Appraising a Luger.....

Sonofeugene · 10-23-2013, 05:52 PM

Well........It's a shooter! I went to the range today at lunch and after spending some time with my Glock 34, I pulled out the Luger and loaded it up with Blazer Brass (ball ammo) in a 115 grain. The gun performed perfectly. And after a little time with it (the sights suck compared to modern sights), I was able to get most of my rounds in a about a 4" circle at 10 yards. Not great, I'm sure, but then I haven't been shooting in probably 20 years.

And for the heck of it, I tried the Tactical HST rounds. I put the magazine in and pulled back and released and the first round jammed. After clearing it and reinserting the magazine, it loaded fine and fired fine until the very last round (or maybe next to last) when the shell got stuck vertically and jammed the gun again. So it would seem, like many have said, that Lugers don't like hollow points. But I had no problems with the ball ammo.

All in all I'm very pleased and I'm sure I'll have fun with the gun in the future. Thanks again to all!

10-23-2013, 05:52 PM	#38
Sonofeugene User Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 118 Times in 64 Posts	Well........It's a shooter! I went to the range today at lunch and after spending some time with my Glock 34, I pulled out the Luger and loaded it up with Blazer Brass (ball ammo) in a 115 grain. The gun performed perfectly. And after a little time with it (the sights suck compared to modern sights), I was able to get most of my rounds in a about a 4" circle at 10 yards. Not great, I'm sure, but then I haven't been shooting in probably 20 years. And for the heck of it, I tried the Tactical HST rounds. I put the magazine in and pulled back and released and the first round jammed. After clearing it and reinserting the magazine, it loaded fine and fired fine until the very last round (or maybe next to last) when the shell got stuck vertically and jammed the gun again. So it would seem, like many have said, that Lugers don't like hollow points. But I had no problems with the ball ammo. All in all I'm very pleased and I'm sure I'll have fun with the gun in the future. Thanks again to all!