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Ron Wood · 10-30-2010, 11:42 AM

Jerry,
I suspect that someone in the past has purposely bent the top "ear" on the the trigger to take up the "slack" in an attempt to improve the trigger pull. It probably works but isn't a recommended approach as it could just as easily break rather than bend and it is a rather hit or miss method. If bent too far it could tend to make the gun "double" during firing. If the gun can be assembled and fires reliably, I would not attempt to un-bend it as it will almost assuredly break.

10-30-2010, 11:42 AM	#11
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	Jerry, I suspect that someone in the past has purposely bent the top "ear" on the the trigger to take up the "slack" in an attempt to improve the trigger pull. It probably works but isn't a recommended approach as it could just as easily break rather than bend and it is a rather hit or miss method. If bent too far it could tend to make the gun "double" during firing. If the gun can be assembled and fires reliably, I would not attempt to un-bend it as it will almost assuredly break. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction