A Tale of Luger Magazines, Ammo & Handloading

rhuff · 10-30-2017, 03:00 PM

That is a nice write up of your Luger experiences. I just have one very small correction to your info.....the 30 Luger is 7.65 Para, and not 7.62 Para. Knit picking I know!!

I have used a fair number of different powders in handloading both 7.65P and 9mm brass for my Lugers. What I have found for MY Lugers is that they do much better, function wise, by utilizing a medium burn powder(I use Unique in 7.65P, and both Unique and Power Pistol in 9mm). My experiences with the fast burners like Bullseye and Red Dot(I don't care for Titegroup) powder is that they will work, but are not as reliable as the medium burners. The Unique produces a recoil wave/response that is compatible with the Luger toggle trains on MY Lugers. This may not be the case with other Lugers.

10-30-2017, 03:00 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	That is a nice write up of your Luger experiences. I just have one very small correction to your info.....the 30 Luger is 7.65 Para, and not 7.62 Para. Knit picking I know!! I have used a fair number of different powders in handloading both 7.65P and 9mm brass for my Lugers. What I have found for MY Lugers is that they do much better, function wise, by utilizing a medium burn powder(I use Unique in 7.65P, and both Unique and Power Pistol in 9mm). My experiences with the fast burners like Bullseye and Red Dot(I don't care for Titegroup) powder is that they will work, but are not as reliable as the medium burners. The Unique produces a recoil wave/response that is compatible with the Luger toggle trains on MY Lugers. This may not be the case with other Lugers. __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21