When it comes to guns, you hear a lot about certain races and their gun history. Britain, America, Germany, Russia, Sweden, and maybe even China all thanks to the world’s most powerful firearm manufacturing canvas. This is without mentioning that other countries , militia or police. The 9mm Largo cartridge falls into that category of almost forgotten importance and an area that has an impact on world events that many have forgotten. The 9mm Largo is actually the oldest European cartridge, adopted by the Spanish in 1913 and developed for the Bergmann-Bayard pistol in 1908. Largo is Spanish for long, and the 9mm Largo was Spain’s first semi-pistol chambered for wide service. I turn Later in 1921 the Campo Giro would be superseded by the Astra model 1921, commonly known as the Model 400 in commercial circles.
The Astra, like the Campo Giro, was a stroke engine, but it was designed in a more stable and heavy-duty sense. Later, Spain adopted the draft style of the Model “A” star, and then the Super star, which was modeled after the M1911 but chambered in 9mm Largo. These guns helped to shape the country of Spain and as the American guns progressed along with the technology. But in Spain the 9mm Largo cartridge was unique in the sense that it saw little change over the years, while America changed quality and technology, Spain saw a change in technology but in comparison the 9mmLargo cartridge did little. Of course the 9mm Largo was eventually replaced but for a little while the 9mm Largo cartridge had great dominance.
Over the years there have been limited quantities of Spanish Largo Pistols on the US market, but ammunition has always been a problem. The factory ammunition 9m Largo cartridge was a little difficult. So many owners of these 9mm Largo handguns decide to chamber them to shoot 38 Super or 9mm Luger cartridges through them. This was a mistake, since the 38 Super had higher pressure, and the semi-beaded nature of the 38 Super made feeding problems. The 9mm Luger also operates at a higher pressure and is different in the cartridge head, these differences lead to severely damaged cases and poor performance. Only by reloading did the 9mm Largo cartridge find a new home, since the reloaders were able to buy some actual 9mm cartridges and then reload them for their guns.
If you happen to have a pistol chambered in 9mm Largo, make sure that you only fire the 9mm Largo cartridge through it, and you may also want to look into reloading the cartridge because it not only gives you a better custom performance, but also that you keep a supply of 9mm. Addition of the cartridge at a decent level. The 9mm Largo cartridge has a long history as a Spanish pistol cartridge and as an all around good cartridge that resembled the German 9mm Luger. To help keep the 9mm Largo cartridge in use and out of the history books is one of the reasons so many Americans are getting into firearms and early history, the lesser known brands of the nation cannot be passed over in the World Wars made many popular cartridges, if Spain took a major part in its two wars. cartridges and methods would be more frequently mentioned than British, German, Russian, American, and perhaps Chinese.
