Is it safe to fire a vintage

S.B. · 10-10-2014, 08:29 PM

Luger with modern factory ammo? I read on a P.38 forum That wartime P.38 should never be fired with modern ammo. The slide will break into in the open area. It suggested you buy a P1 slide and forged locking block then shoot your treasure?
Steve

ithacaartist · 10-10-2014, 08:56 PM

As long as the modern ammo is standard velocity it should be OK. Different OAL from different makers may be encountered, and this can affect feeding.

What you need to avoid is +P, +P+, or NATO marked ammo. Steel cases are obviously harder on the extractors.

10-10-2014, 08:29 PM	#1
S.B. User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: CentraL Illinois Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Is it safe to fire a vintage Luger with modern factory ammo? I read on a P.38 forum That wartime P.38 should never be fired with modern ammo. The slide will break into in the open area. It suggested you buy a P1 slide and forged locking block then shoot your treasure? Steve

10-10-2014, 08:56 PM	#2
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	As long as the modern ammo is standard velocity it should be OK. Different OAL from different makers may be encountered, and this can affect feeding. What you need to avoid is +P, +P+, or NATO marked ammo. Steel cases are obviously harder on the extractors. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894