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Unread 03-19-2010, 08:31 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by sfnamvet View Post
Well I finally got the Luger shooting. Someone had taken a real nice matching number 1916 Erfurt and put a 30 Kal. Luger barrel on it,and it was jamming every shot. Changed magazines, no improvement, changed ammo, same result. Started cutting coils off the spring with no improvement. Stopped after taking 3 coils off to get more advice. Someone wrote me and said that his 30 Kal. Luger only had 17 coils on it and I realized that I had taken 3 coils off and still had 22 coils left. So I took it down to 19 coils and tried it and it ran like a sewing machine. How someone got that spring in the pistol, is a puzzle to me. Took me 2 days to get back in after I took it out the first time.

Remember nothing is foolproof as fools get more creative when challenged.

Thanks to all who gave me advice
sfnamvet
Hi:

Your spring was probably a replacement, as I know of no originals with 25 rings.

Anyway, enjoy shooting your Luger!

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