.30 Luger ammo found!

Jasta2 · 11-02-2013, 02:08 PM

I checked out about 15 ammo suppliers online for .30 Luger, all out of stock, but just found one with 8 boxes in stock! Pricy at $57.75 per box of 50. but I'll buy a box and save the brass.
Check out http://gooseislandsales.com/product/...-box/ :jumper:
Thanks,Bill

rhuff · 11-02-2013, 06:23 PM

At that price I have to think that it is Winchester ammo. That is std. price for it. Fiocchi 30 Luger ammo, when you can find it, sells for $20-24.00. Keep checking Able Ammo(sport) in Texas, as that is where I have purchased it in the past.

For sure keep the brass!!

Jasta2 · 11-02-2013, 07:01 PM

You are correct! It is Winchester. You guys catch everything!

Edward Tinker · 11-02-2013, 07:27 PM

Yes, I bought some fiochi for around $25 shipped a few months ago?

mystical_tutor · 11-03-2013, 10:36 AM

A guy walked up to my Luger display at a gun show and offered to buy any .30 brass I had...

When I said all I had was what I was keeping he came back two more times asking me to sell it to him. Not sure what part of NO he didn't understand but ext time I will just start with that word... my bad.

kubel · 11-03-2013, 05:41 PM

This is probably pretty common knowledge on this site but I've had good success acquiring ammo through this site: http://ammoseek.com/

They search all available ammo sites and list it by price. Saves a lot of searching on the web.

spartacus38 · 11-03-2013, 07:39 PM

I have had good luck with Fiocchi FMJ.
Bob

ithacaartist · 11-04-2013, 03:00 AM

Fiocchi also makes a JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) in .30 Luger, and these also work just fine in mine. It's an other option when the FMJ is in short supply.

Dick Herman · 11-04-2013, 03:07 PM

I was fortunate to get some surplus Sako .30 Luger from Finland. Good shooting and cheap. The only down side is it uses Berdan primers, not easily reloaded.

mystical_tutor · 11-04-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Fiocchi also makes a JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) in .30 Luger, and these also work just fine in mine. It's an other option when the FMJ is in short supply.

Humm, I always had problems with SP in my .30. Hung up going into the chamber and I assumed it was the lead point. Sounds like that is not the case with you. Maybe I should look at somethig else like the main spring or mag spring.

Gary

spartacus38 · 11-04-2013, 05:22 PM

I also have had trouble with the SP.
No trouble with the FMJ.
Bob

rhuff · 11-04-2013, 05:37 PM

My DWM Luger doesn't care for the Fiocchi SP ammo at all, but is happy as a clam feeding my 93gr LRN reloads.....figure that one out!! My lead bullets must be a higher Brinell factor(harder alloy) than the JSP, and so they are acting more like a FMJ. The ogive may be part of the reason also.

11-02-2013, 02:08 PM	#1
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	.30 Luger ammo found! I checked out about 15 ammo suppliers online for .30 Luger, all out of stock, but just found one with 8 boxes in stock! Pricy at $57.75 per box of 50. but I'll buy a box and save the brass. Check out http://gooseislandsales.com/product/...-box/ :jumper: Thanks,Bill

11-02-2013, 07:27 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,608 Times in 2,123 Posts	Yes, I bought some fiochi for around $25 shipped a few months ago? __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

11-04-2013, 03:00 AM	#8
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,558 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Fiocchi also makes a JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) in .30 Luger, and these also work just fine in mine. It's an other option when the FMJ is in short supply. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

11-02-2013, 06:23 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	At that price I have to think that it is Winchester ammo. That is std. price for it. Fiocchi 30 Luger ammo, when you can find it, sells for $20-24.00. Keep checking Able Ammo(sport) in Texas, as that is where I have purchased it in the past. For sure keep the brass!!

11-02-2013, 07:01 PM	#3
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	You are correct! It is Winchester. You guys catch everything!

11-03-2013, 10:36 AM	#5
mystical_tutor User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 230 Thanks: 32 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts	A guy walked up to my Luger display at a gun show and offered to buy any .30 brass I had... When I said all I had was what I was keeping he came back two more times asking me to sell it to him. Not sure what part of NO he didn't understand but ext time I will just start with that word... my bad.

11-03-2013, 05:41 PM	#6
kubel User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	This is probably pretty common knowledge on this site but I've had good success acquiring ammo through this site: http://ammoseek.com/ They search all available ammo sites and list it by price. Saves a lot of searching on the web.

11-03-2013, 07:39 PM	#7
spartacus38 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Lake Tahoe,CA. Posts: 695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 70 Times in 56 Posts	I have had good luck with Fiocchi FMJ. Bob

11-04-2013, 03:07 PM	#9
Dick Herman User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 302 Thanks: 496 Thanked 356 Times in 138 Posts	I was fortunate to get some surplus Sako .30 Luger from Finland. Good shooting and cheap. The only down side is it uses Berdan primers, not easily reloaded.

11-04-2013, 05:22 PM	#11
spartacus38 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Lake Tahoe,CA. Posts: 695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 70 Times in 56 Posts	I also have had trouble with the SP. No trouble with the FMJ. Bob

11-04-2013, 05:37 PM	#12
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	My DWM Luger doesn't care for the Fiocchi SP ammo at all, but is happy as a clam feeding my 93gr LRN reloads.....figure that one out!! My lead bullets must be a higher Brinell factor(harder alloy) than the JSP, and so they are acting more like a FMJ. The ogive may be part of the reason also.