 4 inch models.
So finally I bailed on the cast bullets and went with bulk Remington 115 gr. FMJ, and am getting exc. results with 5.4 grains of Unique at 1.170" OAL, Rem. or Win. primers. Outstanding results for both function and accuracy (although not tested from a bench at longer ranges).
Sort of nice to once again regard the Luger not only as gunmaker's art but as a functional, accurate and reliable handgun too.
dju