Luger Won't Fire

Texag45 · 08-08-2008, 03:08 PM

OK. Problem solved. Many thanks for all the help.

NOW....I should stop right there and save myself some humiliation....BUT....because all of you were so nice to offer your help I will continue and tell "the rest of the story." I may then have to withdraw from the "Luger Forum" and return under another name.

I had an uncle who gave me his gun collection. In the collection there were some Lugers. I had never fired a Luger and decided that I wanted to do so and then had the problem mentioned above. My uncle inventoried his entire gun collection about 12 years ago. In doing so he attached a small string tag to each firearm and put a number on the tag. The firearms are listed by number in a manuscript with a description of each weapon by each number. The tags on all the Lugers are attached to their trigger guards with a very fine string. I did not remove the tag (and still have not) to fire this particular gun. The string is just looped through the trigger guard and can slip back and forth. When the string is behind the trigger, the gun won't fire....when I pull it in front of the trigger - no problem. I discovered this after using the WD 40 and then the pistol would not dry fire at all so I began messing with the string. MAN...talk about close tolerances!! It still amazes me that this very fine string prevents the luger from firing.

SO.....In the future when some guy has the same probem maybe you guys should first say: "HEY DUMMY...do you have a string on the trigger guard!"

I'll let you know when I have fired the pistol. Thank you all again.

"John Doe"

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08-08-2008, 03:08 PM	#11
Texag45 User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK. Problem solved. Many thanks for all the help. NOW....I should stop right there and save myself some humiliation....BUT....because all of you were so nice to offer your help I will continue and tell "the rest of the story." I may then have to withdraw from the "Luger Forum" and return under another name. I had an uncle who gave me his gun collection. In the collection there were some Lugers. I had never fired a Luger and decided that I wanted to do so and then had the problem mentioned above. My uncle inventoried his entire gun collection about 12 years ago. In doing so he attached a small string tag to each firearm and put a number on the tag. The firearms are listed by number in a manuscript with a description of each weapon by each number. The tags on all the Lugers are attached to their trigger guards with a very fine string. I did not remove the tag (and still have not) to fire this particular gun. The string is just looped through the trigger guard and can slip back and forth. When the string is behind the trigger, the gun won't fire....when I pull it in front of the trigger - no problem. I discovered this after using the WD 40 and then the pistol would not dry fire at all so I began messing with the string. MAN...talk about close tolerances!! It still amazes me that this very fine string prevents the luger from firing. SO.....In the future when some guy has the same probem maybe you guys should first say: "HEY DUMMY...do you have a string on the trigger guard!" I'll let you know when I have fired the pistol. Thank you all again. "John Doe"