Yet another Newb with a new Luger, and some post shoot questions.

L1329 · 05-05-2017, 02:16 PM

Hey all, finally can say I've joined the Luger club! I was out on a work trip and found a Luger at a local shop, and just couldn't pass it up so it followed me home. I've been wanting a P08 shooter for more years than I can count, and this one seemed in very good mechanical condition, and the price was not too bad. kind of a mixed bag of parts but I want one to shoot, not collect, so that works perfectly fine for me. The barrel/upper rails seem to go together, but the grip frame is a different number, as is the toggle section.

Hopefully the pro's here can tell me a little about this one. The bore is in great shape, I would think it was rebarreled when it was refinished, but the barrel numbers match the upper receiver. There's an F and J stamped on the bottom of the upper receiver, as well as on the grip frame under the side plate. Any idea what those represent? I also found an E stamped inside the back of the grip frame. Lots of old grease in there, took a good cleaning but it's in pretty good shape.

Took it to the range and shot about 180 rounds. It had a few FTL and FTE, all with Sig 115gr ammo. A couple FThold open with the original mag, I had two MecGar's that worked perfectly. Ran great on Win white box and American Eagle ammo. Overall functioned acceptably well. It shoots dead on to sights, but I think I need better prescription glasses to even see these sights!

Two questions though. First, is without the toggles locked back, I cannot load a full mag. It will not push up far enough to lock in place, and seriously drags the action to the point it won't cycle. Is this normal? 7 rounds or less it goes in perfectly every time, only with 8 is it an issue.

Second is that a couple times after I've reassembled the gun, when trying to cycle the action the breach block will retract about 1/4" and then stop, like it's mechanical binding. I can't tell at all what it's catching on, or what I'm doing differently when I reassemble it and it works. Odd, need some investigation.

Very cool and fun pistol, and probably the one I've looked forward to owning the most and for the longest time!

05-05-2017, 02:16 PM	#1
L1329 User Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yet another Newb with a new Luger, and some post shoot questions. Hey all, finally can say I've joined the Luger club! I was out on a work trip and found a Luger at a local shop, and just couldn't pass it up so it followed me home. I've been wanting a P08 shooter for more years than I can count, and this one seemed in very good mechanical condition, and the price was not too bad. kind of a mixed bag of parts but I want one to shoot, not collect, so that works perfectly fine for me. The barrel/upper rails seem to go together, but the grip frame is a different number, as is the toggle section. Hopefully the pro's here can tell me a little about this one. The bore is in great shape, I would think it was rebarreled when it was refinished, but the barrel numbers match the upper receiver. There's an F and J stamped on the bottom of the upper receiver, as well as on the grip frame under the side plate. Any idea what those represent? I also found an E stamped inside the back of the grip frame. Lots of old grease in there, took a good cleaning but it's in pretty good shape. Took it to the range and shot about 180 rounds. It had a few FTL and FTE, all with Sig 115gr ammo. A couple FThold open with the original mag, I had two MecGar's that worked perfectly. Ran great on Win white box and American Eagle ammo. Overall functioned acceptably well. It shoots dead on to sights, but I think I need better prescription glasses to even see these sights! Two questions though. First, is without the toggles locked back, I cannot load a full mag. It will not push up far enough to lock in place, and seriously drags the action to the point it won't cycle. Is this normal? 7 rounds or less it goes in perfectly every time, only with 8 is it an issue. Second is that a couple times after I've reassembled the gun, when trying to cycle the action the breach block will retract about 1/4" and then stop, like it's mechanical binding. I can't tell at all what it's catching on, or what I'm doing differently when I reassemble it and it works. Odd, need some investigation. Very cool and fun pistol, and probably the one I've looked forward to owning the most and for the longest time! Attached Thumbnails