I Got My New Borchardt :D

Ron Wood · 06-08-2002, 01:39 AM

Norm
I don't think there is a commercially available round for the Borchardt. Johnny Peppers posted a picture of a box of ammo that, as I recall, was for Mauser and Borchardt pistols, indicating that the same load was compatible with both weapons. But, consider the age of your Borchardt, its value and the consequences if you break it. The mainspring is a complex mess of curves and laminations, and I know of at least one Borchardt with a brazed toggle link that may or may not have been broken by firing with rounds that were not designed for the piece. Perhaps out there in Lugerland there is someone with loading information that would not harm your Borchardt, but I'm not gonna shoot mine. I waited too long to get it and I can't afford another.

06-08-2002, 01:39 AM	#20
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Norm I don't think there is a commercially available round for the Borchardt. Johnny Peppers posted a picture of a box of ammo that, as I recall, was for Mauser and Borchardt pistols, indicating that the same load was compatible with both weapons. But, consider the age of your Borchardt, its value and the consequences if you break it. The mainspring is a complex mess of curves and laminations, and I know of at least one Borchardt with a brazed toggle link that may or may not have been broken by firing with rounds that were not designed for the piece. Perhaps out there in Lugerland there is someone with loading information that would not harm your Borchardt, but I'm not gonna shoot mine. I waited too long to get it and I can't afford another. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction