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Unread 10-30-2010, 10:00 PM   #19
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What does the trigger feel like when you "dry fire" it (using a snap cap if possible)?

If it's crisp and there is adequate distance to the trigger pull, it's likely OK. It might have been bent to compensate for a problem with the trigger transfer bar (attached to the back of the trigger plate).

If it goes off with next to no takeup movement of the trigger it could be a problem, particularly if it interferes with the sear bar reset plunger (at the front of the sear bar).

A messed with trigger / transfer bar / sear can be a safety problem. You can't tell everything with dry firing since there are different dynamics with live rounds going off.

Rather than try and bend the top of the trigger back into position, consider getting a replacement trigger and setting this one aside (properly numbered to the gun).

There are gunsmiths on this board that have the specialized knowledge needed to effect proper trigger adjustments on Lugers.

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