HAWKEYESATX
Handloader
- Aug 15, 2016
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Hello all!
I wanted to share with you a rare find I got recently.
I know some of you, when you saw the Title of the Post, probably stuck your nose up like you just smelled a skunk under it, or snorted in derision, or totally scoffed.
But, you know what, that’s totally fine with me. To each his own.
I had one of these “beauties” several years ago, and sold it because I wanted a S&W Model 10-5.
I probably shouldn’t have sold my Star Modelo Super,because I got another one.
As you can see, this isn’t your average 9x19mm, it’s actually a 9x23mm Largo, as the Spanish called it, but the cartridge is the same as a 9x23mm Bergmann-Bayard, just a little more souped up.
On average, the mild side of the cartridge equals the 9x19, but when carefully hand loaded, it steps closely on the heels of the .38 Super. Average muzzle ft.-lbs run 390 ft-lbs all the way up to 500 ft-lbs.
It has the old style figure 8 dot sights, and they can be as accurate as any pistol out there.
Her finish is a little worn, but everything is in excellent working order.
Mine is a commercially made one that was made in 1957.
I know some out there are probably thinking about the much older pistols that we’re made in the late 20’s, that we’re junk.
Well, rest assured, by the time 1957 came around, they were as well made as most pistols could be.
Yes, the cartridge is strictly a hand loader special, but that’s alright with me, because I have the brass from Star Line, and I have a lot of pistol powders, and plenty of regular 9mm bullets.
Yes, that is another saving grace of the cartridge, it’s not a weird metric caliber, thankfully. .355-356 bullets work beautifully in her.
One of the better things about the 9mmLargo is, it can handle 147gr heavy for 9x19 bullets much better, and with more velocity and muzzle energy to boot. Average 147gr velocities run as fast as 124 gr velocities in the 9x19, or a tad more.
Well, if any of you have any questions, I will try and answer them to the best of my abilities.
Without further ado, I am attaching pics of her.
Oh, and some will probably ask if I plan to spruce her up a little, yes I do. I’m going to use Alumahyde II on her, and see how it comes out. Hopefully it will turn out very nice.
Hawk
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I wanted to share with you a rare find I got recently.
I know some of you, when you saw the Title of the Post, probably stuck your nose up like you just smelled a skunk under it, or snorted in derision, or totally scoffed.
But, you know what, that’s totally fine with me. To each his own.
I had one of these “beauties” several years ago, and sold it because I wanted a S&W Model 10-5.
I probably shouldn’t have sold my Star Modelo Super,because I got another one.
As you can see, this isn’t your average 9x19mm, it’s actually a 9x23mm Largo, as the Spanish called it, but the cartridge is the same as a 9x23mm Bergmann-Bayard, just a little more souped up.
On average, the mild side of the cartridge equals the 9x19, but when carefully hand loaded, it steps closely on the heels of the .38 Super. Average muzzle ft.-lbs run 390 ft-lbs all the way up to 500 ft-lbs.
It has the old style figure 8 dot sights, and they can be as accurate as any pistol out there.
Her finish is a little worn, but everything is in excellent working order.
Mine is a commercially made one that was made in 1957.
I know some out there are probably thinking about the much older pistols that we’re made in the late 20’s, that we’re junk.
Well, rest assured, by the time 1957 came around, they were as well made as most pistols could be.
Yes, the cartridge is strictly a hand loader special, but that’s alright with me, because I have the brass from Star Line, and I have a lot of pistol powders, and plenty of regular 9mm bullets.
Yes, that is another saving grace of the cartridge, it’s not a weird metric caliber, thankfully. .355-356 bullets work beautifully in her.
One of the better things about the 9mmLargo is, it can handle 147gr heavy for 9x19 bullets much better, and with more velocity and muzzle energy to boot. Average 147gr velocities run as fast as 124 gr velocities in the 9x19, or a tad more.
Well, if any of you have any questions, I will try and answer them to the best of my abilities.
Without further ado, I am attaching pics of her.
Oh, and some will probably ask if I plan to spruce her up a little, yes I do. I’m going to use Alumahyde II on her, and see how it comes out. Hopefully it will turn out very nice.
Hawk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
