Steyr Roth M1907

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by Angus Magnus

Patience balanced with initiative... a bird in the hand gathers no moss?

I will most definitely shoot it. I cant bear to have something and not try it! I sold off my Vickers luger because the fear of shooting it and breaking something was greater than I could bear. The only unfired thing I own is one of the test CZ pistols that were meant for the army modular handgun trials, but its a plastic gun and doesn't give me that unwrapped Christmas present under the tree feeling (plus I have a regular one exactly like it anyway).

My little WWI herd is growing!

https://goo.gl/photos/RGVTVEoAvbGfsMs77

Please don't forget to report back about your shooting experience.

You are still missing a 1911 in your herd.

[Angus Magnus]

Originally Posted by kurusu

Please don't forget to report back about your shooting experience.

I most certainly will brief you on the shooting experience.

The seller told me that the pistol was brought back from E. Germany. The original owner never fired it, but he said that the reason for the 2 barrels was that there were 2 different loadings for it depending what region the pistol was issued. I have been looking online to confirm this, but nothing so far.

The seller says the barrel in the pistol mics at about .28 and the other about .30, but both are pristine and have original proof marks.

It is a Feg produced pistol. Apparently it does not disassemble exactly like the Steyr ones, so there could be some small differences. Could that mean anything? Maybe lead vs jacketed bullets?

Originally Posted by kurusu

You are still missing a 1911 in your herd.

I have a Colt O1918, does that count?

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by Angus Magnus

I have a Colt O1918, does that count?

That's up to you.

What I know is that I wouldn't mind at all having one of those.

[Angus Magnus]

Originally Posted by kurusu

That's up to you.

What I know is that I wouldn't mind at all having one of those.

Really nice shooter, and gives great hammer-bite like an original!

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by Angus Magnus

Really nice shooter, and gives great hammer-bite like an original!

I never suffered hammer bite, and I have fired some notorious biters. Maybe because of my skinny and bony hands and me generally shooting handguns one handed only.


Edit: The only pistol that can draw blood from me when I fire it is the P38. The slide can scrap my thumb joint when I grip it to high. Doesn't hurt but makes me bleed.

[kurusu]

From wikipedia:

"8mm Roth–Steyr
8mm Steyr - FMJ - 2.jpg
Type Pistol
Place of origin Austria-Hungary
Specifications
Case type Rimless, straight
Bullet diameter 8.16 mm (0.321 in)
Neck diameter 8.80 mm (0.346 in)
Base diameter 8.85 mm (0.348 in)
Rim diameter 8.85 mm (0.348 in)
Case length 18.65 mm (0.734 in)
Overall length 29.00 mm (1.142 in)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
116 gr (8 g) FMJ 1,088 ft/s (332 m/s) 302 ft·lbf (409 J)
113 gr (7 g) FMJ 1,070 ft/s (330 m/s) 290 ft·lbf (390 J)
Source(s): "Textbook of Automatic Pistols" [1]
The 8mm Roth–Steyr is a military centerfire pistol cartridge adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1907 for the Repetierpistole M7—the first self-loading pistol adopted by a major military power. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. Ammunition was typically packaged in a unique ten-round charger. Austrian military production contained greased un-plated steel-jacketed bullets. A few private firms in Austria manufactured ammunition with cupro-nickel-jacketed bullets."


Maybe those greased steel jacket bullets are the reason for the second barrel. I would keep it if I were you.