Magazine release
 

The magazines for my Luger do not come out very far, about 1/8 inch. Not like the magazines in my 1911 and S&W M&P 45 where those almost jump out. I checked for grip interference and found none. Maybe the spring is too weak? Or is this normal?
What do you think?
Thanks,
Major Tom

I think it varies with the mag. as well as the gun. Slight variations in size in mags as well as the mag wells can add up and make them sluggish. Once the release button is held in, there shouldn't be anything to impede it from dropping out. Sometimes the top of the mag has been expanded a tad by use, and this will make a mag drag. You can probably check that with calipers, comparing dimensions at the bottom of the mag shell to those at the top. Then maybe a careful, slight squish in a padded vise or clamp would likely do the trick.

I've heard it said that the expectation of a mag to burst forth from the grip frame when the release is pushed is an American thing, and that Europeans are more tuned in to withdrawing the mag by hand.

A Luger magazine that "jumps out" will eventually become a damaged magazine. Be glad it requires manual removal...unless of course you are engaged in combat competition, and in that case you probably should choose another weapon :).

The Luger magazines were never intended to pop out like in a 1911.