Luger problem

[rocky3]

Hi all, I also am new here, and I have bought my first Luger P08 DWM. Shadow dog 500 on U Tube was best thing ever for me. I have now detailed striped my Luger and cleaned out gunk from years of neglect. Next project, when I get up nerve, is to remove and detail strip the recoil spring. I can't figure how to or why the twist on the spring as Shadow dog did.
I'm now trying to find a magazine release spring, mine is broken.
best to everyone..Rocky3

[Sieger]

Hi All:

Do you remember who said...."if you repeat the big lie long enough, everyone will soon believe it."

Well, perhaps this is a good example.

From Guns & Ammo, October 1968, page 57, "Ten Most Asked Questions About Lugers, written by "noted Luger expert" Michael Reese:

Question 10: Why does the Luger malfunction?

"American ammunition today is not quite hot enough for the Luger mechanism. By this, I mean 1,150 to 1,200 fps on 124 grain and 115 grain American ammunition is not so "hot" compared to the 1,400 fps 124 grain German manufacture. German contract ammunition during WWII was 1,400 fps on 115 grain."

Well, gentlemen, the Germans never even produced such a load!!!

Sieger

[LugerVern]

Originally Posted by gundogblue

Hi All,
The luger would'nt fire two rnds in a row, the gun would either stove-pipe, or fail to eject the empty case from the chamber!! :

Some good advice in previous posts:

Clean all the old grease from the gun, look at the extractor and make sure there is not a build up of grease under it, this happens a lot and can cause much trouble. It might even be desirable to remove it and then clean to make sure all the hardened grease is gone.

A build up of grease can damage your breach block.

During your next shooting with normal ammunition place a small section of paper behind the rear toggle on the frame. The toggle should smash it on recoil but not bit though completely. If it does then your springs are weak and should be replaced.

Stove piping can be caused by the extractor holding onto the bullet too tightly and raising the tip of the bullet during recoil causing a jam. It can also be caused by a weak main spring, the toggle impacts the rear of the frame and slams forward at increased speed, this strips the bullet from the magazine faster than normal and the bullet impacts the top of the chamber.

Of course magazines can cause the same problem, the latching notch on the mag can cause a higher than normal angle causing much of the same problems,

Just some ideas-Good luck

Vern