S/42 G Problem , will not hold action open.

Mrsig · 07-18-2003, 08:22 PM

I am having problems with a Luger that I recently inherited. It is a Mauser S/42 G, manufactured in 1935. Overall, the gun is in excellent condition. I cannot tell if it has been reblued or not. The problem I am having is that it will not hold the action open after the last round. The original magazine was not in the greatest of shape. I tried using a new magazine with no luck. With the new magazine, if you manually retract the toggle, the action will lock open. But when firing, it will not. The only other change is that the gun has replacement grips. When I got the gun, it had no grips. Does anybody have any suggestions as to where to look next? I hate to take the gun to a gunsmith & have it disappear for a month or two if the problem is something minor that I can repair myself.
Thank you for your help. Steve

07-18-2003, 08:22 PM	#1
Mrsig New User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Annapolis Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	S/42 G Problem , will not hold action open. I am having problems with a Luger that I recently inherited. It is a Mauser S/42 G, manufactured in 1935. Overall, the gun is in excellent condition. I cannot tell if it has been reblued or not. The problem I am having is that it will not hold the action open after the last round. The original magazine was not in the greatest of shape. I tried using a new magazine with no luck. With the new magazine, if you manually retract the toggle, the action will lock open. But when firing, it will not. The only other change is that the gun has replacement grips. When I got the gun, it had no grips. Does anybody have any suggestions as to where to look next? I hate to take the gun to a gunsmith & have it disappear for a month or two if the problem is something minor that I can repair myself. Thank you for your help. Steve