Luger Mags.... PLZ Help...

[ithacaartist]

Not MecGar...I was mistaken, they are round spring. I think what messed my memory up was my experience with one of the mags for my stainless Luger, which had a square spring, and I got a replacement for it from G.T.

[hfp75]

I got both mags as seen in the pics for $80

I will order 2x new springs (if needed) and 2x floor plates to match the era of the mags....

Then they should work... Let's hope the followers slide nicely...

Thx for the help for the floor plates I'll follow your recommendations.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Not MecGar...I was mistaken, they are round spring. I think what messed my memory up was my experience with one of the mags for my stainless Luger, which had a square spring, and I got a replacement for it from G.T.

Wolff sells the square magazine springs for the Luger; I got two of them some time back but haven't installed them because the Mec-Gar follower and base are both cut for the round spring. I don't know what Gerry does when he installs them; maybe re-cut the follower & base???

[G.T.]

Hi David! I think I replaced the magazine spring in yours with an original fxo type box (square spring?) The round springs will only fit mags with reliefs for the follower stops... Most all of the aftermarket box spring mags I have seen, have serious issues??.. As I remember with David's mags... we were making "silk purses" out of "Sows ears" and we turned out pretty good... just lost a little capacity... 7 instead of eight??...... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by G.T.

Hi David! I think I replaced the magazine spring in yours with an original fxo type box (square spring?) The round springs will only fit mags with reliefs for the follower stops... Most all of the aftermarket box spring mags I have seen, have serious issues??.. As I remember with David's mags... we were making "silk purses" out of "Sows ears" and we turned out pretty good... just lost a little capacity... 7 instead of eight??...... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

My SS mag was disabled due to "user error". When the gun and its four mags arrived, I noticed that one of the mags was missing its retaining pin for the bottom, and I set it aside until I got around to putting in a new pin. 3/32" stainless rod segment used, to replace the old. Well...I inadvertently loaded and used that mag before rapairing, and after about three shots, the spring and plastic bottom were launched somewhere in the lawn. I was amused to find the brown plastic bottom yet was unable to come up with the spring--which should have shown up on the sweeper magnet.