Problem with bolt hold open on 1918 DMW

Comanche1952 · 10-28-2016, 12:08 PM

I wondered if the SARCO spring may be too "heavy" since it's new manufacture. I'll try thinning it a bit when I polish the HO.

I was shooting all kinds of ammo in it - both reloads of various bullet weight and some Russian factory 115gr FMJ. I chronographed the reloads in my CZ 85 to make sure I had velocities comparable with factory loads of the same bullet weight. I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.

Ron Wood · 10-28-2016, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Comanche1952

...I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.

Ignore those sources.
Ron

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10-28-2016, 12:08 PM	#1
Comanche1952 User Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	I wondered if the SARCO spring may be too "heavy" since it's new manufacture. I'll try thinning it a bit when I polish the HO. I was shooting all kinds of ammo in it - both reloads of various bullet weight and some Russian factory 115gr FMJ. I chronographed the reloads in my CZ 85 to make sure I had velocities comparable with factory loads of the same bullet weight. I don't "hot-load" although I have read in several sources that Lugers like stiff loads.