shooting cast bullets in the Luger

[noylj]

How can you load a SWC longer than having the shoulder just touch the lede/rifling? My COL ranges from 1.025" to 1.041". The H&G12B gave me a 140gn SWC that I loaded to 1.050". Any longer and I would either be jamming the bullet severely into the rifling or the action wouldn't close.
The Lee .38 158gn SWC could be loaded to 1.140".
Have you considered a bad magazine? I have three pre-WWII "lugers" and they all fire SWCs fine. My WWII P-38s feed and fire them fine.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by noylj

How can you load a SWC longer than having the shoulder just touch the lede/rifling? My COL ranges from 1.025" to 1.041". The H&G12B gave me a 140gn SWC that I loaded to 1.050". Any longer and I would either be jamming the bullet severely into the rifling or the action wouldn't close.
The Lee .38 158gn SWC could be loaded to 1.140".
Have you considered a bad magazine? I have three pre-WWII "lugers" and they all fire SWCs fine. My WWII P-38s feed and fire them fine.

Hi:

Here are the SWCs I shoot in my Lugers with extreme accuracy and reliability (absolutely no jamming):

Bushwhacker Bullets, LLC, Ron Roehrs, 417-681-0506, their 125 gr. SWC, my cartridge O.A.L., 29.0mm (1.14 inches). When loaded to this length, the bullets just barely kiss the rifling.

These shoot very accurately when mated with a proper charge of SR 4756 or Power Pistol.

I won't personally shoot anything heavier than 130 grainers through my Lugers, as they were never timed for such heavier bullets.

As to my P-38, for perfect function, for me, it's round nose hard ball bullets, only. By the way, I've never owned a P-38 or P-1 that I could really call "accurate".

I hope this helps.


Sieger

My magazines are all new MecGar magazines, so there is no malfunction with them.