Lugers for Self Defense?

Doppler1992 · 03-14-2009, 02:26 PM

Jeff -

I have observed precisely what you mention regarding hollow points and some off-brand annunition. Mine won't chamber a Blazer 115 grain FMJ (the only ammo I can find locally) unless I manually load the eighth round in the chamber before firing, which is unsafe anywhere other than a gun range. It will empty the magazine without a hiccup as long as I manually chamber that first round. I'd like to know why - but maybe it's due to tired springs in the magazines - though the springs feel strong to my untrained touch.

Now that I have the .40 Desert Eagle I'll quit worrying about the possibilty of the Luger jamming - and retire it from target practice. Thanks to this forum I now see this is common with Lugers. I would still like to try a box of Winchester 115 gr FMJ to see if they feed properly - if I can get to a local Wal-Mart within 20 minutes of the truck arriving.

Gary -

PS - I see your point regarding the lack of a hammer.

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03-14-2009, 02:26 PM	#11
Doppler1992 User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jeff - I have observed precisely what you mention regarding hollow points and some off-brand annunition. Mine won't chamber a Blazer 115 grain FMJ (the only ammo I can find locally) unless I manually load the eighth round in the chamber before firing, which is unsafe anywhere other than a gun range. It will empty the magazine without a hiccup as long as I manually chamber that first round. I'd like to know why - but maybe it's due to tired springs in the magazines - though the springs feel strong to my untrained touch. Now that I have the .40 Desert Eagle I'll quit worrying about the possibilty of the Luger jamming - and retire it from target practice. Thanks to this forum I now see this is common with Lugers. I would still like to try a box of Winchester 115 gr FMJ to see if they feed properly - if I can get to a local Wal-Mart within 20 minutes of the truck arriving. Gary - PS - I see your point regarding the lack of a hammer.