Cartridges are too short

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Sieger

Hi;

Can you shoot a full magazine of 8, with no jamming, with all of these?

Though I'm not doubting your honesty, I would seriously doubt a Luger would pull this off.

Sieger

I must confess that my statement is not in absolute terms! But in response to your question, I'd say noticeably more often than not. I used the gun in IDPA matches with that Berdan primed Scandinavian surplus ammo that Samco sold before they closed the business. The combination presented no consistent issues, though I can't say there weren't more stoppages than the one round I do remember dropping the mag to clear.

I did have some trouble with some boxes of Fiocchi SJSP rounds which seemed to be gritty on the business ends, with a thin film of corrosion. They would bind in the mag, until I shined up the ends again. I'm glad that is gone.

Maybe my love for the gun inspires selective validation! So, I will do a test and pay attention. I usually don't shoot the old, odd stuff, but use Fiocchi at home, where I can save the boxer primed brass. I will shoot two MecGar mags of each over the next few days and report back with results. Here are two more OAL:

Swedish surplus........1.167

Norma.....................1.151