7.63 Mauser in Luger??

[sheepherder]

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...