Feeding P08 and P38, 115 FMJ Bullseye

mrerick · 11-12-2015, 06:18 AM

The P.1 / Alloy framed P.38 pistols had to be reinforced with a hex steel pin due to frame damage caused when higher power loads (think +P or Nato power rounds) were used. It was placed just above the trigger guard.

Early pistols were retrofitted, later ones came this way from the factory.

I've marked the pin in RED in this picture:

P08Leder · 11-12-2015, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

The P.1 / Alloy framed P.38 pistols had to be reinforced with a hex steel pin due to frame damage caused when higher power loads (think +P or Nato power rounds) were used. It was placed just above the trigger guard.

Early pistols were retrofitted, later ones came this way from the factory.

I've marked the pin in RED in this picture:

mine does not have this feature.

I guess I will start a ladder down on powder loads to find a minimum working load.
I do not want to blow up these guns!

kurusu · 11-12-2015, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by P08Leder

mine does not have this feature.

I guess I will start a ladder down on powder loads to find a minimum working load.
I do not want to blow up these guns!

If you are using a load equivalent to WWB there should be no problem in your alloy frame P38. WWB is well below NATO standards.

rhuff · 11-12-2015, 01:48 PM

If you have developed an equivalent WWB 115gr load, I would not expect damage to either handgun using your loads. As above, these are old handguns, and they can/will break with usage and time.....they are just machines.

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11-12-2015, 01:48 PM	#4
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	If you have developed an equivalent WWB 115gr load, I would not expect damage to either handgun using your loads. As above, these are old handguns, and they can/will break with usage and time.....they are just machines.