SHOOTING PROBLEMS

Sieger · 08-17-2003, 04:45 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by montana cowboy:
HI I'M NEW AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MY PISTOL. ITS A LUGER 1918 MISMATCH NUMBERS, WITH A 8 INCH SHILEN BARREL, NOVAK REAR CUSTOM FRONT SIGHT. I AM USING A 9 MM 124 XTP BEHIND 5.8 OF UNIQUE POWDER, AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, THE KNUCLE ACTION WILL NOT FEED RELIABLE, THE GUN SHOOTS VERY ACCURATE , I'M WONDERING IF ITS THE AMOUNT OF POWDER OR THE WEIGHT OF THE BULLETS WHICH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. ANY ANSWER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FRANK MT<hr /></blockquote>For jamming problems, the OAL of the cartridges is a good thing to check first. For round nose ball, the OAL should be 1.175. The step feed Luger magazine demands very close tolerances, or jams will occur, regularly!

My opinion, don't try to make a .357 mag out of your pistol. If it was hand made and barreled, a lot of thoughtful consideration probably went into it. Try calling the gunsmith that made it. He may just have your answer.

Bob

08-17-2003, 04:45 PM	#1
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 2,144 Thanked 402 Times in 251 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by montana cowboy: <strong>HI I'M NEW AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MY PISTOL. ITS A LUGER 1918 MISMATCH NUMBERS, WITH A 8 INCH SHILEN BARREL, NOVAK REAR CUSTOM FRONT SIGHT. I AM USING A 9 MM 124 XTP BEHIND 5.8 OF UNIQUE POWDER, AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, THE KNUCLE ACTION WILL NOT FEED RELIABLE, THE GUN SHOOTS VERY ACCURATE , I'M WONDERING IF ITS THE AMOUNT OF POWDER OR THE WEIGHT OF THE BULLETS WHICH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. ANY ANSWER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FRANK MT</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">For jamming problems, the OAL of the cartridges is a good thing to check first. For round nose ball, the OAL should be 1.175. The step feed Luger magazine demands very close tolerances, or jams will occur, regularly! My opinion, don't try to make a .357 mag out of your pistol. If it was hand made and barreled, a lot of thoughtful consideration probably went into it. Try calling the gunsmith that made it. He may just have your answer. Bob