Advice Needed

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by Castle

I have an old PO8 in cal. .30 Luger, manufactured about 1926. Having trouble with: 1. failure to feed the new shell after ejecting the old casing, resulting in a jam, usually with the new round jammed in a little above the breech; 2. smokestacking of the extracted round, again causing a jam. These problems don't appear all the time, but more than they should. Do I have a magazine problem? Some other problem? Very grateful for any guidance or advice. Thanks......CF

Castle,

All modern ammo I have measured is much too short to regularly fire a fully loaded magazine (8rounds) without jamming.

Proper OAL is very important to the proper functioning of a Luger. The proper OAL for round nose ammo is 1.173 inches.

If you handload, you can all but eliminate the jamming problems. However, with the commercial stuff, there is always a chance for jams.

I would try a new Mec-Gar magazine, however, just to establish a baseline.

Just some thoughts.


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