1937 Mauser Luger (S/42)

rhuff · 03-12-2012, 05:16 PM

P08 lugers are very ammo sensitive, like many .22 cal handguns. Feel lucky that you have found an inexpensive brand of ammo that runs 100% in your Luger. To me, you have proven that the chamber headspacing is very marginal, and it will jam/fail to fire with the standard WWB, Remington etc. ammo. You can try spring changes, but if the firing pin won't reach the primer well enough to ignite it, that is not a spring problem. I have a 1921 DWM that does the same thing due to a "pistolsmith" that screwed up the headspace on a new barrel.

So I just purchased a case of PMC 115gr ammo for a couple of my 9mm Lugers, and then I can get on with my life knowing those Lugers will function good when they go to the range.

Others may disagree, I am just giving you my opinions, and what works for me and my Lugers(two of them).

03-12-2012, 05:16 PM	#28
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	P08 lugers are very ammo sensitive, like many .22 cal handguns. Feel lucky that you have found an inexpensive brand of ammo that runs 100% in your Luger. To me, you have proven that the chamber headspacing is very marginal, and it will jam/fail to fire with the standard WWB, Remington etc. ammo. You can try spring changes, but if the firing pin won't reach the primer well enough to ignite it, that is not a spring problem. I have a 1921 DWM that does the same thing due to a "pistolsmith" that screwed up the headspace on a new barrel. So I just purchased a case of PMC 115gr ammo for a couple of my 9mm Lugers, and then I can get on with my life knowing those Lugers will function good when they go to the range. Others may disagree, I am just giving you my opinions, and what works for me and my Lugers(two of them).