Broomhandle accuracy

Angus Magnus · 12-18-2013, 11:45 AM

Seeing as broomhandles have become a hot topic lately, would anyone like to share their experiences with accuracy?

I have two of these. One is a circa 1905 rebored/reblued example I picked up at a steal about 15 years ago and the other is a 1930 with about 80% original rifling but the finish has all gone to a nice brown patina.

The rebore can hit somewhere on a target at 15yds, but has serious stoppage issues. I changed out all the springs but that did not solve it so it has been relegated to lap duty while watching war movies.

The 1930 is completely reliable, but groups a little low and left about 5" groups at 15yds.

Most of my shooting has been with Prvi, with a couple of boxes of old ammo from various makers used sparingly. I have some blue box S&B and some old Interarms ammo of unknown origin that I never fired, as some have expressed concern over being too hot.

I know that I do not have the most stellar examples, but my any one of my lugers outshoot these by far. Is this about average? Any particular loading gives better results?

After my experience, I came to the conclusion that possibly this poor performance might be the reason they were not officially adopted by any western power. Other than accuracy, I would think that they would have made an excellent choice for rear echelon troops or officers in lieu of a rifle or .32acp/.380 pistol.

Thoughts?

12-18-2013, 11:45 AM	#1
Angus Magnus User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 133 Thanks: 8 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	Broomhandle accuracy Seeing as broomhandles have become a hot topic lately, would anyone like to share their experiences with accuracy? I have two of these. One is a circa 1905 rebored/reblued example I picked up at a steal about 15 years ago and the other is a 1930 with about 80% original rifling but the finish has all gone to a nice brown patina. The rebore can hit somewhere on a target at 15yds, but has serious stoppage issues. I changed out all the springs but that did not solve it so it has been relegated to lap duty while watching war movies. The 1930 is completely reliable, but groups a little low and left about 5" groups at 15yds. Most of my shooting has been with Prvi, with a couple of boxes of old ammo from various makers used sparingly. I have some blue box S&B and some old Interarms ammo of unknown origin that I never fired, as some have expressed concern over being too hot. I know that I do not have the most stellar examples, but my any one of my lugers outshoot these by far. Is this about average? Any particular loading gives better results? After my experience, I came to the conclusion that possibly this poor performance might be the reason they were not officially adopted by any western power. Other than accuracy, I would think that they would have made an excellent choice for rear echelon troops or officers in lieu of a rifle or .32acp/.380 pistol. Thoughts?