Luger Strength

unspellable · 02-27-2003, 01:08 PM

I will add that if you are going to start trimming springs, do it with a Wolff, not the original. Trimming the original spring will reduce the preload too much. Plus, you are defacing the original. Lay it to one side, keep it with the gun and don't lose it!

A second point is that if you pick up a Luger and pull the recoil spring out of it, God knows what you'll get. Many have had the spring replaced or tinkered with.

Third point is that in the Parabellum magazine, the point of the bullet is supposed to ride up the front of the magazine. I've had bullets with big hollowpoints with sharp edges hang up in the magazine.

02-27-2003, 01:08 PM	#5
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	I will add that if you are going to start trimming springs, do it with a Wolff, not the original. Trimming the original spring will reduce the preload too much. Plus, you are defacing the original. Lay it to one side, keep it with the gun and don't lose it! A second point is that if you pick up a Luger and pull the recoil spring out of it, God knows what you'll get. Many have had the spring replaced or tinkered with. Third point is that in the Parabellum magazine, the point of the bullet is supposed to ride up the front of the magazine. I've had bullets with big hollowpoints with sharp edges hang up in the magazine.