Sear spring replacement
 

I am replacing the sear spring on a mauser luger. The new replacement spring seems to long. Are these constructed overly long and made to be shortened? Thanks. Jim

I too have found quite a variance in length of these. I believe that they were originally hand fitted to sears of various lengths. TH

Tom,

I have noticed the same thing with this spring. Is it safe to grind a little off the rear end, or is there a danger that the heat from grinding might affect the spring characteristics?

Luke

Luke, Just take very small 'bites" with the grinder and dip the item in cold water between engagements with the grindstone.... you should have no problems... use cold blue for touchup of the bare surfaces.


BTW Luke, my Kreighoff Parabellum book just arrived yesterday from Simpson's LTD... I have already devoured it cover to cover! What a great book. I had never owned this one before...

Thanks to all for the info. I was worried I might ruin the spring by grinding on it. Jim

JimmieJ Just be careful not to disturb the width of the spring. That dimension is very carefully sized to fit the recess in the frame... Length is not that critical, as long as the final length completely fills the notch in the sear when installed.

Thanks John.
I was more worried about ruining the spring by heating it with a grindstone. Your previous post was what I needed to know. Jim