Hollowpoints For The Luger

saxman · 03-24-2003, 10:59 PM

Haven't tried actually firing them, but Speer Gold Dot hollowpoint ammo loads easily in my DWM. I was trying to determine if the breech face was holding the case mouth tight against the stop ring in the chamber, or if the round was being held to the breech face by the extractor, as some are saying is the norm in auto-loading pistols. I tried a Kel-Tec, the Luger and a Beretta 92, and they all seemed to hold the round tightly in the chamber with no apparent movement from probing from the muzzle with a pencil eraser. Anyway, after snapping the Speer into the Luger (loading from the magazine by releasing the fully retracted toggle), I remembered that everybody says many Lugers will not load hollowpoints, so I thought I'd let you know of a round to possibly try. Another good choice would be the Cor-Bon 'Powrball', a hollowpoint with a plastic ball in the nose so it loads just like a round nose. I don't know of anyone using a Luger for their personal defense gun, but there you have it.

03-24-2003, 10:59 PM	#1
saxman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hollowpoints For The Luger Haven't tried actually firing them, but Speer Gold Dot hollowpoint ammo loads easily in my DWM. I was trying to determine if the breech face was holding the case mouth tight against the stop ring in the chamber, or if the round was being held to the breech face by the extractor, as some are saying is the norm in auto-loading pistols. I tried a Kel-Tec, the Luger and a Beretta 92, and they all seemed to hold the round tightly in the chamber with no apparent movement from probing from the muzzle with a pencil eraser. Anyway, after snapping the Speer into the Luger (loading from the magazine by releasing the fully retracted toggle), I remembered that everybody says many Lugers will not load hollowpoints, so I thought I'd let you know of a round to possibly try. Another good choice would be the Cor-Bon 'Powrball', a hollowpoint with a plastic ball in the nose so it loads just like a round nose. I don't know of anyone using a Luger for their personal defense gun, but there you have it. __________________ You can lead 'em to the water, but you can't make 'em drink.