Lugers are like that. I'll offer a few suggestions.
1. Insert three rounds in magazine. Pull toggle ALL the way to the rear. Let go. If it chambers repeatedly then its most likely not the magazine. If it doesn't chamber then its the magazine or the overall length of the round. Keep replacing magazines, magazine springs, and try different bullets until it chambers every time.
2. When it does chamber, pull toggle ALL the way to the rear. Does it eject every time? If they feed in right then they should eject if everything else is ok.
3. Take to range, put in one round without magazine. Fire. Did it eject? If it stovepiped or hung up then the toggle isn't going back far enough. You need more powerful ammo or a weaker mainspring.
4. When it fires singly without magazine every time the put one round in magazine, pull toggle ALL the way back, release. Did it chamber? If not
clean and grease the inside rails and bolt sides. I had to polish and use a rubbing compound on a mismatched Erfurt until it smoothed out. If you work the toggle slowly in you can feel the tight spots.
5. When it fires with one round in the magazine, every time, then add one, two, ect. Mine will never jam with five, occasionally with six, and 25% with any over that.
Good luck!
rk
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