30 Cal Luger DWM / First Time Range Report

[mrerick]

Hi Patrick,

Excellent... Glad you had a good time. The Luger is a particularly fine pistol to fire.

On 9mm LRN that I cast I also had a couple of tumblers. I was using pure tire weight lead, and think it was a bit hard for a pistol, so am going to blend in some pure lead next time. I was using 4.0gn of Titegroup behind a 130gn LRN. Perhaps adding a bit more - 4.2 - will make it more accurate.

What were you using for bullets? The .30 Carbine LRN?

Marc
The mid 1920s DWM commercial Lugers

[G43K98]

Midway (www.midwayusa.com) has Winchester .30 Luger brass (currently in stock, product #1390108721) at $31.99 per 100.
Gardner's (http://www.gardnerscache.com/cast_pistol_bullets.html) lists the 84 grn cast LRN bullet sized to .311 at $35 per 500.

Gerhard

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by G43K98

Midway (www.midwayusa.com) has Winchester .30 Luger brass (currently in stock, product #1390108721) at $31.99 per 100.
Gardner's (http://www.gardnerscache.com/cast_pistol_bullets.html) lists the 84 grn cast LRN bullet sized to .311 at $35 per 500.

Gerhard

Hi:

The original DWM Factory Specs for the 7.65 groove was 7.9mm or .311.

I shoot .312s in my 1920 with no leading of any kind.

The site you gave above has a 100 gr. SWC .32 I'd sure like to try out.

Sieger

[ptrickamp222]

Originally Posted by G43K98

Midway (www.midwayusa.com) has Winchester .30 Luger brass (currently in stock, product #1390108721) at $31.99 per 100.
Gardner's (http://www.gardnerscache.com/cast_pistol_bullets.html) lists the 84 grn cast LRN bullet sized to .311 at $35 per 500.

Gerhard

Web site says .309.....where do you see the .311??????? I found it the Mauser .311. So that bullet will work fine in the luger??? I thought the Mauser was a little different but must shoot the same bullet. Also may try the 32 100gr myself!!!! Thanks to all for all the input!!!!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Rick W.

I have been shooting a lot with the necked up 9mmx19 to 30 cal, reasoning for such is the loss of the real 30 Luger brass at a quarter a piece bothers me. The indoor range where I shoot, I lose most of the brass, so the reformed 9's to 30, I do not worry about much, just dig in the brass bag for the next round of shooting.

I've been toying with a fisherman's net (minnow net?) for catching ejecting brass. I had a modified Xmas tree stand for the base, set it on the bench next to me (I tend to shoot alone), and try to set myself so the brass lands in the net. Doesn't work too bad for side ejectors, but Mauser & Luger brass tend to hit me in the forehead...haven't figured that one out yet...

[ptrickamp222]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Hi Patrick,

Excellent... Glad you had a good time. The Luger is a particularly fine pistol to fire.

On 9mm LRN that I cast I also had a couple of tumblers. I was using pure tire weight lead, and think it was a bit hard for a pistol, so am going to blend in some pure lead next time. I was using 4.0gn of Titegroup behind a 130gn LRN. Perhaps adding a bit more - 4.2 - will make it more accurate.

What were you using for bullets? The .30 Carbine LRN?

Marc
The mid 1920s DWM commercial Lugers

90 gr LRN from a top of the line bullet maker. .309+ Bullet is made for the luger or any 30 Cal pistol.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Hi Patrick,

Excellent... Glad you had a good time. The Luger is a particularly fine pistol to fire.

On 9mm LRN that I cast I also had a couple of tumblers. I was using pure tire weight lead, and think it was a bit hard for a pistol, so am going to blend in some pure lead next time. I was using 4.0gn of Titegroup behind a 130gn LRN. Perhaps adding a bit more - 4.2 - will make it more accurate.

Marc

Marc:

Actually, hard bullets are usually better shooters in a Luger.

Here, it looks like your charge is a bit too high, as Lyman's latest Cast Bullet Handbook gives a maximum charge of 3.8 grs. of Tight Group with a 124 gr. bullet and that at 1,103 fps.

You might try backing down to 3.4 grs. or so, and working up, or better yet, changing your powder to a medium buring one like Alliant's Power Pistol or IMR's SR 4756.

Sieger