Eugen,

As to the "dent" in your spent brass, my Mauser Parabellum does the exact same thing routinely. It is apparently quite common with these Lugers. Occasionally one of my P08s will dent some 9mm brass, but none of the 30 Luger guns will do it. I am a handloader, so was interested in the why, and realized the brass was striking the left barrel extension on the way out, producing the dent. The brass is still reloadable, and I chose not to try and modify the extractor or ejector on the Parabellum. It is no big thing, and no cause for alarm. Shoot it and enjoy it!!

L.O.L.

Kurusu (who manages to loose 2% of is .45 ACP cases whenever he goes to the range. I'm starting to believe they hide from me. :rolleyes:).

rhuff, thank you for that helpful info. I really appreciate all the great advice I have received from this forum. I am uncertain how much I will shoot this Luger, but it nice to hear stories like yours that suggest that mine appears to be functioning normally.

Hi Eugen,
Wonderful story.... but I will still wait until that shooter becomes available. If I went ahead and shot my 1917 DWM and....... well- I don't want to think about that. In the meantime, I'm having fun learning more from this forum, and from personal chats with the Luger experts... great fun!

The last photo shows the rear of the toggle train where it slams back against the metal surface just below. Seems to be more scored than others I have seen. Does this mean the toggle train has recoiled with more than the intended force? I do not plan on firing this gun... so no worries, I'm trying to learn what is OK and what is not.

Thanks,

Wonderful, You lost your luger virginity!!

Well, actually I haven't :)

This gun had been fired by the former collector owner years ago, the stored until my gunsmith friend bought it. I have never fired it... or any other Luger... YET

I'm still counting on that soon-to-be-had shooter!

It's about normal for a fired Luger. And in 1917 it was not made for parades nor collecting.

Congratulations, Eugen !! Yea-Ha !!
Your first Luger and you shared your experience with really good photos, too!

It's a good looking pistol and obviously works perfectly!

When I bought my first Luger, the seller assured me it was in good working order and readily admitted to firing two magazines through it!

I reduced the trigger pull on my 1937 Luger by using a 1970s Mauser trigger spring. Lugerdoc had them.

You got lucky.

Be careful doing that, as I lightened up a Luger trigger spring and produced a Luger that would bump fire in"doubles". that will really get one's attention!! I returned the original spring and solved that trait.

I wondered about the 1970s spring because it was so much lighter than the original. However after shooting for a couple of years there have been no problems.