At age 80, I guess my memory is slipping in and out of gear more than I would like. It dawned on me that I was having the same problem a few years ago with a brand new Stoeger SS Luger (a real beauty, but as it turned out a piece of crap). The Stoeger trigger pull would release the striker only sporadically. I solved the problem by inserting a brass shim in the trigger slot where the bottom of the side plate lever is inserted. That took care of the problem, but the Stoeger was a lousy shooter and seemed to always need tweaking of some sort or another. I got rid of it.
But, as luck would have it, the Stoeger came to mind this afternoon and I was lucky enough to find the same brass shim material I had used on the Stoeger tucked away in a long forgotten drawer. I cut a piece of brass shim, eased it into the trigger slot and -- VOILA -- a perfectly functioning Mauser S/42. Sorry to have put you folks to so much trouble. Maybe a memory course is in order for me.
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