Second luger - shooter...key holing issues

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Originally Posted by bubbapug1

My loads with red dot were at Maximum (4.3 grains). I went to 4.1 grains and the tumbling was lessened, but not by much.

All factory ammo works, as do reloads with 124 grain Zero FMJ bullets. I just have issues now with extreme plated bullets.

I also am going to try a bit slower powder than the red dot, like 231 or tru-blu since I have that in stock. I also loaded up some zero fmjs with the red dot.

The gun has great accuracy except with the plated. The plated bullets mic out fine, I have to think it has something to do with the plating material versus the jacket materials or perhaps the speed of the red dot as the reloads I tested with were loaded with 231.

Time will tell, but its a great excuse to go to the range more often.

The 4.1 red dot load can barely cycle my 1911's in 9mm.

Hi,

Back in 1979, before I accidently discovered that medium burning rate powders are just the ticket for Lugers, and then verified this through my research of the original German texts, I loaded Red Dot quite successfully at 3.8 to 3.9 grains for the 124 grain bullets.

Generally, Lugers do not shoot accurately with hot loads. In fact, hot loads will eventually cause serious damage to a Luger.

My best two powders for FMJ bullets are Power Pistol and IMR's SR4756. For cast, Accurate #5 has accounted for some fantasticly accurate loads. Would you believe 6 out of 6 touching on a regular basis!?!

Plated bullets are typically "soft", so I would load them as if they were cast lead. By the way, there is no guaranty that these plated bullets will ever shoot well in your Luger, so if you don't have a large stock of them on hand, may be this is good!

Just some thoughts.


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