huggytree Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 showed up at my dealer today...nice even finish, original...showed up full of grease...stripped it down and cleaned it...ran 125 rounds w/ 1 jam (mag related-bolt rode over round)....the 20 rounder works, the 30 round keystones do not..the bolt slams into the mag and stops...im assuming feed lips need to be filed down..bullet angle on the keystones isnt the same either...ill wait until my gun is out of jail to address it.......gun ran around 650-700 rpm...i was able to get a decent pattern...could pull doubles at will....when it got too hot to shoot i pulled it out of the range and dissembled again and put the wolf hammer and bolt spring in...wow what a difference....another 125 rounds shot w/o an issue....same 20 round mag...this time it sped up to 850-900 rpm....shots are much more wild....look at my 3 targets...1st target is with original springs, 2nd is with new springs..you can clearly see the muzzle rise....3rd target is me improving, shooting at the lower left to start to improve my patterning.... trigger is the worst of any subgun i own....its acceptable.....function was great....gun is P stamped...internals look like new..finish is nice and even, no rust...beautiful not my favorite subgun.....maybe my least favorite...but still fun to shoot and a cool piece of history to own....had an enjoyable time with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewa Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Really nice Wood on that Reising What type of ammo were you shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 It looks really nice. Glad it runs well. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) S&B id think you could cut the wolff spring down a bit to meet somewhere in the middle between factory and wolf..factory springs made the gun shoot much slower and controllable...the wolf springs turn it into an animal interesting gun...thats the best way to describe the experience.....a good gun for a collection...not a good gun if its your only FA i liked it Edited December 15, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Police gun? Prison system? any history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Reisings run fast, very fast. Your factory spring was probably old and weak. A fresh factory spring would run at approx. the same rate as the Wolff.FWIW weak springs take less force to compress and therefore can allow more load to be put into some of the mechanical components. The known weak spot of the Reising design is the notch in the bolt that the action bar hooks into. There is a huge stress concentration there. To the extent that the Wolff springs reduce the load applied to that point on the rearward stroke of the cycle, they could actually be improving the durability of the gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Police gun? Prison system? any history?has a P mark, so its a military gun..with its condition being so nice i doubt it was used in jungle fighting against Japan...probably just sat in a crate somewhere...probably a police gun after that? made its way into the registry somehow.... no info on any history...when its out of jail ill do a FOIA on it, but lately none of my FOIA's come back and the few that do tell me nothing...it seems less effort is put into them now vs 2 years ago as for the new spring...im torn on this issue...i agree a strong spring makes the gun function better and probably less stress on the gun...but the rof makes the gun a wild shooter going from this pattern to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 That's just a familiarity thing. When you get used to shooting doubles (forget singles with a Reising) your groups will tighten, triples will still spread - nature of the beast. If you do a mag dump both ROF and the light weight work against you. Reisings are actually known for their (first round) accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 That's just a familiarity thing. When you get used to shooting doubles (forget singles with a Reising) your groups will tighten, triples will still spread - nature of the beast. If you do a mag dump both ROF and the light weight work against you. Reisings are actually known for their (first round) accuracy. I agree with StrangeRanger's comments above. Based on the target, I think you should probably work on your stance. Make sure you use the classic "FBI stance", like you are shooting a Thompson. My Reising runs at close to 900 rpm, and yet it's quite controllable. It may just take more time getting used to the gun. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) this was my final target...i played with stance...i started shooting at the left bottom corner a bit more and the group tightened up a bit more....with a vertical front grip (bubba?) im sure i could do better....its the first time with a new weapon....i was concerned with function over anything else. doubles seemed impossible/rare at 900rpm with such a heavy trigger....i was alone testing it this time...no one to take a few video's....i tried holding it around the mag well, i leaned further into it....the result is this target. 15 yards....the bad guy would have been down every time....for a police gun it would do its job perfectly...as a marine gun? i would love this gun for its weight if my targets were 25 yards or less....over 25 yards my thompson would be worth the extra weight Edited December 15, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmagee1917 Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Try a box of factory wadcutter . I had a couple of boxes just lying around and just tried them for giggles and laughs . Fed all 100 flawlessly and was very controlable and seemed to function slower and smoother . Worth a shot .ChrisPun intended . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 wont have the gun in my hands for 8-10 months by looking at the nfa tracker climbing straight up..i might just toss the old spring back on....slow it down a bit a nice forum member sold me a bolt,nos compensator....bought tons of parts from 2 dealers.....got a full parts kit w/ 3 barrels anyone looking to trade a NOS police for a NOS or minty Military model? i got Folke last 3 commercial barrels.....hoping to swap 1 or 2 for military when they come in...Late Feb 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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