Problem with bolt hold open on 1918 DMW

DonVoigt · 10-27-2016, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Comanche1952

Thanks. I'll continue polishing the spring area.

If it is too strong you will have to change it again, or thin it.

Do you have another HO to switch in to test?

kurusu · 10-28-2016, 03:14 AM

Just curious. What kind of ammo are you using? Reloads or factory?

Comanche1952 · 10-28-2016, 11:08 AM

I wondered if the SARCO spring may be too "heavy" since it's new manufacture. I'll try thinning it a bit when I polish the HO.

I was shooting all kinds of ammo in it - both reloads of various bullet weight and some Russian factory 115gr FMJ. I chronographed the reloads in my CZ 85 to make sure I had velocities comparable with factory loads of the same bullet weight. I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.

Ron Wood · 10-28-2016, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Comanche1952

...I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.

Ignore those sources.
Ron

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10-28-2016, 03:14 AM	#2
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	Just curious. What kind of ammo are you using? Reloads or factory?

10-28-2016, 11:08 AM	#3
Comanche1952 User Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	I wondered if the SARCO spring may be too "heavy" since it's new manufacture. I'll try thinning it a bit when I polish the HO. I was shooting all kinds of ammo in it - both reloads of various bullet weight and some Russian factory 115gr FMJ. I chronographed the reloads in my CZ 85 to make sure I had velocities comparable with factory loads of the same bullet weight. I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.