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Broomhandle 9MM
Bergtreffer
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I have a 9MM broomhandle that always jams on the last round. It strips, chambers, and fires all but the last round. The last round ends up tipped up and nearly 90 degrees crosswise to the chamber. Has anyone had experience with this problem? What do I need to do to cause it to successfully chamber the last round? It seems apparent that something is wrong with the magazine follower, or spring pressure that causes the last round to jam. I don't want to start fooling around with it until I get some helpful advice.
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If you can, get hold of some hot loaded ball ammo, like the European stuff it was designed for. Usually their military ammo used a 125 grain bullet rather then the 115 grainer.
If your still have trouble with the last shot chambering, after this, then start working on the magazine spring.
If the latter, I don't have any ideas, a couple of us here used them all up and never could get a rebore to shoot reliably.
I didn't say it was a Chinese copy, I said it was Chinese surplus. Probably a real Mauser, but one rebored because 9mm is more common than real .30 Mauser versus the hotter Tokarev load.
If I need to work on the spring, what is it that I should do? Is there too much spring pressure? Do that mean that it needs to be shortened a little, perhaps by compressing the spring a little by wire?
Also, many are parts guns. A C-96 designed to accept 9mm Parabellum (Luger) ammo will have a relief cut in the top of the magazine follower. Again, you will have to do a comparision to check, as I don't have photo capability right now. If there's a ridge on the left side, and then a "flat" where the bullet lays, it's .30 Mauser. If, in addition, the "flat" has a groove running fore-and-aft, the follower is correct for 9mm rounds. Best I could do. Good Luck! Joe