Mike T.

I would recommend finding one brand of ammo that cycles well and sticking with it, as you may find both different points of impact and different feeding reliability depending on the brand you are using and the pecularities of your gun. I agree that you should avoid the +P if possible. My personal favorite is Winchester 115 g because it works well in my gun, it is relatively cheap, and as long as you can find a Wal-Mart, it will be there.


There are different kinds of 9mm; stuff for Lugers will probably say "Luger" or "Parabellum". Don't use anything else.


You should be concerned about the reliability of the near 100-year old springs in your gun. Because you are a new owner and we want to keep you happy in the hobby, I will very generously trade you my much younger and therefore bouncier 1942 byf Mauser for your tired old Erfurt.


Finally, three months ago I was a new Luger owner asking pretty much the same questions you were on this board. See how easy it is to become an expert? All kidding aside, there are in fact some real bona-fide experts on this board, and you will them very generous and helpful. I had thought at first that a lot of Luger owners were snobs, but I sure haven't found any of that here.