Magazine capacity question

All of my magazines will hold 8 rounds.

I have some pistol/mag combinations that have problems though. Sometimes if 8 rounds are loaded the mag will not seat properly (closed breech) or feed the first round.

I figure it is a magazine problem. It is logical that the number of rounds issued would completely fill the two magazines and leave no loose rounds.


The Luger is not the ideal pistol to carry cocked and locked like a 1911. Most likely, when action required a pistol the weapon was in hand and the first round was then chambered. It's an 8 shot pistol, not nine.

All the pictures I've seen of cut-away views shows 8 rounds in the pistol, one in the chamber, seven in the mag.

All pictures I've seen of soldiers in combat show that the troops practice careful gun-handling techniques with drawn Lugers as nearly every picture shows the trigger finger on the outside of the trigger guard. Clearly it shows that they are aware of how easy it is to have an accidental discharge with a Luger.

When you are looking at troops with P-38s, the trigger finger is often on the trigger.


Mike