Soon to be owner of a 1916 DWM Luger P08 "shooter"

rhuff · 02-09-2017, 02:45 PM

I have to question if the "old man's Luger" had a problem other than the ammo. There are many, many folks on this forum and others that have fired thousands upon thousands of std. velocity 115/124gr FMJ ammo with ZERO problems, myself included. The difference in velocity of 1050 FPS and 1105 FPS ammo is totally insignificant, and can likely be found in the SAME box of inexpensive range ammo.

You certainly can do as you wish, but there is an awful lot of Luger knowledge on this forum that I will put up against the one person at your club. your choice.

Did you break down the Luger for a good cleaning and lube before you took it to the range?? I hope so, as they operate the best when clean and lubed.

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02-09-2017, 02:45 PM	#23
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 2,746 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	I have to question if the "old man's Luger" had a problem other than the ammo. There are many, many folks on this forum and others that have fired thousands upon thousands of std. velocity 115/124gr FMJ ammo with ZERO problems, myself included. The difference in velocity of 1050 FPS and 1105 FPS ammo is totally insignificant, and can likely be found in the SAME box of inexpensive range ammo. You certainly can do as you wish, but there is an awful lot of Luger knowledge on this forum that I will put up against the one person at your club. your choice. Did you break down the Luger for a good cleaning and lube before you took it to the range?? I hope so, as they operate the best when clean and lubed.