[Johnny C. Kitchens]

I would second that. A round not fired in a chamber with a barrel, will have very little power. Once the bullet is free of the case, no more power would be applied to the bullet, and it would have very little power. Also it should have less of a bang than one fired in the gun. The luger action is so fast, that in a two shot firing sequence the second shot will be fired in an upward direction. One of the reasons that a fully automatic luger is not a good idea...