Trouble removing the magazine release

DaveinTN · 01-03-2007, 10:24 PM

Since I purchased my first Luger (a 1917 Erfurt) several weeks ago, it and I have been getting more intimately acquainted (mechanically speaking.)

IÃ¢??ve watched the great videos that Chris (aka Shadow) has posted on Youtube and Ã¢??dropshotsÃ¢?Â and have carefully removed, cleaned and re-installed just about every component except the main recoil spring.

As usual there is one part that is giving me a lot of trouble, and thatÃ¢??s the magazine release spring.

As shown in the video, Chris pushes the lower portion of the spring forward out of its slot in the magazine release button towards the trigger area. It appears to slip out with minimal effort.

With my pistol, that isnÃ¢??t the case. The slot in the magazine release button doesnÃ¢??t seem to have anywhere for the spring to slip out. The spring appears to fit into a rectangular (four sided) hole in the side of the button. IÃ¢??ve applied liberal amounts of Liquid Wrench and exerted quite a bit of pressure using the same technique as in the video but with no luck. ThereÃ¢??s a little bit of front to back movement, but nothing similar to what is shown in the video.

Is it possible with some pistols that the spring should slip forward from where itÃ¢??s secured to the frame of the pistol rather than from the button?

Any and all suggestions will be appreciated and attempted.

Dave in TN.

01-03-2007, 10:24 PM	#1
DaveinTN User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 186 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Trouble removing the magazine release Since I purchased my first Luger (a 1917 Erfurt) several weeks ago, it and I have been getting more intimately acquainted (mechanically speaking.) IÃ¢??ve watched the great videos that Chris (aka Shadow) has posted on Youtube and Ã¢??dropshotsÃ¢?Â and have carefully removed, cleaned and re-installed just about every component except the main recoil spring. As usual there is one part that is giving me a lot of trouble, and thatÃ¢??s the magazine release spring. As shown in the video, Chris pushes the lower portion of the spring forward out of its slot in the magazine release button towards the trigger area. It appears to slip out with minimal effort. With my pistol, that isnÃ¢??t the case. The slot in the magazine release button doesnÃ¢??t seem to have anywhere for the spring to slip out. The spring appears to fit into a rectangular (four sided) hole in the side of the button. IÃ¢??ve applied liberal amounts of Liquid Wrench and exerted quite a bit of pressure using the same technique as in the video but with no luck. ThereÃ¢??s a little bit of front to back movement, but nothing similar to what is shown in the video. Is it possible with some pistols that the spring should slip forward from where itÃ¢??s secured to the frame of the pistol rather than from the button? Any and all suggestions will be appreciated and attempted. Dave in TN.