Some Comments & Questions on Ammo

unspellable · 08-27-2002, 09:16 AM

I will agree with Kyrie. If your Luger and your ammo are right, they will be perfectly reliable. In some tests results I have seen, the Luger actually turned in a better score for reliabiltiy than the 1911.

The one big weakness is the Luger will not tolerate very much mud under the sideplate, but this does not seem to me like a serious problem in the present day context. I doubt if anybody on this forum is in the habit of dragging a Luger through the mud.

The single most reliable firearm I ever owned was a 7.65 mm Luger. I never had a single malfunction with it for the many years I owned it. I ran cast and swaged semi wadcutters and full wadcutters through it as well as hardball.

This particular pistol was the famous Jackrabbit Stopper. It's mechanical reliability was easy to explain, it's reliability as a jackrabbit stopper was harder to explain.

I have a Glock and a Winchester 1894 that did not match the Jackrabbit Stopper for reliability, although in both jams the factory loaded cartridge was probably oversized.

If your Luger is not reliable switch magazines. If that doesn't fix it switch ammo. After this, suspect a non-original recoil spring that is out of spec. If the first three don't fix it, you've got something wrong with your Luger.

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08-27-2002, 09:16 AM	#15
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	I will agree with Kyrie. If your Luger and your ammo are right, they will be perfectly reliable. In some tests results I have seen, the Luger actually turned in a better score for reliabiltiy than the 1911. The one big weakness is the Luger will not tolerate very much mud under the sideplate, but this does not seem to me like a serious problem in the present day context. I doubt if anybody on this forum is in the habit of dragging a Luger through the mud. The single most reliable firearm I ever owned was a 7.65 mm Luger. I never had a single malfunction with it for the many years I owned it. I ran cast and swaged semi wadcutters and full wadcutters through it as well as hardball. This particular pistol was the famous Jackrabbit Stopper. It's mechanical reliability was easy to explain, it's reliability as a jackrabbit stopper was harder to explain. I have a Glock and a Winchester 1894 that did not match the Jackrabbit Stopper for reliability, although in both jams the factory loaded cartridge was probably oversized. If your Luger is not reliable switch magazines. If that doesn't fix it switch ammo. After this, suspect a non-original recoil spring that is out of spec. If the first three don't fix it, you've got something wrong with your Luger.