Stoeger Luger magazine => chamber problems

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Rick W.

I would surely counsel using the lightest loading that would function the pistol, otherwise excessive pounding of parts can occur. One might think that an alloyed framed pistol would be more prone to super hot loads.

Originally Posted by padredan

this pistol tends to like cci stingers, but it hasn't been fired with anything else. good luck.

STINGERS?! holy mackerel, these things are 40 gr and over 1600 fps...There is a correlation between firing less than a handful of these in three different Ermas with zinc uppers, and the front toggles that have broken--one on each gun. I'd even refrain from using them in any .22 auto pistol, unless directed by the mfgr., for fear of hammering the action against itself. These things definitely were not around when the Stoegers or Ermas were developed. Feed them what they were born to eat--standard velocity--or maybe less, if the springs are a little wussy. Mine have not snapped a toggle since I've stopped using anything perkier than CCI Minimag, and that is my absolute max. at 1230 fps.