What to do with my 9x21 Luger

Blasfimus · 04-26-2014, 06:13 PM

If I team the barrel I may be destroying it without knowing for sure what it is. Most any if my gun knowledge is in histories and function. I have no tools for reloading or any means to modify. If someone could maybe send over one or two of .30 brass it would be very much appreciated!

sheepherder · 04-26-2014, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Blasfimus

If I ream the barrel I may be destroying it without knowing for sure what it is.

A 9mm chambering reamer won't go in a 30 Luger barrel. It just won't. It might go in a 9mm Kurz [.380ACP] barrel, but that would be OK as the bore is still 9mm. I doubt that any barrel maker would make a 9mm Kurz barrel without labeling it as such, and that would be a real oddball caliber for a Luger.

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If someone could maybe send over one or two of .30 brass it would be very much appreciated!

That won't tell you anything, as a 30 Luger cartridge will just fall in a 9mm chamber roughly as far as the forward end of the extractor groove. About 1/8" farther than a 9mm. If you are still unsure if it is 30 cal, do the pencil trick.

More pictures would be helpful. Any markings, plus side views, overhead, stripped, chamber if you can focus that small, etc.

rhuff · 04-26-2014, 07:38 PM

I agree that it sounds as though the chamber needs to be finish reamed. If the barrel was installed and never headspaced for the breachblock, the 9mm round will not go far enough into the chamber to allow the toggle train to fully close.

You might just want to talk to our GT on this forum, as he has the necessary tools and the know how to fix you up. You could just send him your upper and toggle train and that can go USPS because it is not considered a firearm(read cheap shipping). I have done this very thing when I needed some of GT's expertise. He got me running 100%. Just a thought.

Blasfimus · 04-26-2014, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rhuff

I agree that it sounds as though the chamber needs to be finish reamed. If the barrel was installed and never headspaced for the breachblock, the 9mm round will not go far enough into the chamber to allow the toggle train to fully close.

You might just want to talk to our GT on this forum, as he has the necessary tools and the know how to fix you up. You could just send him your upper and toggle train and that can go USPS because it is not considered a firearm(read cheap shipping). I have done this very thing when I needed some of GT's expertise. He got me running 100%. Just a thought.

I will do just that thank you!

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04-26-2014, 06:13 PM	#1
Blasfimus User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	If I team the barrel I may be destroying it without knowing for sure what it is. Most any if my gun knowledge is in histories and function. I have no tools for reloading or any means to modify. If someone could maybe send over one or two of .30 brass it would be very much appreciated!

04-26-2014, 07:38 PM	#3
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,750 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	I agree that it sounds as though the chamber needs to be finish reamed. If the barrel was installed and never headspaced for the breachblock, the 9mm round will not go far enough into the chamber to allow the toggle train to fully close. You might just want to talk to our GT on this forum, as he has the necessary tools and the know how to fix you up. You could just send him your upper and toggle train and that can go USPS because it is not considered a firearm(read cheap shipping). I have done this very thing when I needed some of GT's expertise. He got me running 100%. Just a thought.