P.08 as a home defense weapon ?

Doubs · 08-26-2002, 03:39 PM

[quote]Originally posted by ichabod:
<strong>Howdy ya'll ! I used to post on your forum as "gewher guy". I have a 1939 Soviet-capture P.08 I'm going to be using as a home defense weapon - anyone have any thoughts on ammo ?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I would personally want a hollow point or soft nose bullet. My 1927 Argentine .45 ACP is loaded with Winchester Black Talons. Elsewhere in the house I have a Chinese Model 213 Tokarev in 9mm but have been thinking of using the .38 Super conversion kit I have. The chambers of both pistols are empty because I have a 4 year old granddaughter in the house. While she is already trained to never touch a gun for any reason, she can't work a slide because she doesn't have the strength... yet.

The first consideration for your choice of ammunition is reliability. Be absolutely certain that your ammo will function with 100% reliability in your Luger. That's a tall order for a Luger when hollow points or soft nose bullets are involved. If you find such a load, my advice (opinion) is to leave the chamber empty purely for safety considerations. I don't think of the Luger as the best choice for a home defense pistol and if any of the above conditions can't be met, I'd seriously think of getting another gun for the purpose. Just my $.02

08-26-2002, 03:39 PM	#12
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by ichabod: <strong>Howdy ya'll ! I used to post on your forum as "gewher guy". I have a 1939 Soviet-capture P.08 I'm going to be using as a home defense weapon - anyone have any thoughts on ammo ?</strong><hr></blockquote> I would personally want a hollow point or soft nose bullet. My 1927 Argentine .45 ACP is loaded with Winchester Black Talons. Elsewhere in the house I have a Chinese Model 213 Tokarev in 9mm but have been thinking of using the .38 Super conversion kit I have. The chambers of both pistols are empty because I have a 4 year old granddaughter in the house. While she is already trained to never touch a gun for any reason, she can't work a slide because she doesn't have the strength... yet. The first consideration for your choice of ammunition is reliability. Be absolutely certain that your ammo will function with 100% reliability in your Luger. That's a tall order for a Luger when hollow points or soft nose bullets are involved. If you find such a load, my advice (opinion) is to leave the chamber empty purely for safety considerations. I don't think of the Luger as the best choice for a home defense pistol and if any of the above conditions can't be met, I'd seriously think of getting another gun for the purpose. Just my $.02