C96 Ammo?

[villiers]

[QUOTE=jmoore;99172]Mmmm, well, I actually prefer the 7.62mm for accuracy. Red 9s just never seem to shoot as well, even if they're in excellent condition. I've no idea why! P'08s seem much more accurate, even when a bit rough.[/QUOTE

True!

[gunner]

[QUOTE=villiers;99225]

Mmmm, well, I actually prefer the 7.62mm for accuracy. Red 9s just never seem to shoot as well, even if they're in excellent condition. I've no idea why! P'08s seem much more accurate, even when a bit rough.[/QUOTE

True!

You have to see shotgroups out of a good Red9! Good reason for an competition 08 vs.C96

Regards

Gunner

[Patrick Chadwick]

I wish I hade the luxury of being able to choose!

Patrick

[gunner]

Patrick,

i am only able to choose wich one i can lent from my comrades!

Regards

Gunner

[villiers]

Patrick,

i am only able to choose wich one i can lent from my comrades!

Regards

Gunner

Haven´t forgotten the challenge! Hope we can arrange something this year.
Patrick

[Bruce McAskill]

Never heard of a C96 in 9mm Mauser/ 9x25mm/9mm Mauser Export. Just the really cool and weird "flapper" locking blocks C'08(?) pistol of which they made about 100.

I wouldn't think a C'96 would be strong enough for that round!

The 9 mm Mauser round was introduced in 1908 and discontinued in 1914. (DWM cat.# 487) It was loaded with a 123 gr or 128 gr bullet at 1362fps and 534 fpe. which is quite a bit stronger then the 9mm Luger round. It never caught on and was not used again till about 1933 when it was used by both the Swiss and Austria in some subguns but dropped by the beginning of WW2. I don't think a lot of C96's were made for it so I would hazard a guess that it might be on the rare side.

[jmoore]

The Wikipedia thing is wrong about the pistol- its a whole new design created for the 9mm export round. It still had the magazine forward of the trigger, but otherwise it looks wildly different. Nothing on the internet about it that I can find.
It is desrcibed in detail in WHB Smith's Pistols of the World or his Mauser handgun book, don't remember which. Terribly rare, and HUGELY expensive, last I heard. To me, its one of the most awesome looking pistols of all time!

[Nate]

My Red 9 turned out to be a M30 that had been rebored to 9mm Lugar. I hadn't done my homework on the C96 and should have know better, but I always wanted one so I jumped on this one at the Reno show. As it happens, I like this arrangement, the pistol is accurate and dead on a 50yds, and 9mm is cheap(?) and easy to get. Maybe you are in the same situation?

[jmoore]

Speaking of homework, I went and actually did some today. The pistol I was thinking of is the Mauser 1906/08. For some reason, the C96 in the export 9x25mm is a completely unknown variant, to me, at least. Finally found mention of it in the "Blue Book", none of my other ancient tomes speak of it at all...So, I'm a stupidhead, but a LITTLE less today than yesterday.

I will have to rethink my opinion on the action strength of the C96 a bit. Years ago I started a rebarrel project on a ratty one that was going to be chambered in .38 Auto/.38 Super, but it just sounded a bit scary. Might have to blow the dust off it...

ETA The 1906/08 was in WHB Smith's "Mauser Rifles and Pistols". And its still ultra-cool!

[Randy A]

Ok, I've got a C96 ser. # 4003XX, I'm guessing it's around WWI production, (1912 variation) noones been able to tell me for sure when it was made. It's in .30 Mauser and the bore is less than perfect. I was out at the ranch a couple months ago and they had a 9 inch plate set up at 163 yards (we measured). I had some old loads for it that were the long dis-continued Hornady Half Jacket 100gr. spire points with 5gr. Unique and CCI primers. I set the rear sight on the 100 meter setting and hit that plate 7 out of 10 shots. I was quite surprised at the accuracy.......now, all of this for a question! Am I understanding from some of the above posts, that there is a noticeable accuracy advantage with the P08? Where can I get one?