Range report, 1940 42

Zorba · 08-18-2013, 10:39 PM

My wife and I went to the range today, where - among other things - I actually shot my 1940 42 for the first time.

It was an almost flawless experience. My takedown lever spring hasn't arrived yet, so I had to keep an eye on the sideplate - it came off once. I used two separate magazines - one is the incorrect, but WWII era mag that came with the pistol, the other is a no-name repro I picked up on eBay. The repro functioned fine, the WWII showed 1 failure to lock open on empty. What makes this interesting is that the repro won't hold open on empty when hand racking the slide!

Shot the forum recommended WWB, the also recommended PMC, then tried some "Blazer Brass" that a friend had given me. All 115gr FMJ. All worked fine, although I didn't send a lot of ammo downrange with this gun this time - I had an old .38 S&W that ate a bunch of my time. After sending 18 rounds downrange - said ammo was older than I am, and this revolver hadn't been fired in at least 45 years - its time this one is honorably retired to wall ornament duty.

Being more of a rifle guy than a handgun guy, I'm not the greatest shot with one. But I managed a couple of 2-1/2" groups at 7 yards. I can tell this Luger is deadly accurate.

Came home and cleaned it, where I found that (apparently) the light grease that someone had used on the firing pin had been partially converted to ash. I cleaned the FP and its "bore" thoroughly and oiled the assy, along with the rest of the pistol. Comments?

alvin · 08-18-2013, 10:46 PM

Did great! How many rounds fired today?

Zorba · 08-18-2013, 10:53 PM

"Not a lot", probably around 30. That darn 95 year old .38 chewed through a bunch of my time - complete with considerable powder blowback onto my left cheek! I'm going to try to go back in a couple of weeks for an "exclusive" with the Luger. I didn't want to shoot it too much with the annoyance of not having the takedown lever spring which I had hoped would show up yesterday. I'm quite sure it'll be here tomorrow (Monday) just to irritate me!

Edward Tinker · 08-18-2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zormpas

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It was an almost flawless experience. ....

Excellent

Zorba · 08-19-2013, 04:23 PM

Its Monday, and the takedown lever spring has arrived, just like I knew it would...

08-18-2013, 10:39 PM	#1
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Range report, 1940 42 My wife and I went to the range today, where - among other things - I actually shot my 1940 42 for the first time. It was an almost flawless experience. My takedown lever spring hasn't arrived yet, so I had to keep an eye on the sideplate - it came off once. I used two separate magazines - one is the incorrect, but WWII era mag that came with the pistol, the other is a no-name repro I picked up on eBay. The repro functioned fine, the WWII showed 1 failure to lock open on empty. What makes this interesting is that the repro won't hold open on empty when hand racking the slide! Shot the forum recommended WWB, the also recommended PMC, then tried some "Blazer Brass" that a friend had given me. All 115gr FMJ. All worked fine, although I didn't send a lot of ammo downrange with this gun this time - I had an old .38 S&W that ate a bunch of my time. After sending 18 rounds downrange - said ammo was older than I am, and this revolver hadn't been fired in at least 45 years - its time this one is honorably retired to wall ornament duty. Being more of a rifle guy than a handgun guy, I'm not the greatest shot with one. But I managed a couple of 2-1/2" groups at 7 yards. I can tell this Luger is deadly accurate. Came home and cleaned it, where I found that (apparently) the light grease that someone had used on the firing pin had been partially converted to ash. I cleaned the FP and its "bore" thoroughly and oiled the assy, along with the rest of the pistol. Comments?

08-18-2013, 10:46 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Did great! How many rounds fired today?

08-18-2013, 10:53 PM	#3
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	"Not a lot", probably around 30. That darn 95 year old .38 chewed through a bunch of my time - complete with considerable powder blowback onto my left cheek! I'm going to try to go back in a couple of weeks for an "exclusive" with the Luger. I didn't want to shoot it too much with the annoyance of not having the takedown lever spring which I had hoped would show up yesterday. I'm quite sure it'll be here tomorrow (Monday) just to irritate me!

08-19-2013, 04:23 PM	#5
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Its Monday, and the takedown lever spring has arrived, just like I knew it would...