7.65 Ammo - Same Name; Different Performance

rhuff · 11-11-2015, 02:52 PM

Since you have already cleaned and lubed it(Lugers like to be well lubed), the next step that I would make is to purchase a new Mec-Gar mag for this luger. The "old" ammo appears to have the right recoil impulse to cycle the toggle train, and the new ammo is either underpowered, OR overpowered and is short stroking the toggle train. You have to figure out what is happening, in order to correct it. Start with a good new mag, and see how things work. You may well end up purchasing a set of mainsprings(different poundage) and find the best one for your ammo. The springs are not expensive.

The P08 Luger can be very frustrating to get correct for the ammo you choose to use, and because of this, many Luger owners just leave them in the safe, or sell/trade them off. These guns are around 100 years old, and had only one brand of ammo to contend with when they were new.

11-11-2015, 02:52 PM	#9
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 2,746 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	Since you have already cleaned and lubed it(Lugers like to be well lubed), the next step that I would make is to purchase a new Mec-Gar mag for this luger. The "old" ammo appears to have the right recoil impulse to cycle the toggle train, and the new ammo is either underpowered, OR overpowered and is short stroking the toggle train. You have to figure out what is happening, in order to correct it. Start with a good new mag, and see how things work. You may well end up purchasing a set of mainsprings(different poundage) and find the best one for your ammo. The springs are not expensive. The P08 Luger can be very frustrating to get correct for the ammo you choose to use, and because of this, many Luger owners just leave them in the safe, or sell/trade them off. These guns are around 100 years old, and had only one brand of ammo to contend with when they were new.