9mm Ammo OAL...

Doubs · 03-11-2004, 02:37 PM

"Recommended Lyman Length = 1.169"

More than 35 years ago I bought a rough-looking 1916 DWM Luger for $55 from a pawn shop in Tacoma, Washington. I was stationed at McChord AFB at the time and shot in the pistol club facility. I fired hundreds of rounds of Lyman 356402 mold cast bullets (120 grain, truncated cone) through that Luger and don't recall a single malfunction. I wasn't sophisticated enough in those days to worry about things like OAL..... I just loaded them with 6.0 grains of Unique and shot them. It was extremely reliable and I regret ever selling it.

03-11-2004, 02:37 PM	#6
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,746 Thanks: 832 Thanked 1,803 Times in 594 Posts	"Recommended Lyman Length = 1.169" More than 35 years ago I bought a rough-looking 1916 DWM Luger for $55 from a pawn shop in Tacoma, Washington. I was stationed at McChord AFB at the time and shot in the pistol club facility. I fired hundreds of rounds of Lyman 356402 mold cast bullets (120 grain, truncated cone) through that Luger and don't recall a single malfunction. I wasn't sophisticated enough in those days to worry about things like OAL..... I just loaded them with 6.0 grains of Unique and shot them. It was extremely reliable and I regret ever selling it.