First Time Luger Shoot Session

[Waveski]

I had the pleasure of shooting my first Luger yesterday , a matching (except for mag) 1916 DWM. In general I was pleasantly surprised by the handling characteristics ; very comfortably in terms of recoil (my reference base is the P.38...) , Easy to put on target despite the minimal rear sight and my less-than-excellent vision , wide , comfortable trigger. Feed and ejection were reliable. All in all , an great performance by a pistol which is in excess of a century old. (still trying to wrap my head around the chronology...)

I do have one question :

I noticed that the flight pattern of the ejected casings was no pattern at all : short left , wide right , straight up , brass scattered all over the place. Is this a normal characteristic of the Luger? If it is , or if it is of no concern , fine , but I thought it was worth an inquiry.

I did experience an issue with the magazine ; I posted that in the "Repairs" forum section.

'Ski