9mm vs .30cal Luger

rickbaales · 08-12-2018, 11:59 AM

Is one more desireable than the other? I want a 9mm because of availability of ammo to shoot it.

lugerholsterrepair · 08-12-2018, 12:08 PM

.30 Luger is a sweet round and personally I like it better but there is a pretty serious price difference.

rhuff · 08-12-2018, 01:42 PM

If you want to shoot your Luger a fair amount, on a regular basis, and are not a handloader, then 9mm is the caliber for you. I enjoy shooting the 7.65Para(30 Luger) round, and have handguns besides Lugers chambered for it......but I am a handloader, and can shoot it as cheap as 9mm.

lugerholsterrepair · 08-12-2018, 02:10 PM

.30 Luger can be hard to get. It's not like your average ammo supply has any. Walk into Walmart and ask for a box. That will tell you...even most gun shops won't have any. 95% of Luger's were made for 9MM.

You can buy a thousand rounds at a time. Then you shouldn't have much of a problem unless you take it on Safari and run out.

flydive · 08-12-2018, 02:30 PM

Well, here is way easier to find 7.65Para Lugers than 9Para.

No problems finding 7.65 ammo, but more expensive than 9mm.

lugerholsterrepair · 08-12-2018, 02:35 PM

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sheepherder · 08-12-2018, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rhuff

I enjoy shooting the 7.65Para(30 Luger) round, and have handguns besides Lugers chambered for it.

Same here. I chambered/re-barreled a Star BM, a Walther P1, and a Colt Gov't Model/38 Super to 7.65 Parabellum. (Also a 'Luger carbine' but that will forever be a work in progress).

Rich, what other makes do you have in 7.65mm Parabellum???

cirelaw · 08-12-2018, 05:16 PM

I never fired of my 7.65mm. Lugers and wonder whether there is a difference in shooting? Why weren't the majority 1920 Luger Carbines made in 7.65mm? I often wondered as most used left-over innards of later new model parts? Me again~

Major Tom · 08-12-2018, 06:22 PM

I have lugers in both calibers, but enjoy shooting the 7.63 more and yes I reload. Reloading components are readily available

Dwight Gruber · 08-13-2018, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cirelaw

...Why weren't the majority 1920 Luger Carbines made in 7.65mm? I often wondered as most used left-over innards of later new model parts?

Post-war Luger carbines found in the generally recognized (up to three-digit serial range) are found in .30 Luger (7.65mm Parabellum), and bear characteristics indicating they were assembled in Germany This is one result of the requirements of the Treaty of Versailles.

Post-war Luger carbines in the more random serial range are often found in 9mm, and are frequently found with GERMANY stamped barrels, indicating they were assembled in the US.

--Dwight

rhuff · 08-13-2018, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Rich, what other makes do you have in 7.65mm Parabellum???

(1) A Browning Hi Power with a Bar-Sto conversion barrel

(2) A Colt Defender that was originally chambered in 40 S&W, and now chambered for (A) 40 S&W (B) 357Sig (C) 9mm (D) 7.65 Para.

All of the conversions done via Bar-Sto barrels.

It seems that I can't leave things alone!! Have to admit that I do enjoy it though!!

LU1900 · 08-15-2018, 09:11 PM

Some P38 new manufacture are in 30 luger , not common

08-12-2018, 11:59 AM	#1
rickbaales User Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	9mm vs .30cal Luger Is one more desireable than the other? I want a 9mm because of availability of ammo to shoot it.

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rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	If you want to shoot your Luger a fair amount, on a regular basis, and are not a handloader, then 9mm is the caliber for you. I enjoy shooting the 7.65Para(30 Luger) round, and have handguns besides Lugers chambered for it......but I am a handloader, and can shoot it as cheap as 9mm. __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	.30 Luger can be hard to get. It's not like your average ammo supply has any. Walk into Walmart and ask for a box. That will tell you...even most gun shops won't have any. 95% of Luger's were made for 9MM. You can buy a thousand rounds at a time. Then you shouldn't have much of a problem unless you take it on Safari and run out. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Switzerland is unique and wonderful in many ways! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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flydive User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Switzerland Posts: 63 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts	Well, here is way easier to find 7.65Para Lugers than 9Para. No problems finding 7.65 ammo, but more expensive than 9mm.

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I never fired of my 7.65mm. Lugers and wonder whether there is a difference in shooting? Why weren't the majority 1920 Luger Carbines made in 7.65mm? I often wondered as most used left-over innards of later new model parts? Me again~

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Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 481 Thanks: 531 Thanked 226 Times in 123 Posts	I have lugers in both calibers, but enjoy shooting the 7.63 more and yes I reload. Reloading components are readily available __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

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