shooting cast bullets in the Luger

noylj · 12-10-2013, 01:04 AM

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.

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12-10-2013, 01:04 AM	#15
noylj User Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	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.