Those Mysterious Forty-fives

Lugerdoc · 12-17-2012, 08:35 PM

I have a new 6" luger barrel stamped "38 Super" on the outside, but I agree that the 38 Super semi rimmed cartridge would not be the best feeding one from a luger mag. It would most like work better with 9mm Largo (9x21) or 38 Auto without any modification to this barrel. TH

sheepherder · 12-24-2012, 09:15 AM

I happened to be thumbing through Fred Datig's The Luger Pistol [1955; reprinted 1958] and on page 196 noticed the following paragraphs concerning the ammunition supplied for the 1907 tests, posted here for your consideration...

12-17-2012, 08:35 PM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	I have a new 6" luger barrel stamped "38 Super" on the outside, but I agree that the 38 Super semi rimmed cartridge would not be the best feeding one from a luger mag. It would most like work better with 9mm Largo (9x21) or 38 Auto without any modification to this barrel. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

12-24-2012, 09:15 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I happened to be thumbing through Fred Datig's *The Luger Pistol* [1955; reprinted 1958] and on page 196 noticed the following paragraphs concerning the ammunition supplied for the 1907 tests, posted here for your consideration... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...