1936 Mauser 42

David said:"Here are a couple of suggestions regarding your luger. First, for safety, inspect very closely your toggle and receiver parts for cracks and fit. Because your


luger is a combination of parts from at least two lugers and those parts are in high stress firing train, you want to take a little extra safety precaution--the


toggle/receiver are not fitted and proofed factory assemblies. That said, these tend to be ok--just be sure to look over carefully. The toggle might be replaced


because a shooter tested it with handloads and broke it, for example, (I have seen a similar example here in Colorado recently)."


Thanks David, that's just the kind of advice I need.


David said:"Since you have not fired the pistol yet, here a couple of items. Don't dry fire the pistol. The firing pin tip may break. They need a dummy for this practice. be sure to clean the pistol well before firing and lube the sliding surfaces. Clean the magazine well."


Eek, I did dry fire it twice. I will get a dummy round. Thanks more good advice. If I would have known you Luger guys were this friendly and helpful I would have bought one years ago!


Yes it does have the original grips. Superficially they aren't too bad, some oil soaking. But yes the rib is broken and I found that out the hard way. So I'm already planning on getting some repro grips or cheap ones. Anyone have any suggestions on cheap grips?


David said:"Inspect the mag lips for damage, too. Mags can influence feed reliability and hold open on last shot. If damaged or just to protect the investment in a $100 orig mag, consider installing a $30 reproduction magazine."


The magazine appears to be in excellent shape and the spring is really strong, but I'm not positive it is an original period magazine. I will start a new thread about it soon, because I want to find out.


I'm not going to use it anyway because today I purchased two aftermarket mags. So I'm all set. The springs appear to be strong.


I guess before I go shoot, I will take it apart, inspect and clean it. But I must say the gun appears to function flawlessly from my novice standpoint so far. It feels really tight.


I must say the energy and enthusiasm you guys have here is pretty amazing. I am very impressed with the Luger crowd! Thanks again for all of your guy's help.