Hugh's Rebarrel .30

Doubs · 09-10-2002, 12:12 AM

Yesterday I set off to the range with four pistols and a can of assorted ammo. The guns included my P-1 Walther 9mm, an E. German rework 9mm, an Erfurt Commercial .30 Luger and my E. German rework that Hugh Clark installed a 6" .30 barrel on a little while back.

I had various lots of .30 Luger loads that I'd made over a period of years and I wanted to dispose of them and reload the cases. The new 6 inch barrel has a tighter chamber and bore than the Erfurt so some loads I'd made for my German barreled guns would only work in the Erfurt which loved everything I fed it.... 100% reliability.

The one load I had hopes for in the 6 inch barrel gave me the only jam I had all day. It was the Hornady 85 grain JHP that I'd swaged from .312" to .308". However, the 90 grain Sierra JHC with an exposed lead tip that I'd swaged down to .309" fed perfectly and the attached picture shows a 12 shot group I fired at 21 yards. I was sitting on a bench but otherwise unsupported. I used two hands to hold the pistol. The load was 7.5 grains of AA #7. The extreme spread C-C is 2 5/16" with the cluster of 10 in 1 1/2 inches.

Needless to say, I'm happy with the barrel Hugh installed!

09-10-2002, 12:12 AM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	Hugh's Rebarrel .30 Yesterday I set off to the range with four pistols and a can of assorted ammo. The guns included my P-1 Walther 9mm, an E. German rework 9mm, an Erfurt Commercial .30 Luger and my E. German rework that Hugh Clark installed a 6" .30 barrel on a little while back. I had various lots of .30 Luger loads that I'd made over a period of years and I wanted to dispose of them and reload the cases. The new 6 inch barrel has a tighter chamber and bore than the Erfurt so some loads I'd made for my German barreled guns would only work in the Erfurt which loved everything I fed it.... 100% reliability. The one load I had hopes for in the 6 inch barrel gave me the only jam I had all day. It was the Hornady 85 grain JHP that I'd swaged from .312" to .308". However, the 90 grain Sierra JHC with an exposed lead tip that I'd swaged down to .309" fed perfectly and the attached picture shows a 12 shot group I fired at 21 yards. I was sitting on a bench but otherwise unsupported. I used two hands to hold the pistol. The load was 7.5 grains of AA #7. The extreme spread C-C is 2 5/16" with the cluster of 10 in 1 1/2 inches. Needless to say, I'm happy with the barrel Hugh installed!