new luger-JAM NO ****

Zamo · 12-27-2007, 06:11 PM

I came here today hoping to find just such a thread. My 1917 DWM is suffering a similar dilema. Today at lunch was the first time I've had a chance to shoot the thing, and it failed to re-**** with each firing.
From what I observed, it stripped a round perfectly on initial cocking, fired said round, correctly extracted and ejected the spent case, and then chambered the next subsequent cartridge into battery correctly. It was only when I tried squeezing the trigger harder and harder without a "Bang" that I realized something was amiss. I ejected the 2nd cartridge and examined it. There was no sign of any dimple on the primer what so ever. I jacked another cartridge in and it fired, but once again, the next round met an un-cocked action. I tried this yet a third time with exactly the same results.
I will go home tonight and perform an in depth observation using some of the points mentioned above.
One factor I should mention, the pistol is very near bone dry right now, as I am preparing to refinish it (Waiting on Mr. UPS to deliver the MolyResin...and just couldn't wait any longer, *POW*). Are Lugers particular to lubrication?
I am puzzled mostly by the fact that all the other key elements in the cycle worked just great. No "feeding" or "extracting" issues...just not re-cocked. This ammo functioned perfectly in my S/42 last week (when I finally caved in to Lust and fired two mags through it), so I don't think it's the ammo.
Any possibilities or ideas?

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12-27-2007, 06:11 PM	#5
Zamo User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 142 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	I came here today hoping to find just such a thread. My 1917 DWM is suffering a similar dilema. Today at lunch was the first time I've had a chance to shoot the thing, and it failed to re-**** with each firing. From what I observed, it stripped a round perfectly on initial cocking, fired said round, correctly extracted and ejected the spent case, and then chambered the next subsequent cartridge into battery correctly. It was only when I tried squeezing the trigger harder and harder without a "Bang" that I realized something was amiss. I ejected the 2nd cartridge and examined it. There was no sign of any dimple on the primer what so ever. I jacked another cartridge in and it fired, but once again, the next round met an un-cocked action. I tried this yet a third time with exactly the same results. I will go home tonight and perform an in depth observation using some of the points mentioned above. One factor I should mention, the pistol is very near bone dry right now, as I am preparing to refinish it (Waiting on Mr. UPS to deliver the MolyResin...and just couldn't wait any longer, POW). Are Lugers particular to lubrication? I am puzzled mostly by the fact that all the other key elements in the cycle worked just great. No "feeding" or "extracting" issues...just not re-cocked. This ammo functioned perfectly in my S/42 last week (when I finally caved in to Lust and fired two mags through it), so I don't think it's the ammo. Any possibilities or ideas?