Range report 1940 42 code

OD#3 · 09-28-2010, 03:36 PM

Took my newly-acquired 42 code 1940 Mauser to the range for the first time today. I got this from Simpson's as a shooter, and it has mismatched takedown lever, sear, and barrel. I was apprehensive about how well it would shoot, because I have no idea where the barrel came from (I posted questions about my barrel all over the place, and no one can tell me what it is). Anyway, using WWB 115 gr., accuracy was outstanding. If I did my part, I could put every round through a jagged hole at 15 yards. I had my chrono with me and found this ammunition to be very consistent. I was averaging about 1170 f.p.s. with a spread of less than 25 f.p.s. Two Mec-Gar magazines produced odd stoppages from stovepiping of live rounds to fired casings wedged backward in front of the bolt. With the military magazine, I had no jams whatsoever.

I had to shorten the range session though, because the pistol was doubling. I had been worried about this due to the mismatched sear and the fact that it had a very light trigger pull. The final straw was when it fired upon chambering a round!

Have to say that I wasn't too impressed with the Mec-gar magazines, and I wasn't a bit surprised that they induced malfunctions, because the motion of the follower up and down was noticeably less smooth than the military mag. I'm guessing that I can smooth this up some. I don't look forward to tracking down the exact cause of the doubling problem though.

09-28-2010, 03:36 PM	#1
OD#3 User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Range report 1940 42 code Took my newly-acquired 42 code 1940 Mauser to the range for the first time today. I got this from Simpson's as a shooter, and it has mismatched takedown lever, sear, and barrel. I was apprehensive about how well it would shoot, because I have no idea where the barrel came from (I posted questions about my barrel all over the place, and no one can tell me what it is). Anyway, using WWB 115 gr., accuracy was outstanding. If I did my part, I could put every round through a jagged hole at 15 yards. I had my chrono with me and found this ammunition to be very consistent. I was averaging about 1170 f.p.s. with a spread of less than 25 f.p.s. Two Mec-Gar magazines produced odd stoppages from stovepiping of live rounds to fired casings wedged backward in front of the bolt. With the military magazine, I had no jams whatsoever. I had to shorten the range session though, because the pistol was doubling. I had been worried about this due to the mismatched sear and the fact that it had a very light trigger pull. The final straw was when it fired upon chambering a round! Have to say that I wasn't too impressed with the Mec-gar magazines, and I wasn't a bit surprised that they induced malfunctions, because the motion of the follower up and down was noticeably less smooth than the military mag. I'm guessing that I can smooth this up some. I don't look forward to tracking down the exact cause of the doubling problem though.