Problem reassembling my P08

Major Tom · 04-13-2017, 12:28 PM

I've done this a few times and never had a problem. Now all of a sudden the pistol will not fire the firing pin. I have watched U tube and have a manual to do this. Any suggestions? The 'S' lever seems to engaging OK.
Thanks

sheepherder · 04-13-2017, 12:52 PM

It is possible to reassemble the sideplate with the tab not engaged in the slot in the gripframe. It can be easy to overlook. I know this from experience.

Try taking the sideplate off and re-engaging it.

Neil Young · 04-13-2017, 01:59 PM

Make sure that the little button in the forward end of the sear bar is free to move forward and is not stuck in the rear position.

Edward Tinker · 04-13-2017, 02:23 PM

don't dry fire it - you can break the tip of the firing pin off

04-13-2017, 12:28 PM	#1
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 229 Times in 125 Posts	Problem reassembling my P08 I've done this a few times and never had a problem. Now all of a sudden the pistol will not fire the firing pin. I have watched U tube and have a manual to do this. Any suggestions? The 'S' lever seems to engaging OK. Thanks __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes Last edited by Major Tom; 04-13-2017 at 12:29 PM. Reason: added info

04-13-2017, 12:52 PM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	It is possible to reassemble the sideplate with the tab not engaged in the slot in the gripframe. It can be easy to overlook. I know this from experience. Try taking the sideplate off and re-engaging it. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

04-13-2017, 01:59 PM	#3
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Make sure that the little button in the forward end of the sear bar is free to move forward and is not stuck in the rear position. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-13-2017, 02:23 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	don't dry fire it - you can break the tip of the firing pin off