.30cal Luger cartridge

Herb · 08-10-2002, 05:14 PM

I was just thinking (yea, it does happen occassionally) as to why Georg Luger had to invent a totally new 30cal cartridge when there was the 7.65 Mauser C96 and the 7.65 Borchardt which were proven rounds. The Borchardt and Mauser may have been identical, I have never seen a Borchardt round. Luger's ammo is the same diameter although it is 6mm shorter than the Mauser at 35mm. One would think that as he was using the Borchardt pistol as a start for the Luger design that he would have used the same ammo. I haven't been able to find anything written on this or else I have forgotten it. Any ideas?

08-10-2002, 05:14 PM	#1
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	.30cal Luger cartridge I was just thinking (yea, it does happen occassionally) as to why Georg Luger had to invent a totally new 30cal cartridge when there was the 7.65 Mauser C96 and the 7.65 Borchardt which were proven rounds. The Borchardt and Mauser may have been identical, I have never seen a Borchardt round. Luger's ammo is the same diameter although it is 6mm shorter than the Mauser at 35mm. One would think that as he was using the Borchardt pistol as a start for the Luger design that he would have used the same ammo. I haven't been able to find anything written on this or else I have forgotten it. Any ideas? __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull