7.63 Mauser in Luger??

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by nukem556

Me too....if it's a safe conversion, that 7.63 in a 6 or 8in barrel would make a flat shooting field pistol.

Shooting the extractor straight up in the air, you mean???

I don't have any comparisons of the 7.65 Luger round vs the 7.63 Mauser...It would be interesting to see chamber pressure, velocity, volume, etc...

The only quick reference I have uses two different powders and two different bullet weights...but it looks like the 30 Mauser wasn't all that much different in velocity...1210 vs 1300 '/sec...

Edit - I was wrong; I do have a comparison of sorts...My 45th Edition Lyman Reloading handbook lists both cartridges, with the same three powders and two identical bullets...

(Dunno what year this was...but it's old...)