Lugersman 45acp luger video

[G.T.]

Well, after having my .45 Luger to the range and then to the workbench 4 times before I could call it a success means that, "Yes" It is a successful and viable venture.. Did it start out that way, uuuummmm, "No!" below is an outline of the journey to 100% function?
When I first received and range tested the unit I had purchased, # 35 it would jam almost every round fired... I got to work on my new Luger and made some small but important modifications. They were more like finishing up revisions of items that were not completely finished or thought thru to testing? I dunno? I didn't make the thing, but it is sometimes the small things that mean the most for function.
1) I repaired the hold open by replacing and trimming to width an original hold open spring as mentioned before
2) I remover the mag followers and radiused the back top of the follower so it could sit higher in the mag and allow the follower button to go to the top of the slot unhindered, holdopen works now 100% bench or range
3) re-installed original mainspring (18 coils, had tried 17 coils, marginal results) as I didn't want too many changes at once, turned out to be the correct weight and was not the problem anyway.
4) Re-shaped the ejector nose so it was parallel to the breech face to reduce the brass hitting the receiver side? (helped but empty still impacts the left rail, I think?) Ejection did improve.
5) Re-shaped mag feed lips for more linear support of the cartridge on both mags, reduced or eliminated rocking of the rounds when in the mag.
6)Tried S&B again, still had jamming issues with short recoil, switched to WW Q4170 ball and the thing ran like a top?.... two five shot strings to empty with hold open working correctly both mags!
Soooo, good news, they can be made to run correctly... bad news is, I'm not sure which, if not all and more, of the above is most important?.. and, more ammo types need to be tried before any conclusion is reached?.. But, it is fun to shoot and will certainly work better as we progress!
Best to all, til….lat'r…..GT....