Did I break this Luger? Bolt stuck open

Vlim · 07-09-2009, 11:01 AM

Sounds like the magazine is the problem. The button should be tight and straight against the body. If there is too much space between the button and the mag body, it can get stuck somewhere.

A good trick is to try it with the grips (or at least the righ hand grip) removed. Visibility and tinkering space will improve drastically.

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the hilariously-translated Parabellum manual

Which one was that?

mattnashbrowns · 07-09-2009, 11:52 AM

It's pretty clear that the retractor knob on the magazine is not right. It is tilted away from the mag body at the top. Is it safe to try to straighten it with a pair of pliers?

The manual that the previous owner had appears to be an English translation of the original manual, published by Shooter's Bible in 1964. It is a little red book, about 4" by 6", with a price of $1 shown on the front. It has three fold-outs in the back, each showing extremely detailed ink drawings of the pistol from various angles, with and without cutaways.

The translation maintains a fully German sensibility, which makes some of the intro stuff seem whimsical, but when it gets into the technical details it becomes almost incomprehensible.

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07-09-2009, 11:52 AM	#2
mattnashbrowns User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's pretty clear that the retractor knob on the magazine is not right. It is tilted away from the mag body at the top. Is it safe to try to straighten it with a pair of pliers? The manual that the previous owner had appears to be an English translation of the original manual, published by Shooter's Bible in 1964. It is a little red book, about 4" by 6", with a price of $1 shown on the front. It has three fold-outs in the back, each showing extremely detailed ink drawings of the pistol from various angles, with and without cutaways. The translation maintains a fully German sensibility, which makes some of the intro stuff seem whimsical, but when it gets into the technical details it becomes almost incomprehensible.