Vihtavuori powder & 30 Luger

rhuff · 12-16-2011, 03:47 PM

Giffroy,

Good to hear from you again. I believe that a large majority of the folks on this forum are collectors/buyers/sellers, and not shooters. Of the shooters, not too many of them are reloaders, so they purchase 9mm Lugers, and not 30Luger caliber. The factory ammo(Winchester and Fiocchi) is expensive here in the USA.

The original 30Luger ammo, and the current day 30Luger ammo, have a roll crimp into a cannalure to stop set back when the round feed into the chamber. The neck on the brass is so short, that it is difficult to get enough neck tension on the bullet to prevent set back.

Loading the .309 lead RN is easier to prevent setback, than when I load the Hornady or Sierra 86gr JSP with a .308 diameter. I plan to add a cannalure to these bullets(I own a cannalure tool) the next time that I load them to see if it will help with set back of the bullet. I have never tried to load .311 diameter bullets.

12-16-2011, 03:47 PM	#15
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Giffroy, Good to hear from you again. I believe that a large majority of the folks on this forum are collectors/buyers/sellers, and not shooters. Of the shooters, not too many of them are reloaders, so they purchase 9mm Lugers, and not 30Luger caliber. The factory ammo(Winchester and Fiocchi) is expensive here in the USA. The original 30Luger ammo, and the current day 30Luger ammo, have a roll crimp into a cannalure to stop set back when the round feed into the chamber. The neck on the brass is so short, that it is difficult to get enough neck tension on the bullet to prevent set back. Loading the .309 lead RN is easier to prevent setback, than when I load the Hornady or Sierra 86gr JSP with a .308 diameter. I plan to add a cannalure to these bullets(I own a cannalure tool) the next time that I load them to see if it will help with set back of the bullet. I have never tried to load .311 diameter bullets.