Right Ammo to the luger.

Dwight Gruber · 05-21-2008, 08:23 PM

Jan-Erik,

Welcome to the Forum.

Shooting the Luger is a great and satisfying pleasure when everything works right. Gerben's information is very good and useful. The primary cause of the problem which you describe, called 'stovepiping', is failure to hold the pistol firmly enough during firing. If the wrist is loose and allows the gun to rise during firing, too much of the recoil impulse is absorbed by the wrist and not enough is left for the pistol to function properly.

--Dwight

05-21-2008, 08:23 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Jan-Erik, Welcome to the Forum. Shooting the Luger is a great and satisfying pleasure when everything works right. Gerben's information is very good and useful. The primary cause of the problem which you describe, called 'stovepiping', is failure to hold the pistol firmly enough during firing. If the wrist is loose and allows the gun to rise during firing, too much of the recoil impulse is absorbed by the wrist and not enough is left for the pistol to function properly. --Dwight