lugerdoc, i have a broken plastic mag bottom on an

tomaustin · 03-10-2009, 09:04 PM

interarms mag. can you work your magic on this problem?
thanks, tom

Lugerdoc · 03-11-2009, 09:04 AM

Tom, I have some Franzite BPBs that are close in appearance to the original Mauser Parabellum bottoms @$10 or MecGar ones with the concentric circles on both sides @$5. If necessary, I can install them for an additional $25 (don't really enjoy mag work) + $6 return S&H. Tom

Vlim · 03-11-2009, 09:23 AM

This is a good tip for all owners of Post-War Mauser Parabellum pistols:

'Don't use the magazines that came with them!!!!'

The bottom pieces are fragile and WILL break during extended use. Find a good MecGar for shooting and use that one instead.

ps: If someone is confronted with a fractured bottom piece, take out the magazine spring and check the follower insert (a metal guide that keeps the magazine spring in place, roughly the size of a 9mm case). There is a good chance that your magazine follower insert is actually a 9x19mm case!

Ice · 03-11-2009, 09:37 AM

A 9mm case! Now thats a neat thing to know. Thanks!

Charlie

Vlim · 03-11-2009, 10:38 AM

Charlie,

I have seen a couple of variations:
-Follower 1 resembles a rimfire cartridge, made out of brass. Unmarked.
-Follower 2 is chromed, has a knurled rim and has an NWM 9x19 head stamp.

(NWM being the munitions plant that originally made the cartridges, a sister company of IWK and Mauser, located in the Netherlands).

JohnGator · 03-14-2009, 03:24 PM

Tom:
I'll second the recomendation to watch out using the 1nterarms mag. I broke the bottom on one of mine trying to fit the 8th round. John

tomaustin · 03-14-2009, 03:52 PM

to compress i have ever seen. the q is whether it has to be that tough to feed the rounds?? i am serious that i wonder if it will breakout while loading and shells come flying out the bottom.....
tom

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	lugerdoc, i have a broken plastic mag bottom on an interarms mag. can you work your magic on this problem? thanks, tom

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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Tom, I have some Franzite BPBs that are close in appearance to the original Mauser Parabellum bottoms @$10 or MecGar ones with the concentric circles on both sides @$5. If necessary, I can install them for an additional $25 (don't really enjoy mag work) + $6 return S&H. Tom __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	johng, i'll guarantee you that has to be the hardest mag spring to compress i have ever seen. the q is whether it has to be that tough to feed the rounds?? i am serious that i wonder if it will breakout while loading and shells come flying out the bottom..... tom

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03-11-2009, 09:23 AM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	This is a good tip for all owners of Post-War Mauser Parabellum pistols: 'Don't use the magazines that came with them!!!!' The bottom pieces are fragile and WILL break during extended use. Find a good MecGar for shooting and use that one instead. ps: If someone is confronted with a fractured bottom piece, take out the magazine spring and check the follower insert (a metal guide that keeps the magazine spring in place, roughly the size of a 9mm case). There is a good chance that your magazine follower insert is actually a 9x19mm case!

03-11-2009, 09:37 AM	#4
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	A 9mm case! Now thats a neat thing to know. Thanks! Charlie

03-11-2009, 10:38 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Charlie, I have seen a couple of variations: -Follower 1 resembles a rimfire cartridge, made out of brass. Unmarked. -Follower 2 is chromed, has a knurled rim and has an NWM 9x19 head stamp. (NWM being the munitions plant that originally made the cartridges, a sister company of IWK and Mauser, located in the Netherlands).

03-14-2009, 03:24 PM	#6
JohnGator User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pine Island FL Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tom: I'll second the recomendation to watch out using the 1nterarms mag. I broke the bottom on one of mine trying to fit the 8th round. John