Reproduction Snail Drum - progress

DonVoigt · 03-17-2017, 01:22 PM

Phil- when they work- they are awesome! And I don't use that word often.
I have four that work very well, though after hours of work by myself and GT!

The reason a million or so were made for WWI was the "artillery" luger and drum for the Stosstruppen. The first time you fire 32 rounds from a correctly functioning snail drum on a stocked L P08, one understands the use and reason for its being.

PS- Gloves are a good idea when messing with the drum, I've rubbed blisters on my hand from loading and unloading.

PhilOhio · 03-17-2017, 02:38 PM

Don,

I have a near mint 1917 artillery with fine tune sights, OEM holster and stock rig, new repro of same, another original plain stock, and several other Lugers. I know the pistol is very accurate with the stocks, but I look forward to using it with the drum, which makes it accurate times 32. And the weight will help. All I need now is warmer weather.

This is an inherently accurate cartridge, with the right load, and I have a bunch of guns firing it, including an MP5. Talk about accuracy...

There has to be some ideal way of holding or supporting that drum while winding the spring, but I haven't found it yet. I imagine the manual says something about it.

It's hard to comprehend that all this equipment is 100 years old and still so functional, in a fairly modern way. We have not advanced all that far. But the same applies to John Browning's 1911 Colt design.

03-17-2017, 01:22 PM	#1
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Phil- when they work- they are awesome! And I don't use that word often. I have four that work very well, though after hours of work by myself and GT! The reason a million or so were made for WWI was the "artillery" luger and drum for the Stosstruppen. The first time you fire 32 rounds from a correctly functioning snail drum on a stocked L P08, one understands the use and reason for its being. PS- Gloves are a good idea when messing with the drum, I've rubbed blisters on my hand from loading and unloading. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

03-17-2017, 02:38 PM	#2
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	When Drums Run Don, I have a near mint 1917 artillery with fine tune sights, OEM holster and stock rig, new repro of same, another original plain stock, and several other Lugers. I know the pistol is very accurate with the stocks, but I look forward to using it with the drum, which makes it accurate times 32. And the weight will help. All I need now is warmer weather. This is an inherently accurate cartridge, with the right load, and I have a bunch of guns firing it, including an MP5. Talk about accuracy... There has to be some ideal way of holding or supporting that drum while winding the spring, but I haven't found it yet. I imagine the manual says something about it. It's hard to comprehend that all this equipment is 100 years old and still so functional, in a fairly modern way. We have not advanced all that far. But the same applies to John Browning's 1911 Colt design.

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