1916 Erfurt "Failure to ****"

ChuckM · 08-13-2015, 07:11 PM

At the advice of another user I am creating a new thread for this issue. Hoping to solve a problem I have with a 1916 Erfurt. In my case the gun will not **** at all, even by hand. The action seems to work, it will hold open with an empty mag, but doesn't seem to **** or dry fire no matter what. Internally the gun looks good. The only thing I see is some noticeable "peening" around the Breech Block where the Firing Pin Spring Guide locks in. That FPSG also doesn't seem to stay in very well and often pops out when field stripping. I am afraid I will need to replace the Breech Block and the FPSG since both look worn and don't provide a very positive lock and that looks like a $100 from Numrich. That wouldn't be all that bad, but I dont think that's the entire fix or why it wont ****. The Firing Pin Spring itself is a little bent (possibly caused when the guide pops out). I plan on replacing the spring, but looking for advice to solve the cocking problem at the same time. I read the sticky thread about cocking, but if the problem is the lever not slipping over the Trigger Bar, shouldn't you be able to release/dry fire it with the side plate off and by depressing the trigger bar? I don't think my problem is that its not releasing, it appears not to be cocking to start with. Thanks again. ChuckM

08-13-2015, 07:11 PM	#1
ChuckM User Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1916 Erfurt "Failure to " At the advice of another user I am creating a new thread for this issue. Hoping to solve a problem I have with a 1916 Erfurt. In my case the gun will not ** at all, even by hand. The action seems to work, it will hold open with an empty mag, but doesn't seem to or dry fire no matter what. Internally the gun looks good. The only thing I see is some noticeable "peening" around the Breech Block where the Firing Pin Spring Guide locks in. That FPSG also doesn't seem to stay in very well and often pops out when field stripping. I am afraid I will need to replace the Breech Block and the FPSG since both look worn and don't provide a very positive lock and that looks like a $100 from Numrich. That wouldn't be all that bad, but I dont think that's the entire fix or why it wont **. The Firing Pin Spring itself is a little bent (possibly caused when the guide pops out). I plan on replacing the spring, but looking for advice to solve the cocking problem at the same time. I read the sticky thread about cocking, but if the problem is the lever not slipping over the Trigger Bar, shouldn't you be able to release/dry fire it with the side plate off and by depressing the trigger bar? I don't think my problem is that its not releasing, it appears not to be cocking to start with. Thanks again. ChuckM