Feeding problems !!

Vlim · 03-02-2004, 11:24 AM

Hi,

Interesting subject that inspired me to do some checking:

I have compared a present-day Sellier and Bellot 9mm 115gr FMJ with a 1917 DWM-made round.

Case length: 19.05 MM
Tip length: 10.95 MM
Total length:30 MM

Weight and dimensions are a perfect match. Not strange, since S&B was one of the 9mm suppliers in the luger-days, using the LKM production code.

A 1940 winchester drawing of the 9mm shell shows:
Case length: 0.754" = 19.1516 MM
Total length: 1.169" = 29.6926 MM

Both cases are well over 19MM long, a clear indication of their reliability in lugers. Lengths of over 19.17 MM generally are too much. Everything between 19.00MM and 19.17MM should feed and extract properly.

I would be interested in the exact sizes of 115gr 9mm walmart winchester to see if the present day versions are still the same size as the 1940 ones.

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03-02-2004, 11:24 AM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, Interesting subject that inspired me to do some checking: I have compared a present-day Sellier and Bellot 9mm 115gr FMJ with a 1917 DWM-made round. Case length: 19.05 MM Tip length: 10.95 MM Total length:30 MM Weight and dimensions are a perfect match. Not strange, since S&B was one of the 9mm suppliers in the luger-days, using the LKM production code. A 1940 winchester drawing of the 9mm shell shows: Case length: 0.754" = 19.1516 MM Total length: 1.169" = 29.6926 MM Both cases are well over 19MM long, a clear indication of their reliability in lugers. Lengths of over 19.17 MM generally are too much. Everything between 19.00MM and 19.17MM should feed and extract properly. I would be interested in the exact sizes of 115gr 9mm walmart winchester to see if the present day versions are still the same size as the 1940 ones.