Luger gunsmith

Marine 3 · 02-02-2011, 06:58 PM

Again, thanks for your interest.
Concerning a possible barrel/chamber issue that might be causing the problem, when the jams occur, the fired case has been pulled out of the chamber about halfway. It is hung up there while the bolt prceeds to the rear position and tries to pick up the next cartridge. When I clear the jam, it has been necessary to push the cartridge that the bolt has started to pick up back into the magazine and then use a 1/4 dia wood dowel down the muzzle to finish pushing out the fired case.
The empty case seems to be a lot tighter in the chamber than it ought to be, but there is no sign of excessive pressure from the cartridge being fired.
Maybe the chamber needs polishing ???
I will try to get "Luger Doc" to read this thread and tell me if he thinks he can fix the problem if I ship the gun to him. It is a good condition shooter and I hate to give up on it.
Marine 3

02-02-2011, 06:58 PM	#5
Marine 3 User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 23 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Again, thanks for your interest. Concerning a possible barrel/chamber issue that might be causing the problem, when the jams occur, the fired case has been pulled out of the chamber about halfway. It is hung up there while the bolt prceeds to the rear position and tries to pick up the next cartridge. When I clear the jam, it has been necessary to push the cartridge that the bolt has started to pick up back into the magazine and then use a 1/4 dia wood dowel down the muzzle to finish pushing out the fired case. The empty case seems to be a lot tighter in the chamber than it ought to be, but there is no sign of excessive pressure from the cartridge being fired. Maybe the chamber needs polishing ??? I will try to get "Luger Doc" to read this thread and tell me if he thinks he can fix the problem if I ship the gun to him. It is a good condition shooter and I hate to give up on it. Marine 3