Luger Heavy Barrel Not Cycling

alanint · 01-01-2013, 08:35 AM

What about cutting a coil or two from the mainspring?

rhuff · 01-01-2013, 03:53 PM

You might consider reducing the main/recoil spring weight. Wolff springs sells reduced spring weights for the P-08.

Is your extractor attempting to remove the spent brass?

You will most likely have to "play" with different approaches to get you P08 to function correctly. I would be very cautious about trying to reload the 30 Luger brass to a lot higher velocity level than factory. You well have a new strong steel barrel, but have a 90 year old frame and toggle assy.

If you are a reloader, you could produce a small number(say 10) of each powder level, increasing 0.1gr of powder for each group, watching very closely for over pressure.

SIGP2101 · 02-28-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

What about cutting a coil or two from the mainspring?

Cutting coils from compression type springs doesn't make springs lighter, just shorter. 20 pounds spring is 20 pounds no matter how many coils you eliminate or add to.

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01-01-2013, 08:35 AM	#1
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rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,756 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	You might consider reducing the main/recoil spring weight. Wolff springs sells reduced spring weights for the P-08. Is your extractor attempting to remove the spent brass? You will most likely have to "play" with different approaches to get you P08 to function correctly. I would be very cautious about trying to reload the 30 Luger brass to a lot higher velocity level than factory. You well have a new strong steel barrel, but have a 90 year old frame and toggle assy. If you are a reloader, you could produce a small number(say 10) of each powder level, increasing 0.1gr of powder for each group, watching very closely for over pressure.