Borchardt-Luger Controversy

unspellable · 08-19-2002, 02:02 PM

The front toggle extension retracts the firing pin during the back stroke not for the sake of compressing the firing pin spring, but for positive control of the position of the firing pin. You don't want it sticking out of the face of the breechblock during ejection and reloading.

Since, as a side effect, the firing pin spring is compressed, it becomes a part of the overall momentum and spring compression budget.

08-19-2002, 02:02 PM	#27
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	The front toggle extension retracts the firing pin during the back stroke not for the sake of compressing the firing pin spring, but for positive control of the position of the firing pin. You don't want it sticking out of the face of the breechblock during ejection and reloading. Since, as a side effect, the firing pin spring is compressed, it becomes a part of the overall momentum and spring compression budget.