[Luke]

Howard wrote:

"With respect, was the spring properly installed prior to shooting, has it lost its spring tension?."

Just to be certain that I had properly installed the sear and its spring, I removed both, inspected them, and reinstalled . . . . being careful to insure that they were properly seated. Then, I fired 35 rounds and noticed that the sear spring had worked its way up over the indentation in the sear bar and was almost out.

Comparison of the sear spring to like parts on other known-good shooter Lugers indicated that this spring had, indeed, lost its tension and was somewhat flatter. Both Tom Heller and Howard (Policeluger) mentioned this possibility. Thanks for the tip.

I replaced the spring with a new-looking part and shot the gun extensively this afternoon with no further incidents. PROBLEM SOLVED.

While I am aware that this is not a very interesting or exciting issue, I feel that, in the interest of other shooters, it would be good if every shooting malfunction could be reported on the forum, especially if a potential safety problem is involved.

Thanks for your comments and support.

Regards,
Luke