I'm having a fireing problem.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by octam

Sieger,

My ammo was purchased from Georgia arms, 115Gr full metal case (factory loaded)
rated at 1150fps. i do not have any calipers on hand to measure what you descibed above.
it is 9mm luger 100 rounds for $23.50. (what i call cheap paper punchers)
It is cone shaped and rounded at tip. What does truncated mean? sorry for silly question.

The mags i have are repro, 1 is black steel with wood bottom, no marks at all.
2. shinny steel body with black plastic bottom, mec-gar marked.
Are these ok?

thanks, George

George:

You might want to try some of the WalMart Winchester 115 gr. "White Box" target ammo to see if this will function your action better. Quite a few of our members swear by this stuff.

The velocity you quote is on the hotter side for a Luger, but not what I would consider unusual for modern ammo.

MecGar magazines should work just fine, as they are the best currently on the market.

Your bullet sounds like Hornaday's 124 gr. "Airforce bullet", which is a truncated cone with a round tip. Mine feeds and functions the action perfectly when loaded to 28.7 mm. I bet the factory loads these a lot deeper in the cartridge than that. The OAL of the cartridge being fired in a Luger is very important for proper function.

If the White Box stuff won't function your Luger properly, I'd try one of the recoil springs from Wolff Springs. They will sell you a three spring set, each of different weight, so that you can identify just the right one for your particular Luger. They are not too expensive either.

When you get your Luger functioning properly, you will really enjoy shooting it!!

Sieger