Small calibre

flydive · 02-12-2017, 08:43 AM

Here 2 calibre reduction kits for the Swiss Parabellum I own.

4mm. Uses primers to shoot a 4mm lead ball

6mm. fits 22lr, but haven't tried to shoot yet.

Stucki · 02-12-2017, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by flydive

6mm. fits 22lr, but haven't tried to shoot yet.

in that case, must be .22LR center fire - quite a rare cartridge

Alexander

flydive · 02-12-2017, 01:45 PM

No, standard rim fire.

The dummy cartridge case transform the centre hit to a rim one.

Stucki · 02-12-2017, 02:01 PM

Very intersting solution - must be a rare sub calibre device - I just saw that Görtz and Sturgess show one in the 3rd volume of their Luger book (page1357) - but I never saw one in reality

John Sabato · 02-13-2017, 11:48 AM

Most likely 4mm caliber...

flydive · 02-13-2017, 02:36 PM

Yes, the top one is 4 mm, a lead 4 mm ball propelled by a primer. to shoot at 10 m.
Here is the ammunition and primers for the kit

The second set is 6mm, rim percussion, to shoot at 50 m.
The .22 lr cartridge fits perfectly.

02-12-2017, 08:43 AM	#1
flydive User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Switzerland Posts: 63 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts	Small calibre Here 2 calibre reduction kits for the Swiss Parabellum I own. 4mm. Uses primers to shoot a 4mm lead ball 6mm. fits 22lr, but haven't tried to shoot yet.

02-13-2017, 11:48 AM	#5
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02-12-2017, 01:45 PM	#3
flydive User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Switzerland Posts: 63 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts	No, standard rim fire. The dummy cartridge case transform the centre hit to a rim one.

02-12-2017, 02:01 PM	#4
Stucki User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 84 Thanks: 1 Thanked 130 Times in 34 Posts	Very intersting solution - must be a rare sub calibre device - I just saw that Görtz and Sturgess show one in the 3rd volume of their Luger book (page1357) - but I never saw one in reality

02-13-2017, 02:36 PM	#6
flydive User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Switzerland Posts: 63 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts	Yes, the top one is 4 mm, a lead 4 mm ball propelled by a primer. to shoot at 10 m. Here is the ammunition and primers for the kit The second set is 6mm, rim percussion, to shoot at 50 m. The .22 lr cartridge fits perfectly.