Hold Open Latch & Spring

mike beaver · 03-30-2012, 12:51 PM

I have a question on a Luger hold open latch. My attempts to get the spring into the hold open latch have not been pretty.
I'd appreciate any ideas from anyone who has successfully done it.
Thanks.....Mike

Thor · 03-30-2012, 03:35 PM

This was discussed a month or so ago on Jan C Still's Luger forum. The way these are made the spring coil and the end is slightly undersized so that when it is in place it is tight inside the bar. The way I put them in is to lay the bar flat on a bench,on its side and then place the spring on top of it aligning it as best you can, then GENTLY tap the spring down and into the groove in the bar. The coil of the spring has to flex a little to open up to conform to the inside of the bar. Sometimes the spring will go into one side better than the other so check both sides and see if you can determine that.

03-30-2012, 12:51 PM	#1
mike beaver New User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hold Open Latch & Spring I have a question on a Luger hold open latch. My attempts to get the spring into the hold open latch have not been pretty. I'd appreciate any ideas from anyone who has successfully done it. Thanks.....Mike

03-30-2012, 03:35 PM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	This was discussed a month or so ago on Jan C Still's Luger forum. The way these are made the spring coil and the end is slightly undersized so that when it is in place it is tight inside the bar. The way I put them in is to lay the bar flat on a bench,on its side and then place the spring on top of it aligning it as best you can, then GENTLY tap the spring down and into the groove in the bar. The coil of the spring has to flex a little to open up to conform to the inside of the bar. Sometimes the spring will go into one side better than the other so check both sides and see if you can determine that. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."