German P.08 Military Ammo Specs?

Doubs · 07-22-2002, 12:43 PM

Datig's book devotes quite a bit of ink to the cartridges of the Luger and I would suggest a review of it. However, IIRC, the original military load was a 124 grain bullet of the truncated cone design and a velocity in the 1250 FPS range. NOT a wimpy load for a 9mm. The military changed to a roundnose bullet during WW1 after complaints by the Allies that the truncated cone bullet was designed to create more damage to human flesh than necessary. It was more propaganda than anything else.

07-22-2002, 12:43 PM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	Datig's book devotes quite a bit of ink to the cartridges of the Luger and I would suggest a review of it. However, IIRC, the original military load was a 124 grain bullet of the truncated cone design and a velocity in the 1250 FPS range. NOT a wimpy load for a 9mm. The military changed to a roundnose bullet during WW1 after complaints by the Allies that the truncated cone bullet was designed to create more damage to human flesh than necessary. It was more propaganda than anything else.