.30 cal Luger and a 9mm Trommel snail drum

reiver · 05-25-2023, 09:58 PM

Question.

As the .30 luger uses the same mag as the 9mm in 8 rounds can one use a Trommel snail drum in that caliber?

gunnertwo · 05-25-2023, 10:58 PM

It should work.

G2

Mac Cat · 05-25-2023, 11:03 PM

Maybe not - GT pointed out that the overall length of the cartridge is critical.
He said he has some 9mm ammo that that didn't feed properly because it was just little too long.
My guess is that the tube would load smoothly, but once you get into the drum area, the rounds would get jammed up.

The .30 cal (7.65mm x 21mm) is 2mm longer than a 9mm luger (9mm x 19mm).

See: " AEG drum almost out flanked me!!!"
It's in the Repairs, Restoration & Refinishing topics
Linked here:
https://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=42149

Vlim · 05-26-2023, 10:51 AM

It works. I tested a Bing drum with .30 luger in a Swiss 06/29. Worked perfectly. All 32 rounds.

reiver · 05-26-2023, 11:32 AM

Great... I do have an arty Luger 'in the mail' 1917 model and have a snail drum coming also
I'll try it out on my Swiss now.

LU1900 · 05-26-2023, 04:25 PM

The two mm are for the case , not the ammo , I try too , no problem for me

lugerholsterrepair · Yesterday, 09:29 PM

It works. I tested a Bing drum with .30 luger in a Swiss 06/29. Worked perfectly. All 32 rounds.Did the same...

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reiver User Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 27 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 9 Posts	.30 cal Luger and a 9mm Trommel snail drum Question. As the .30 luger uses the same mag as the 9mm in 8 rounds can one use a Trommel snail drum in that caliber?

05-26-2023, 04:25 PM	#6
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 886 Thanks: 24 Thanked 432 Times in 183 Posts	The two mm are for the case , not the ammo , I try too , no problem for me __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

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05-25-2023, 10:58 PM	#2
gunnertwo Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 547 Thanks: 744 Thanked 816 Times in 310 Posts	It should work. G2

05-25-2023, 11:03 PM	#3
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 584 Thanks: 1,782 Thanked 427 Times in 238 Posts	Maybe not - GT pointed out that the overall length of the cartridge is critical. He said he has some 9mm ammo that that didn't feed properly because it was just little too long. My guess is that the tube would load smoothly, but once you get into the drum area, the rounds would get jammed up. The .30 cal (7.65mm x 21mm) is 2mm longer than a 9mm luger (9mm x 19mm). See: " AEG drum almost out flanked me!!!" It's in the Repairs, Restoration & Refinishing topics Linked here: https://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=42149

05-26-2023, 10:51 AM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 4,964 Thanks: 1,002 Thanked 3,619 Times in 1,121 Posts	It works. I tested a Bing drum with .30 luger in a Swiss 06/29. Worked perfectly. All 32 rounds.

05-26-2023, 11:32 AM	#5
reiver User Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 27 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 9 Posts	Great... I do have an arty Luger 'in the mail' 1917 model and have a snail drum coming also I'll try it out on my Swiss now.