Bore Diameter of 30 Cal DWM / 1925

Ron Smith · 11-05-2010, 09:38 AM

I've used a .311-.312 soft cast bullets to slug several .30 Lugers. I clamp the barrel in a vise padded with leather, oil the bullet and tap it through from the chamber end with a dowel or an old section of an aluminum .22 cleaning rod. Never had a problem.

Ron

ptrickamp222 · 11-09-2010, 11:41 PM

Thanks, that is what I was thinking but using oil is a great idea!But now where to find a few .311 or 312 slugs????? What if I can only find fishing weights......Has anyone done this and did it work OK????? Thanks for any input!!!

11-05-2010, 09:38 AM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I've used a .311-.312 soft cast bullets to slug several .30 Lugers. I clamp the barrel in a vise padded with leather, oil the bullet and tap it through from the chamber end with a dowel or an old section of an aluminum .22 cleaning rod. Never had a problem. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-09-2010, 11:41 PM	#2
ptrickamp222 User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Slugging Barrel Thanks, that is what I was thinking but using oil is a great idea!But now where to find a few .311 or 312 slugs????? What if I can only find fishing weights......Has anyone done this and did it work OK????? Thanks for any input!!!

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