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[Handshaker]

OK So a few years ago i bought a American Eagle SS luger, I know some people have had issues with them cycling. I must have tried a bunch of different 9mm ammo, from 115gr, 124gr, 115 grain +p and 124gr +p, with the same result. I am a collector so some of my guns rarely get shot and sit in a safe. Fast forward a month or so ago when i bought a used cheap Kimber Solo Carry for 250 from an LGS. When i shot it, it has cycling issues as well, which i kind of suspected since it was so cheap. I called Kimber and to my luck, no one had sent it in for warranty before and they fixed it, paid for shipping both ways and it was free. it runs perfect now. I love the ergos on the kimber. I tried the same 147gr ammo in the Luger and Whalla, she came to life and cycled perfectly. I always thought +p Ammo would have more gusto to cycle a weapon that was developed for higher power military ammo, i was wrong, to my benefit since i paid a pretty good amount for the luger.

 

[Jim Watson]

A friend's 1923 Finn with Tikka 9mm barrel shot my 145 gr subsonics reliably, nothing lighter.

 

[Handshaker]

Ya back in the day i think quite a few guns were made to cycle full power military ammo, a lot of the off the shelf ammo today is much lower power than the military equivelent

 

[Jim Watson]

The original 1903 9mm ammo was very close to modern commercial.
I don't know if they souped it up for the P08 and SMGs.

 

[Handshaker]

Yes, that may be true but what we dont know is what the Germans designed it for since these are exact copies of the P-08 luger.

 

[GONRA]

GONRA has one too.
Handload and carefully choose primers
that won't PUNCTURE with the small Luger Striker Pin Diameter!

 

[Handshaker]

Off the shelf 147gr works perfectly, i see no reason to reload for it unless 9mm 147 becomes way too expensive, then i will.