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May 26, 2011, 07:17 AM | #1 |
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C&R Pistols and Modern Day Cartridges
I'm looking to make another C&R handgun purchase and since I don't reload, I would like it to be able to accept modern day cartridges.
I had given serious consideration to the Star Modelo Super 9mm. It looked like the perfect choice, but I later learned that these guns are chambered for 9mm Largo, not 9mm Parabellum. I've also learning that in some cases, a C&R handgun that is stamped "9mm" may actually be chambered for .380. Is there maybe a good internet resource available that may help me identify C&R handgun models and their respective calibers? Thanks in advance for your help. |
May 26, 2011, 07:57 AM | #2 |
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CZ-82 ! The 9mm Makarov ammo is so available that it may as well be considered "modern day". I'm thinking you mean the ammo should be "readily available" versus "modern day" though. Both 9mm luger and 45ACP are readily available but are not modern. Heck, they're ancient.
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IMHO the best resource for C&R weapons would be the BATFE, the arbiters of C&R - http://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/curios-relics/.
Off the top of my head, I know there are .38, .45, .380, 9x18, and 9x19 C&R handguns, all of which are considered modern (available) calibers.
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The whole 9mm thing is becoming a little confusing to me ... I know 9mm Largo is 9x23 and I know 9mm Parabellum is the same as 9mm Luger, same as 9mm NATO, same as 9x19, right? So, what is 9x18 and are the two interchangable (9x19 and 9x18)? And what about those pistols stamped "9mm" that are actually .380? |
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9x18 is not interchangable. The bullet is a bit wider and the case is 1mm shorter. I like to put 9x18, from a functional perspective, between .380 and 9mm luger.
9x17 = .380 auto = .355 diameter bullet 9x18 = 9mm Makarov = .362 diameter bullet 9x19 = 9mm Luger (parabellum) = .355 diameter bullet All three are readily available. You can also get a Tokarev pistol. The ammo is still readily available (but not in surplus), but it's easy to convert the Tokarev to 9mm Luger. I can switch back and forth from 7.62x25 and 9mm Luger by swapping barrels and bushings (about a 2 minute task). Folks thought I was crazy to even try that conversion because the 7.62x25 surplus ammo was so available and cheap. Well it seems to have dried up now. Nice to know I can still shoot it cheaply with 9mm luger ammo too.
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May 26, 2011, 08:52 AM | #6 |
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Thanks noelf2, that's a big help.
Are the 9mm Luger barrels and bushings for the Tokarev readily available? If so, where do I find them? What about reliability? Any feeding/eject. issues with using the 9mm Luger barrel/bushing conversion with a 9x18 mag and extractor? |
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Dino - Read through this thread for the conversion:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...hlight=numrich You asked about 9x18 magazines. The Tokarev isn't 9x18, it is 7.62x25. I'm guessing you wanted to know if the Tokarev 7.62x25 magazines work ok with 9mm Luger ammo: I've had no issues with reliability using 9mm Luger in the Tokarev. Only parts I change is the barrel and bushing, and it's quite accurate (I was surprised). You can get 9mm magazines for the Tokarevs but I find the standard 7.62x25 mags work without a glitch. Load and feed 9mm just fine. I've had "0" failures to feed or fire in over 300 rounds of 9mm through my Tok so far. Same for the 7.62x25 when I have that barrel in it.
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If the pistol resembles a M1911 or a Hi-Power, it's generally not a .380/9x17mm.
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Good info in that link too! Thanks guys, for all your responses. |
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Just for fun, the major 9mm cartridges:
9x19, aka 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, 9mm '08, 9mm NATO 9x18 Makarov, aka the 9mm Russian, 9mm Makarov 9x18 Police, aka the 9x18 Ultra (not the same or interchangeable with the 9x18 Makarov) 9mm Steyr 9mm Bergman-Bayard, aka the 9mm Largo 9mm Short, aka the 9mm Browning Short, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Corto, 9mm Court, and .380 ACP 9mm Browning Long, aka 9x21, aka the Swedish M 1907 9mm Mauser Export And those are the common 9mm auto pistol cartridges. There have been several 9mm revolver cartridges, including the Japanese Type 26, and a number of 9mm cartriges that were experimental or of limited issue. Jim |
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Numrich still lists the 9mm barrel with link and pin. They were out of the bushing last time I checked. I heard Sarco had some, but ... you will have to check. |
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j&g had milsurp 7.62x25 1050rds for $90 with shipping just a bit ago, it went fast, got just to keep an eye out for it.
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I didn't do the conversion because I thought the Tok ammo would dry up, but now that it has (for the time being) it's nice to have other options. I wonder how much longer numrich will have the barrels in stock?
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For a while, some company in Minnesota was offering stainless 9mm Luger barrels for the Star Supers. I did the conversion and it shoots flawlessly. Sadly, that company went bankrupt, but the barrels pop up every now and then.
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Here's one for you: http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...ag&groupid=254
I want one of them or the P-38. |
June 11, 2011, 02:37 PM | #17 |
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Star made an almost identical handgun in 9mm para, Dino
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Star B
I have a Star B chambered in 9mm luger I have never fired it myself and have been considering selling it.
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June 15, 2011, 10:07 AM | #19 |
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Update ...
I found my C&R pistol ... a Radom VIS P-35, chambered in 9mm Parabellum.
The pistol is all original, comes with two mags, has Nazi markings, and a lot of history. I haven't received it yet, but it appears to be in great shape. I'll be sure to post pics when I get it. |
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I didn't do the conversion because I thought the Tok ammo would dry up, but now that it has (for the time being) it's nice to have other options. I wonder how much longer numrich will have the barrels in stock?
Dunno. The bushings went quick. I also recently found a place that has 9mm barrels to convert Wiselite Sterlings from 7.x25.... |
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I found mine in a S&W 4 screw nickle 38 spl. from 1952
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The 34 Beretta .380 is simply marked 9
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Just to confuse things a little bit more.....There is also a 9X23 Winchester. It is a not too common target and match shooting cartridge. Starline Brass has them. The external dimensions of the Win cartridge are the same as the 9mm Largo, but the Win cartridge is much thicker and thus has much less internal volume. You cannot load the Win. cartridge to the Largo powder levels, but you can shoot the Largo rounds in the Winchester pistols. And you can download the Win cases to Largo pressures.
Some enterprising shooteres in Europe have cut 4 mm off of a Largo or Lugar cartridge and super glued them into the ends of the chambers of the Star Supers, essentially rechambering them to 9mm Lugar. |
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Here's my Radom VIS P-35 chambered in 9mm Luger. Last edited by Dino.; June 26, 2011 at 10:12 PM. |
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