another new luger owner needs help,, part 2

Doubs · 07-07-2002, 10:21 PM

[quote]Originally posted by ESU:
<strong>Part of the problem may have been me, seemed I wasnt releasing pressure off the trigger, when I consciously released the trigger then depreessed it again I had 100% functioning if that makes any sense. Cory.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Cory, if you remove the side plate and look at the trigger bar you'll notice that there is a round pin sticking from the front of it. Push it from the front and it slides into the trigger bar. When you squeeze the trigger, the lever pushes against the pin from the side which pivots the bar outwards to release the firing pin. The action is so quick upon firing that you still have pressure on the trigger holding it in the rear-most position and the side plate lever is still pushed inward toward the receiver to depress the trigger bar. The trigger bar moves with the receiver as the cannon goes rearward under recoil and the pin slides out from under the lever. The return of the cannon to battery means the trigger bar pin is pressing against the side plate lever from behind, pushing the pin back into the trigger bar. (If the trigger bar was solid, it would strike the side plate lever and something would break.) Only when you release the trigger is the lever pulled outward away from the receiver and the trigger bar. The pin is now free to go forward, placing it once again in position for the lever to press against it from the side and release the firing pin for the next shot. Also, if the trigger bar remained depressed by the lever, the firing pin would not be engaged by the sear and held back in the cocked position. The pin (or plunger) is actually the disconnector on the Luger.

It's not nearly so complicated as it sounds and a look at it with the side plate off will quickly show you how it works.

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07-07-2002, 10:21 PM	#4
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by ESU: <strong>Part of the problem may have been me, seemed I wasnt releasing pressure off the trigger, when I consciously released the trigger then depreessed it again I had 100% functioning if that makes any sense. Cory.</strong><hr></blockquote> Cory, if you remove the side plate and look at the trigger bar you'll notice that there is a round pin sticking from the front of it. Push it from the front and it slides into the trigger bar. When you squeeze the trigger, the lever pushes against the pin from the side which pivots the bar outwards to release the firing pin. The action is so quick upon firing that you still have pressure on the trigger holding it in the rear-most position and the side plate lever is still pushed inward toward the receiver to depress the trigger bar. The trigger bar moves with the receiver as the cannon goes rearward under recoil and the pin slides out from under the lever. The return of the cannon to battery means the trigger bar pin is pressing against the side plate lever from behind, pushing the pin back into the trigger bar. (If the trigger bar was solid, it would strike the side plate lever and something would break.) Only when you release the trigger is the lever pulled outward away from the receiver and the trigger bar. The pin is now free to go forward, placing it once again in position for the lever to press against it from the side and release the firing pin for the next shot. Also, if the trigger bar remained depressed by the lever, the firing pin would not be engaged by the sear and held back in the cocked position. The pin (or plunger) is actually the disconnector on the Luger. It's not nearly so complicated as it sounds and a look at it with the side plate off will quickly show you how it works.