My dad wanted a 1911 in 38 super but i told him i load 9mm luger and the 38 super was a little more expensive (brass) to load and find. besides i told him to get a .45 acp which i don't load but have dies for, but he didn't like the 45 round. too big he said. about a year or so ago he bought a used 1911. he said it was a 9mm and brought it over for me to see. sure it said 9mm 38 on the slide. i tried some 9mm luger dummy rounds in it and seemed fine. he had ask for some of my reloads so i gave him a pack (100) of my 124gr plated RN reloads.
he went to the range and said they all fired fine. when he needed more i gave him some of my other reloads i wasn't going to load anymore, the 115gr plated HP. he told me that these didn't feed really well and the primers were blowing (firing pin putting a hole in the primer). it was odd because i loaded 500 of these and were fired through four different handguns with zero problems. this was also my last 100 pack i gave him.
just recently i happen to inspect his gun. upon closer inspection it is a llama 1911. with some research i have determined it is a 9mm largo. and yes the 9mm luger does appear a bit shot when seated in the mag. he's been shooting the wrong ammo the whole time. kind of like shooting 380 auto in a 9mm luger. i don't plan on loading this but will the 9mm luger dies work for the 9mm largo? can't seem to find any specs for the 9mm largo and this round is not that popular. i'll let him know as soon as he comes back from vacation. should've just gotten the 45 acp i tell you.
he went to the range and said they all fired fine. when he needed more i gave him some of my other reloads i wasn't going to load anymore, the 115gr plated HP. he told me that these didn't feed really well and the primers were blowing (firing pin putting a hole in the primer). it was odd because i loaded 500 of these and were fired through four different handguns with zero problems. this was also my last 100 pack i gave him.
just recently i happen to inspect his gun. upon closer inspection it is a llama 1911. with some research i have determined it is a 9mm largo. and yes the 9mm luger does appear a bit shot when seated in the mag. he's been shooting the wrong ammo the whole time. kind of like shooting 380 auto in a 9mm luger. i don't plan on loading this but will the 9mm luger dies work for the 9mm largo? can't seem to find any specs for the 9mm largo and this round is not that popular. i'll let him know as soon as he comes back from vacation. should've just gotten the 45 acp i tell you.