Feed ramp in barrel, Just wondering????

G.T. · 11-05-2006, 01:31 PM

I recently received a P.38 where someone had tried to improve the feeding and reliability of the gun by grinding a slight feedramp into the bottom of the barrel chamber! As the barrel is already chamfered for this, it was redundant and as far as I could see, unsafe! Now, when you look at a luger chamber, they have quite an extensive ramp cut into each and every one?? I don't recall this on any other firearm? Do you think it was designed this way? Or was it modified at some early point in it's beginnings, like the second shot?? Modern pistols seem to be support the brass all the way around.. It would also seem that a gentle angle on the bottom of the breechblock would lessen the cartridge jump in the magazine upon cycling to feed... I'm not throwing stones, as the engineering on Lugers is incredible, but do you think they stopped short on some very basic issues? Or do you think they were at the end of their game? best to all, til...lat'r....GT

11-05-2006, 01:31 PM	#1
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 1,323 Thanked 3,709 Times in 1,013 Posts	Feed ramp in barrel, Just wondering???? I recently received a P.38 where someone had tried to improve the feeding and reliability of the gun by grinding a slight feedramp into the bottom of the barrel chamber! As the barrel is already chamfered for this, it was redundant and as far as I could see, unsafe! Now, when you look at a luger chamber, they have quite an extensive ramp cut into each and every one?? I don't recall this on any other firearm? Do you think it was designed this way? Or was it modified at some early point in it's beginnings, like the second shot?? Modern pistols seem to be support the brass all the way around.. It would also seem that a gentle angle on the bottom of the breechblock would lessen the cartridge jump in the magazine upon cycling to feed... I'm not throwing stones, as the engineering on Lugers is incredible, but do you think they stopped short on some very basic issues? Or do you think they were at the end of their game? best to all, til...lat'r....GT