DWM vs. Mauser

unspellable · 10-07-2005, 08:27 AM

Dwight, you didn't say anything about the circumstances or what sort of loads were involved in your failure cases.

In the one case I've seen the breech block lost the lower front edge, the edge that would be adjacent to the feed ramp in battery. I suspect an overpressure load was involved with a case failure in the feed ramp area as is typical of 1911's when over loaded. I also suspect the luger case has better support in this area than the 1911 so the effects of an over load might be more variable.

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10-07-2005, 08:27 AM	#16
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Dwight, you didn't say anything about the circumstances or what sort of loads were involved in your failure cases. In the one case I've seen the breech block lost the lower front edge, the edge that would be adjacent to the feed ramp in battery. I suspect an overpressure load was involved with a case failure in the feed ramp area as is typical of 1911's when over loaded. I also suspect the luger case has better support in this area than the 1911 so the effects of an over load might be more variable.