P.08 only fires if manually cocked

Freischütz · 10-12-2002, 10:46 PM

I took a 7.65mm from the 1920s to the range today. ItÃ¢??s a reblue with mismatched side plate. With single loading the pistol fired every time. It never fired when the action cycled and chambered the second round. Here are the particulars:
1. No firing pin indentation on the unfired roundÃ¢??s primer.
2. Trigger seemed completely unconnected. I only felt the trigger springÃ¢??s pressure when I pulled the trigger.
3. Trigger pull was extremely variable Ã¢?? some shots very light and others very heavy.
4. Previously fired P.08s seemed to almost have a two stage trigger pull. Trigger pull on this pistol was uniform unless it was one of the heavy pulls. Then it took a lot of pressure at the end of the pull to fire the pistol.
5. At home I removed the side plate. The connecting lever and its pin fell out onto the work bench. I imagined this explained the trigger pull variation, but wasnÃ¢??t sure if it explained the second round failures.
6. My reloaded ammo consisted of reformed 7.63 mm cases, a 93 gr truncated lead bullet, 5.0 gr of Unique, and an overall length of 29.75 mm.

IÃ¢??d appreciate any suggestions and wonder if thereÃ¢??s a special way to install the connecting lever pin so it wonÃ¢??t fall out. I see the shoulder on the side plate that the pin should bear against and wonder what the best method of securing it against that shoulder is. Are there other factors to consider?

10-12-2002, 10:46 PM	#1
Freischütz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 125 Thanks: 9 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	P.08 only fires if manually cocked I took a 7.65mm from the 1920s to the range today. ItÃ¢??s a reblue with mismatched side plate. With single loading the pistol fired every time. It never fired when the action cycled and chambered the second round. Here are the particulars: 1. No firing pin indentation on the unfired roundÃ¢??s primer. 2. Trigger seemed completely unconnected. I only felt the trigger springÃ¢??s pressure when I pulled the trigger. 3. Trigger pull was extremely variable Ã¢?? some shots very light and others very heavy. 4. Previously fired P.08s seemed to almost have a two stage trigger pull. Trigger pull on this pistol was uniform unless it was one of the heavy pulls. Then it took a lot of pressure at the end of the pull to fire the pistol. 5. At home I removed the side plate. The connecting lever and its pin fell out onto the work bench. I imagined this explained the trigger pull variation, but wasnÃ¢??t sure if it explained the second round failures. 6. My reloaded ammo consisted of reformed 7.63 mm cases, a 93 gr truncated lead bullet, 5.0 gr of Unique, and an overall length of 29.75 mm. IÃ¢??d appreciate any suggestions and wonder if thereÃ¢??s a special way to install the connecting lever pin so it wonÃ¢??t fall out. I see the shoulder on the side plate that the pin should bear against and wonder what the best method of securing it against that shoulder is. Are there other factors to consider?