Luger and P38 Ejection

John Sabato · 08-15-2001, 05:33 PM

It has been my experience that the Luger throws them empty cases straight up... a feature of an extractor that is center top mounted. Which side the empties fall down on kinda depends on who is holding the Luger and how much resistance is offered to the twist forces imposed by the rifling.

I think that the ejector on the right side is simply a matter of engineering... the left side was already used up with trigger linkage.

personal antecdotes on Luger ejection tendencies are solicited

-john

08-15-2001, 05:33 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	While the Walther P38 throws empties to the right... ==> It has been my experience that the Luger throws them empty cases straight up... a feature of an extractor that is center top mounted. Which side the empties fall down on kinda depends on who is holding the Luger and how much resistance is offered to the twist forces imposed by the rifling. I think that the ejector on the right side is simply a matter of engineering... the left side was already used up with trigger linkage. personal antecdotes on Luger ejection tendencies are solicited -john