1940 P-08 War Relic info

[SRE]

I want to shoot it. Made some very slightly reduced loads using Red Dot. But I probably will not, however im ready if I do. Thanks guys so much! Best forum ever.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by SRE

I want to shoot it. Made some very slightly reduced loads using Red Dot. But I probably will not, however im ready if I do. Thanks guys so much! Best forum ever.

You may find that your "reduced" loads will not function your luger.

For evaluation use the standard Winchester white box mentioned above, that will eliminate the ammo variable in your shooting.

Your pistol does not need nor will it function well with reduced loads, just do not use +P or HV loads.

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

You may find that your "reduced" loads will not function your luger.

For evaluation use the standard Winchester white box mentioned above, that will eliminate the ammo variable in your shooting.

Your pistol does not need nor will it function well with reduced loads, just do not use +P or HV loads.

I agree 100% with what Don said. These Lugers are designed to work within a certain range of recoil impulse when all of the springs, mag, etc. are correct. Reduced (soft) loads usually lead to shooter frustration. YMMV