7.63 Mauser in Luger??

nukem556 · 08-17-2011, 10:56 AM

Yeah, I've noticed that in the latest ed. of the Lee manual, too, the Mauser and Luger loads are close, maybe because Lee has some 93gr Luger loads maxed out at 1340fps! The only big advantage would be at the Tokarev load level, and I wouldn't wanna try that in a Luger. I chrono'ed some Polish ammo out of my CZ52 that was going 1610fps !

sheepherder · 08-17-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nukem556

Yeah, I've noticed that in the latest ed. of the Lee manual, too, the Mauser and Luger loads are close...

The Lyman has the 30 Mauser out of a 5 1/2" bbl; the Luger out of a 3 3/4" bbl...If they were both equal bbl lengths, they would probably be the same, IMO...All else being equal...

Somewhat surprising, to me anyway, as I always thought the 30 Mauser was supposed to be a hot load...Maybe the original military load was, but these three powders don't seem especially hot...

08-17-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Yeah, I've noticed that in the latest ed. of the Lee manual, too, the Mauser and Luger loads are close, maybe because Lee has some 93gr Luger loads maxed out at 1340fps! The only big advantage would be at the Tokarev load level, and I wouldn't wanna try that in a Luger. I chrono'ed some Polish ammo out of my CZ52 that was going 1610fps !