Ugly Stovepipe

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Waveski

Addendum:

I have to think that the half in half out of the mag second round resulted from my drawing the toggle back to free the stovepipe. It did not occur to me at the time that that might happen.

In light of that , I plan to practice to avoid such an event in the future. Using Snap Caps , I will insert a round into the chamber , magazine removed , then ease the toggle forward to pin a stovepipe. Next I will insert a Snap Cap loaded mag and practice freeing the stovepipe without drawing the toggle assembly so far back that it strips a following round. I would think that this is doable.

In my past experiences with stovepipes in other semi-autos I have not had this situation occur. Also , most semis allow the shooter to lock the slide fully rearward without the influence of a magazine. In short , I am still learning the Luger.

Better to eliminate the problem than to practice clearing it, JMHO.