magazine prototype P-08 mfg. 1901

HUGO REVELES · 07-28-2013, 06:29 AM

During the trial, a total of 2,000 rounds was fired, with a number of misfires taking place due to insufficient firing pin protrusion, spread magazine lips (which did not hold the cartridge very well), and some poorly made cartridges. Toward the end of the tests, the bolt hold-open device was worn to the extent that it could not hold the bolt to the rear when the last shot in the magazine had been fired. Although the pistol pased the dust test without any difficulty, the rust test stopped it dead.
In evaluating the Borchardt-Luger,the officers noted that 'the parts of this pistol are in themselves somewhatols as the officer may be familiar with. (d) The suitability of automatic pistols for the use of enlisted men...or would it be

07-28-2013, 06:29 AM	#23
HUGO REVELES User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Monterrey México Posts: 44 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	During the trial, a total of 2,000 rounds was fired, with a number of misfires taking place due to insufficient firing pin protrusion, spread magazine lips (which did not hold the cartridge very well), and some poorly made cartridges. Toward the end of the tests, the bolt hold-open device was worn to the extent that it could not hold the bolt to the rear when the last shot in the magazine had been fired. Although the pistol pased the dust test without any difficulty, the rust test stopped it dead. In evaluating the Borchardt-Luger,the officers noted that 'the parts of this pistol are in themselves somewhatols as the officer may be familiar with. (d) The suitability of automatic pistols for the use of enlisted men...or would it be