Resurrection

stefanosg · 03-28-2006, 07:55 PM

With some help from one of my fellow members here at Luger Forum(many thanks to Russ!), I was able to bring this LA-22 back to life. I am still awaiting the safety lever and catch. I've actually managed to get my wife asking me if we can go to the range

, but she still only like .22's . Maybe I can get her to catch the Luger bug with this little fella.

Dwight Gruber · 03-28-2006, 08:30 PM

Steve,

When its finally shooting let us know what you have to do to make the magazine feed. Neither of mine will.

--Dwight

stefanosg · 03-28-2006, 09:06 PM

I dry ran some rounds through it and did run into some issues. I have two mags for it. One I bought off ebay and the other came with the parts I got. Both work in the gun and will feed, but there are subtle differences that may be why some do and don't work. The one with the black bottom came with the parts. The silver one I bought separately. The biggest difference I found was the little hold open tab on the follower is bigger on the black one than on the silver one. The silver one feeds nicely while the black one seems to angle the rounds too far up. This may have to do with the tab. Also I notice that the rounds in the black one do not all sit at the same angle. The first one sits along the follower and the rest sit at a shallower angle than the one before it. The silver one, all the rounds sit at the same angle as the follower. I again attribute this to the tab. I know this may not mean much, once I fire it, but its a start.

stefanosg · 03-29-2006, 07:09 AM

Well, I am glad I didn't spend a whole lot on it then. Hopefully all will work out. I'll keep you guys up to speed. Anything else to watch out for, I'd like to hear from you.

Thanks,
Steven

Lugerdoc · 03-30-2006, 09:59 AM

Stefan, The black bottomed mag in your photo is the original and the bright one is a Triple K repro. The balance of the FP & recoil springs is critical on these Erma 22s and may change with shooting. As I recall, The Erma lugers perfer standard velocity 22LR and the Stoegers require the high velocity. TH

stefanosg · 04-05-2006, 08:09 PM

I got my new safety on Monday and finished assembly of the Erma. Today after work I stopped by the range and popped off about 150 rounds. The first two mags had me thinking there were goimg to be alot of problems. I most cases the shells ejected but a new one failed to load. I persisted, and varied the amount of bullets I loaded. The last 6 always seemed to fire flawlessly. Long story short, after a few more mags, I was able to shoot a full load with only maybe 1 in 30 misfeeding. I was using the Federal in the 550ct box from Wallymart. I also had some PMC Sidewinders. I thought they would be trouble as they were not jacketed rounds and the softer tips would pose a feed problem. Nope, they loaded and reloaded straight-away. I used the silver bottomed mag (pictured above), as I forgot to bring the other one with me. I'll be interested to see if it works as well. Below is my first target. My first two shots with the gun are high and outside the rings. I love firing this gun and its accuracy, I hardly felt like I was aiming.

John Sabato · 04-05-2006, 10:39 PM

Don't forget to keep it well lubricated... those .22's are dirty.

stefanosg · 04-06-2006, 06:03 AM

Rgr that! Since I had to build it from scratch, I am intimately familiar with how to strip it down.

Rod WMG · 04-06-2006, 06:21 PM

Are those powder burns on that paper???

stefanosg · 04-06-2006, 07:34 PM

All right smarty

. No seriously though, the distance was about 25ft.

03-28-2006, 07:55 PM	#1
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Resurrection With some help from one of my fellow members here at Luger Forum(many thanks to Russ!), I was able to bring this LA-22 back to life. I am still awaiting the safety lever and catch. I've actually managed to get my wife asking me if we can go to the range , but she still only like .22's . Maybe I can get her to catch the Luger bug with this little fella. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

03-28-2006, 09:06 PM	#3
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	I dry ran some rounds through it and did run into some issues. I have two mags for it. One I bought off ebay and the other came with the parts I got. Both work in the gun and will feed, but there are subtle differences that may be why some do and don't work. The one with the black bottom came with the parts. The silver one I bought separately. The biggest difference I found was the little hold open tab on the follower is bigger on the black one than on the silver one. The silver one feeds nicely while the black one seems to angle the rounds too far up. This may have to do with the tab. Also I notice that the rounds in the black one do not all sit at the same angle. The first one sits along the follower and the rest sit at a shallower angle than the one before it. The silver one, all the rounds sit at the same angle as the follower. I again attribute this to the tab. I know this may not mean much, once I fire it, but its a start. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

03-29-2006, 07:09 AM	#4
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Well, I am glad I didn't spend a whole lot on it then. Hopefully all will work out. I'll keep you guys up to speed. Anything else to watch out for, I'd like to hear from you. Thanks, Steven __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

03-30-2006, 09:59 AM	#5
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Stefan, The black bottomed mag in your photo is the original and the bright one is a Triple K repro. The balance of the FP & recoil springs is critical on these Erma 22s and may change with shooting. As I recall, The Erma lugers perfer standard velocity 22LR and the Stoegers require the high velocity. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

04-05-2006, 08:09 PM	#6
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Resurrection update I got my new safety on Monday and finished assembly of the Erma. Today after work I stopped by the range and popped off about 150 rounds. The first two mags had me thinking there were goimg to be alot of problems. I most cases the shells ejected but a new one failed to load. I persisted, and varied the amount of bullets I loaded. The last 6 always seemed to fire flawlessly. Long story short, after a few more mags, I was able to shoot a full load with only maybe 1 in 30 misfeeding. I was using the Federal in the 550ct box from Wallymart. I also had some PMC Sidewinders. I thought they would be trouble as they were not jacketed rounds and the softer tips would pose a feed problem. Nope, they loaded and reloaded straight-away. I used the silver bottomed mag (pictured above), as I forgot to bring the other one with me. I'll be interested to see if it works as well. Below is my first target. My first two shots with the gun are high and outside the rings. I love firing this gun and its accuracy, I hardly felt like I was aiming. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

03-28-2006, 08:30 PM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Steve, When its finally shooting let us know what you have to do to make the magazine feed. Neither of mine will. --Dwight

04-05-2006, 10:39 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Don't forget to keep it well lubricated... those .22's are dirty. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-06-2006, 06:03 AM	#8
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Rgr that! Since I had to build it from scratch, I am intimately familiar with how to strip it down. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

04-06-2006, 06:21 PM	#9
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Are those powder burns on that paper???

04-06-2006, 07:34 PM	#10
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	All right smarty . No seriously though, the distance was about 25ft. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."