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unspellable · 09-27-2002, 01:47 PM

Unfortunatey Wolff does not offer a recoil spring for the 30 Luger. I suspect the potential market for the 30 Luger spring might be greater than for the 9 mm spring if everybody decided to replace their old chopped up spring. A 9 mm spring might work in a 30 Luger with hot loads, but it will only aggrevate the reliability problem with factory ammo.

I doubt that very many springs are out of spec for simply being tired. The majority of the springs I've seem coming out of 30 Lugers were not factory issue. Somebody cut them or replaced them in an effort to get the pistol to work with today's wimpy ammo.

I'm not convinced cutting springs is a good idea. First it modifies the original if you have one. If you get a replacement and cut it, you change the preload faster than the load force and create more potential problems. I'm looking for a source of proper springs, even to the point of consdiering having them wound.

As for loading, if you are using bullets that are correctly sized to an original barrel, you want to pay attention to neck OD. American made brass may run a little thick in the neck walls. You have to have room in the chamber neck area for the neck to expand and release the bullet or pressures go up. If you have room in the chamber neck area the thicker walls are for the better.

09-27-2002, 01:47 PM	#7
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Unfortunatey Wolff does not offer a recoil spring for the 30 Luger. I suspect the potential market for the 30 Luger spring might be greater than for the 9 mm spring if everybody decided to replace their old chopped up spring. A 9 mm spring might work in a 30 Luger with hot loads, but it will only aggrevate the reliability problem with factory ammo. I doubt that very many springs are out of spec for simply being tired. The majority of the springs I've seem coming out of 30 Lugers were not factory issue. Somebody cut them or replaced them in an effort to get the pistol to work with today's wimpy ammo. I'm not convinced cutting springs is a good idea. First it modifies the original if you have one. If you get a replacement and cut it, you change the preload faster than the load force and create more potential problems. I'm looking for a source of proper springs, even to the point of consdiering having them wound. As for loading, if you are using bullets that are correctly sized to an original barrel, you want to pay attention to neck OD. American made brass may run a little thick in the neck walls. You have to have room in the chamber neck area for the neck to expand and release the bullet or pressures go up. If you have room in the chamber neck area the thicker walls are for the better.