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View Poll Results: Would you fire a rare or expensive historical firearm?
No, it would be a safe queen 17 17.89%
Yes, but I would limit myself to a certain amount 49 51.58%
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Old January 25, 2017, 12:30 PM   #76
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Broken matching Erfurt

Hi All,

This site here below really got my attention.....

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...+range+failure

That scared me off of firing my matching P08.....
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Old January 25, 2017, 12:33 PM   #77
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Range failure Erfurt P08

Another try- last link above didn't connect

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...+range+failure
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Old January 25, 2017, 03:01 PM   #78
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If that's true then the Civil War surplus I fired back in the 70's should have left a crater the size of new Mexico.
If it was Civil War ammunition, then it is black powder and from what I heard, as long as it is not wet, it will not cause the same problems that come from smokeless powders.

Now, if you have some 1890's smokeless cartridges, I would be curious to know what happens if you fire about 100 rounds or so.

A bud at the range, he has blown up machine guns shooting 1950's Yugo 8mm ammunition.
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Old January 25, 2017, 03:30 PM   #79
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We always shot everything, until a numbers matching C96 broke it's extractor out. $200 in parts, $200 in loss of value due to no-number bolt. Now I'm a bit more careful with guns past 100 years.
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Old January 25, 2017, 05:07 PM   #80
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Thank you Mapsjanhere,
Your comments make it easier for me to refrain from firing my matching DWM and wait until my shooter paper work comes through. August 4, 2017 is the big day. My collector will be 100 years old, and the shooter 99. Am really thinking about a Swiss 06/29 in 7.65 mm... I don't know.. expensive. But a work of art this gun. In very good condition. I have time.
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Old January 25, 2017, 10:10 PM   #81
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I shoot my p.08 Mauser every now and then. Mainly don't shoot it a lot because I'm usually shooting a new toy.
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Old January 25, 2017, 11:12 PM   #82
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That must be fun!! I recently read that the metal quality in the Mauser P08's is better than that of the DWM's. Seems Mauser went to great lengths to ensure quality. May I ask what ammo you are using?
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Old January 31, 2017, 12:09 PM   #83
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What ever brass case 9mm ball ammo I happen to have in my stock pile.
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Old January 31, 2017, 04:39 PM   #84
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The last thing I want to do is blow up my DWM shooter with ammo which is too powerful. I have a P38 ac43 which I have shot with Luger 9 mm subsonic 150gr FMJRN and so far the P38 is fine. Our LGS said that this ammo shold be fine for both the P08 and the P38. Perhaps you can answer the following two questions:

1. Which gun is the more robust of the two: 1918 P08, or ac43 P38 (thin slide, not the postwar thicker version)

2. Which round would exert the highest pressure on the slide and action:
- Luger 9 mm subsonic 150gr FMJRN
- Luger 9 mm SV 115 gr FMJRN
- Luger 9 mm SV 124 gr FMJRN

Or do you think that all three of these are OK? I'm staying away from +P or any other "hot" loads... have no need of those at all.

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