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I know what you are talking about with modifying a mag well. I have this very inexpensive(read cheap) Spanish Echasa Eibar 380 auto(MAB copy) that had way too tight of a mag well. There really was little that I could do to the mags without destroying them, so I worked on the alum mag well. I finally got things releived enough for the mags to enter and leave with minimal drag(from the mag catch). I don't believe that I would have done that to a Luger, but most likely would not have need to do so. Some of these very inexpensive imported handguns from the 1960s and 70s, really were Saturday Night Specials. |
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Good point. the Ermas originally sold for less than a hundred bucks. The use of cast Zamak frames (and uppers, in some cases) resulted in savings in machining costs, it obviously also opened the door for some mistakes in castings to elude QC. Luckily, it was fixable in our cases (was your .380 cast or billet?),but a good lesson to seek true quality craftsmanship.
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Cast alum frame.
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Was the material you removed presenting a similar situation--the "step" from misaligned mold elements, or was it just too small inside, overall?
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Just too small/tight in one particular area. Once I "hogged it out", the mags went in and out in an acceptable manner. I did not expect them to be drop free, as this pistol was made before that was popular.
This handgun is a Spanish Echasa copy of a French MAB(they used the same parts) which was a sort of copy of a Walther PP/K, but only single action....if all of that makes any sense to you. |
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