My "new" Luger 08 from 1940

[DavidJayUden]

Martin:
I believe that you are correct about the history of the gun: German military, Russian capture, east German VoPo. These are generally very good shooters, but it is always good advice to have it checked over first.
The ammo you show is 140 grains bullet weight (S&B) or 125 Magtech. I'd use either the 125 gr. or buy some 115 Magtech, S&B or Winchester white box. 115 will stress the gun less than the heavier stuff.
LEt us know how it shoots!
dju

[Logger08]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Martin:
I believe that you are correct about the history of the gun: German military, Russian capture, east German VoPo. These are generally very good shooters, but it is always good advice to have it checked over first.
The ammo you show is 140 grains bullet weight (S&B) or 125 Magtech. I'd use either the 125 gr. or buy some 115 Magtech, S&B or Winchester white box. 115 will stress the gun less than the heavier stuff.
LEt us know how it shoots!
dju

Hello David,
Thanks for your feedback.
As I bought it of a gunsmith I do hope they have checked it.
(Especially as I mentioned I want to shoot it).

Concerning the ammo you are actually rather confirming my suspicion, that the 140gr might not be the best option.
However the Winchester white box seems to be difficult to come by here in Germany. But 115gr ammo should generally not be too much of a problem to find here.
Best regards,
Martin

[rhuff]

That should be a good shooter for you. You will want to field strip it for cleaning, inspection, and lube. I would not use any ammo with a heavier bullet weight than 124gr, others may disagree. Enjoy it, and let us know how things work out for you.




Edit: I just read your latest post, and would assume that the gunsmith inspected, cleaned and lubed your Luger. You should be good to go.

[Logger08]

Originally Posted by rhuff

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I would not use any ammo with a heavier bullet weight than 124gr, others may disagree. Enjoy it, and let us know how things work out for you.

Hello rhuff,

That confirms (again) my suspicion concerning the ammo.
Also considering what I found concerning the original spec for ammo (about 124 gr and 330m/s).
If these values are correct, than the Magtech is a little bit faster (I think about 340m/s). But of cause the powder is most likely quicker today.
Problem is I am not allowed to reload (by law, or I would have to take special trainings) and I am honestly speaking also not really interested in doing it, so I have to stick to what I can buy.

Best regards,
Martin