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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker
As an aside, I am almost positive that the luger that went off in Band of Brothers was because he pulled the trigger and shot himself. He was playing around and never checked to see if it was loaded....
In the book it was - he was playing around with it and it went off... if i remember right
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From what I can recall in my initial research. The Band of Brothers incident was not a luger and was most likely a FN 1900 which apparently does not have a safety.
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Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber
Modern ammunition is no longer manufactured to DWM's 9x19mm specifications. The SAAMI specification for the 9x19 maximum overall length is the same as DWM's original specification for minimum OAL. Much of the currently available ammunition is simply too short to chamber properly.
The ammunition for which the Parabellum was designed used slower-burning powder than is in common use today. Modern powder burns too fast to properly match the pistol's timing.
Original folded-steel magazine feed lips have become worn or weakened in use over time and will no longer feed adequately. Newly-made (or original mandrel-formed) magazines do not exhibit this problem.
The Luger is sensitive to proper shooting technique: it must be held firmly when shot. "Limp-wristing" transfers energy which the pistol requires to operate, into the shooter's wrist. Just like many other auto-loaders.
Dwight
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One the ammo, What I noticed was that the .30 cal luger worked flawlessly. I am convinced it is because this round was not used for many other pistols and was therefore never adjusted to meet new requirements.
What is mandrel formed? I will google it as well.
I noticed that shooing the luger was much more like shooting a Single Action Revolver. It is not lost on me that both the luger and C96 seem to cling to those methods. Being that I qualified with a Ruger Black Hawk, the luger felt right at home. My friend, who is a Police Officer, was having a hard time keeping the barrel down; he has this issue when he uses my Blackhawk.