Unusual malfunction .30 Luger case

4 Scale · 02-07-2018, 03:06 PM

Yes Jerry it is bit of a confusing thread with two separate collectors showing a similar malfunction.

I've long since disposed of the sheared case so I'm unable to examine the shoulder. The shoulder of the sheared round does look long in the photo in post #1. As I recall it did take a good shove to drive the sheared case out of the chamber, so I'm wondering if maybe Jerry is right in his post #21 that the long neck is the culprit.

The pistol used to fire the sheared round shown in post #1 of the thread was a Portuguese 1906 with the royal crest scrubbed off. It has performed flawlessly with perhaps 100 rounds of .30 Luger Prvi Partizan ammo since the sheared case. I have verified the pistol is chambered for .30 Luger (a 9mm Luger dummy round will not chamber). After considering all comments I believe it was just the one defective round. But, next range trip I'll save some ejected cases and compare to unfired ammo to see if something is going on.

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02-07-2018, 03:06 PM	#29
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Yes Jerry it is bit of a confusing thread with two separate collectors showing a similar malfunction. I've long since disposed of the sheared case so I'm unable to examine the shoulder. The shoulder of the sheared round does look long in the photo in post #1. As I recall it did take a good shove to drive the sheared case out of the chamber, so I'm wondering if maybe Jerry is right in his post #21 that the long neck is the culprit. The pistol used to fire the sheared round shown in post #1 of the thread was a Portuguese 1906 with the royal crest scrubbed off. It has performed flawlessly with perhaps 100 rounds of .30 Luger Prvi Partizan ammo since the sheared case. I have verified the pistol is chambered for .30 Luger (a 9mm Luger dummy round will not chamber). After considering all comments I believe it was just the one defective round. But, next range trip I'll save some ejected cases and compare to unfired ammo to see if something is going on.