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Breaker_Morant · 07-14-2004, 09:51 PM

I have a Mauser Luger (byf 42). It could be a Vopo re-work, but my old gunsmith didn't think so (he checked it over when I bought it). I use Mec-Gar mags.

I've been having some trouble with it lately. A few weeks back, its action got messed up. It's hard to describe it as anything other than the striker cocking out of sequence with the toggle's action. -When this occurred at the range it was locked up really tight and the trigger would not work. It took a lot of work to pull it apart and get the live round out of the chamber. At home, I disassembled the gun and then reassembled it. I hand cycled it and it seemed to work again.

I took it out to the range today to test it out. Its action worked, but it was having a lot of FTE/FTF. One round went off with a louder than usual bang and then failed to eject properly. When I got it out, the casing was deformed inwards. A piece broke off the wood grip. I was shooting quality factory ammo, but I'm aware that I may have had a bad batch.

I enjoy shooting my Luger and it is extremely accurate, but it no longer seems to function reliably. Since I live nowhere near my old gunsmith now, I was thinking of finding a new gunsmith for a check-up. Any thoughts?

Thanks-

07-14-2004, 09:51 PM	#1
Breaker_Morant User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mauser Luger problems- I have a Mauser Luger (byf 42). It could be a Vopo re-work, but my old gunsmith didn't think so (he checked it over when I bought it). I use Mec-Gar mags. I've been having some trouble with it lately. A few weeks back, its action got messed up. It's hard to describe it as anything other than the striker cocking out of sequence with the toggle's action. -When this occurred at the range it was locked up really tight and the trigger would not work. It took a lot of work to pull it apart and get the live round out of the chamber. At home, I disassembled the gun and then reassembled it. I hand cycled it and it seemed to work again. I took it out to the range today to test it out. Its action worked, but it was having a lot of FTE/FTF. One round went off with a louder than usual bang and then failed to eject properly. When I got it out, the casing was deformed inwards. A piece broke off the wood grip. I was shooting quality factory ammo, but I'm aware that I may have had a bad batch. I enjoy shooting my Luger and it is extremely accurate, but it no longer seems to function reliably. Since I live nowhere near my old gunsmith now, I was thinking of finding a new gunsmith for a check-up. Any thoughts? Thanks-