I found this, and it probably covers it all in a neat little package. It was written by a legend to boot...
http://luger.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=2040
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7.65mm Luger pistols were submitted to the U.S. Army for field test trials ca. 1900. If I recall correctly, about 200 were procured. The small calibre was found to be inadequate.
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I never knew about that. Thats pretty interesting. As an aside, historically, I always thought it was interesting how the 9mm luger was born. When Luger himself submitted his pistol, most governments/people said that the stopping power was inadequate of the 7.65 aka 30 cal luger. All he did to make one of the most famous cartridges of all time was remove the shoulder from the 30 cal case thereby making it a straight wall case and the 9mm luger was born. This is the reason that 30 cal and 9mm luger mags are usually interchangeable, since the case diameters are the same, aside from of course the more narrow throat of the 30 cal luger.