Advice Needed

Castle · 09-18-2015, 03:42 PM

Gentlemen, very much obliged for all this information and advice. Maybe of interest: the Fiocchi ammo. with which my Luger hardly worked at all was 93 grs, FMJ. The PPU ammo, which works far better but is still not perfect, is 6.0 g, 93 grs, also FMJ. I guess I will first try a new mag. I will report results. I hope the pistol can be brought around, as it's a good old weapon: DWM, all numbers and partial numbers matching, good stocks, and surprisingly accurate (that's when it fires). Thanks again to all......CF

rhuff · 09-19-2015, 03:01 PM

Some of the old Lugers can be a real challenge to get them to run reliably, but it can be done if you are persistent. There are a good group of folks on this forum with a load of experience with shooting Lugers, and are more than happy to help.

First you need to start with the basics.

(1) clean and well lubed....you state that has been done.

(2) purchased a good quality magazine.....Meg-Gar is #1

(3) try different brands of FMJRN ammo.

Let's see how that works out for you, and then go from there as we have the baseline for your Luger.

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09-18-2015, 03:42 PM	#1
Castle User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New England Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Gentlemen, very much obliged for all this information and advice. Maybe of interest: the Fiocchi ammo. with which my Luger hardly worked at all was 93 grs, FMJ. The PPU ammo, which works far better but is still not perfect, is 6.0 g, 93 grs, also FMJ. I guess I will first try a new mag. I will report results. I hope the pistol can be brought around, as it's a good old weapon: DWM, all numbers and partial numbers matching, good stocks, and surprisingly accurate (that's when it fires). Thanks again to all......CF

09-19-2015, 03:01 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,753 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	Some of the old Lugers can be a real challenge to get them to run reliably, but it can be done if you are persistent. There are a good group of folks on this forum with a load of experience with shooting Lugers, and are more than happy to help. First you need to start with the basics. (1) clean and well lubed....you state that has been done. (2) purchased a good quality magazine.....Meg-Gar is #1 (3) try different brands of FMJRN ammo. Let's see how that works out for you, and then go from there as we have the baseline for your Luger.