Can you help identify this luger?

Sticky · 02-10-2013, 11:06 PM

I finally got it on the range. It fired, ejected the casing, but did not fully reload the next round making it a single shot luger. I was using American Eagle 115 grain ammo. The gunsmith told me to try 124 grain. Any thoughts on what might be the issue??? Magazine spring is really tight, it seems to be aftermarket.

rhuff · 02-11-2013, 03:45 PM

My first suggestion would be to purchase a new MecGar mag for your Luger. All auto loaders are dependent on their mags for reliability. Lugers can, and are many times, ammo sensitive, just like .22cal guns are. You may want to try different brands and bullet weights.

If these things don't get you up and running, then one would need to exchange the springs(recoil, firing pin,mag) so that you know exactly where you stand.

Lugers can be frustrating, to say the least, but once you get it running reliably, you will most definitely enjoy shooting it.

02-10-2013, 11:06 PM	#1
Sticky User Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Firing issue I finally got it on the range. It fired, ejected the casing, but did not fully reload the next round making it a single shot luger. I was using American Eagle 115 grain ammo. The gunsmith told me to try 124 grain. Any thoughts on what might be the issue??? Magazine spring is really tight, it seems to be aftermarket.

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02-11-2013, 03:45 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,753 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	My first suggestion would be to purchase a new MecGar mag for your Luger. All auto loaders are dependent on their mags for reliability. Lugers can, and are many times, ammo sensitive, just like .22cal guns are. You may want to try different brands and bullet weights. If these things don't get you up and running, then one would need to exchange the springs(recoil, firing pin,mag) so that you know exactly where you stand. Lugers can be frustrating, to say the least, but once you get it running reliably, you will most definitely enjoy shooting it.