Limp Wristing???

jonnyc · 03-02-2011, 08:54 PM

Had my Russian Capture out last weekend and I was getting exceptional accuracy with WWB. Gave my friend a couple of mags to try and he had a bunch of FTFeed with the toggle not closing all the way. I took it back and fired another 3 or 4 perfect mag loads. I've never had a problem, but are Lugers particularly susceptible to limp wristing?

FNorm · 03-02-2011, 09:05 PM

Yup!

Railsplitter · 03-02-2011, 09:05 PM

Yes they are. The toggle action needs to shove back against a solid wrist in order to function at it's best. No need to strangle the grip, just give it some extra huggin'. No white knuckles.

jonnyc · 03-02-2011, 09:51 PM

OK, thanks. I guess he's just a Girly-Man. Seems a bit odd, though, since he actually likes to shoot his Ruger in .454 Casull!

rolandtg · 03-02-2011, 11:43 PM

I didn't know that PPK's can have the same problem until I let a friend shoot mine...
I guess I scared him when I warned him that the slide could bite if he gripped it too high up.

Ron Smith · 03-03-2011, 08:56 AM

"OK, thanks. I guess he's just a Girly-Man. Seems a bit odd, though, since he actually likes to shoot his Ruger in .454 Casull!"

When shooting big bore revolvers you let the gun "roll" in recoil to prevent getting slammed. If you use the same technique for Lugers, they will malfunction.

awesome · 03-03-2011, 02:32 PM

Limp wristing is a common problem when shooting old Czech M50/M70 pistol in 7,65mm (same principle and design like Walther) and saw it happened few times with Glock 19. Never saw it happened with Czech M75, and saw a thousands of them shoots over years.

03-02-2011, 08:54 PM	#1
jonnyc User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 425 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	Limp Wristing??? Had my Russian Capture out last weekend and I was getting exceptional accuracy with WWB. Gave my friend a couple of mags to try and he had a bunch of FTFeed with the toggle not closing all the way. I took it back and fired another 3 or 4 perfect mag loads. I've never had a problem, but are Lugers particularly susceptible to limp wristing?

03-03-2011, 08:56 AM	#6
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	"OK, thanks. I guess he's just a Girly-Man. Seems a bit odd, though, since he actually likes to shoot his Ruger in .454 Casull!" When shooting big bore revolvers you let the gun "roll" in recoil to prevent getting slammed. If you use the same technique for Lugers, they will malfunction. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

03-02-2011, 09:05 PM	#2
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Yup!

03-02-2011, 09:05 PM	#3
Railsplitter User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Yes they are. The toggle action needs to shove back against a solid wrist in order to function at it's best. No need to strangle the grip, just give it some extra huggin'. No white knuckles.

03-02-2011, 09:51 PM	#4
jonnyc User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 425 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	OK, thanks. I guess he's just a Girly-Man. Seems a bit odd, though, since he actually likes to shoot his Ruger in .454 Casull!

03-02-2011, 11:43 PM	#5
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 476 Thanks: 374 Thanked 258 Times in 113 Posts	I didn't know that PPK's can have the same problem until I let a friend shoot mine... I guess I scared him when I warned him that the slide could bite if he gripped it too high up.

03-03-2011, 02:32 PM	#7
awesome User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pula, Croatia Posts: 10 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Limp wristing is a common problem when shooting old Czech M50/M70 pistol in 7,65mm (same principle and design like Walther) and saw it happened few times with Glock 19. Never saw it happened with Czech M75, and saw a thousands of them shoots over years.