Trying to find info on new luger purchase

dtu2179 · 03-25-2009, 11:24 PM

Well, I went to the range today to fire a few handguns including my new Luger. I loaded some 9mm ammo into the magazine and ran the bolt forward and...the gun is not 9mm as advertised! After the bolt failed to go into battery I tried again with a fresh round. Same thing. A closer inspection of the inside of the chamber revealed that the gun appears to be chambered in 7.65. After comparing the muzzle to the muzzle on my friends 9mm P38, it appears that the barrel diameter is a bit smaller. So, I guess my question is, were Lugers only made in 9mm and 7.65? or were there other chamberings? Now I have to scrap my reloading of 9mm and plan on 7.65 or whatever it is. Anybody know a good source of 7.65 brass?

03-25-2009, 11:24 PM	#16
dtu2179 User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, I went to the range today to fire a few handguns including my new Luger. I loaded some 9mm ammo into the magazine and ran the bolt forward and...the gun is not 9mm as advertised! After the bolt failed to go into battery I tried again with a fresh round. Same thing. A closer inspection of the inside of the chamber revealed that the gun appears to be chambered in 7.65. After comparing the muzzle to the muzzle on my friends 9mm P38, it appears that the barrel diameter is a bit smaller. So, I guess my question is, were Lugers only made in 9mm and 7.65? or were there other chamberings? Now I have to scrap my reloading of 9mm and plan on 7.65 or whatever it is. Anybody know a good source of 7.65 brass?