Luger 45 ACP Magazine Progress

[LugerMan.com]

After a bit of playing around with the dies ,

we got a good bend on a magazine tube.

Follower fits well also.

Tube slide in and out of the frame with no effort,

8 rounds go in and go out.

Original plan to use a machine vise for bending did not work, test tube done with a friends 20 ton press,

New 50 ton press is on order for next week delivery.

[LugerMan.com]

Got a fully assembled magazine and testing with it now,
will make some more this week.

[LugerMan.com]

Here are some small parts for magazines
that we made during past 2 weeks.

My page is also updated with progress and pictures

[LugerMan.com]

Progress on magazine development

2/24/2017: New 50 ton press ordered
2/28/2017: Magazine buttons finished
3/5/2017: Magazine spring guide finished
3/11/2017: Magazine followers finished
3/14/2017: Magazine aluminum bottoms finished
3/21/2017: Finally new 50 ton press has arrived
3/24/2017: First set of 10 magazines tubes made on soft dies with new press
3/29/2017: Two magazines made one for each gun with 0.030 coil springs
3/29/2017: Testing showing unreliable feeding
3/29/2017: Calibration springs set ordered
3/30/2017: New 0.045 coil springs made
4/5/2017: Classic 1907 Luger 45 was tested with pictured magazine using 250 rounds,
some fine tuning was needed for the feeding ramp to get 100% reliability.
Last 75 rounds tested did not show stops of any kind
4/6/2017: 1000 more rounds are order for more detailed testing at a range.
4/10/2017: Dies returned from heat treatment
4/10/2017 Working on assembling 5 more magazines for 1000 round test.

[DonVoigt]

Keep up the good work, and thanks for the update!

[Sammler]

Lugerman, thank you for your detailed report and photos. It is reassuring to see the quality parts you are machining and the extensive testing aiming for 100% reliability. Collectors/shooters would rather wait and get a beautifully made and reliably functioning Luger than get one too soon with problems. Keep up the good work!