Chronographing lugers

[nukem556]

Actually, I did this about 2 months ago and was impressed by the velocity gain. I took my 4 in 1936 Luger and my 1917 Arty to the range and fired a few rounds across my ProChro chronograph
( Its always been accurate and repeatable ). The loads were 6.2gr of Power Pistol, 125gr Hornady HAP bullet and Win. primers. The 4 incher was doing around 1180-1190, and the rounds out of the Arty were averaging 1305 !
Now, these loads were made up for my Browning Hi-Power, and are probably a little too stiff for regular use in a Luger, but it does show those extra 4 inches do make a difference.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by nukem556

Actually, I did this about 2 months ago and was impressed by the velocity gain. I took my 4 in 1936 Luger and my 1917 Arty to the range and fired a few rounds across my ProChro chronograph
( Its always been accurate and repeatable ). The loads were 6.2gr of Power Pistol, 125gr Hornady HAP bullet and Win. primers. The 4 incher was doing around 1180-1190, and the rounds out of the Arty were averaging 1305 !
Now, these loads were made up for my Browning Hi-Power, and are probably a little too stiff for regular use in a Luger, but it does show those extra 4 inches do make a difference.

Hi,

I also own a Hi-Power and enjoy shooting it very much.

I agree that 6.2grs of Power Pistol is a bit hot for a Luger. My accuracy load for the 124gr bullet is 5.4grs. It is a full power load and is highly accurate.

For my LP-08, I have settled in on slower powders than Power Pistol for tighter groups.

So far, for P-08 Luger shooting, Power Pistol has been the very best powder I've worked with to date. Later this Spring, if I can locate any powder to test, I'm going to test just about every medium/slow powder I can find for function and accuracy.


Sieger