Mecgar magazine falls out while shooting

[DavidJayUden]

Take the mag. release button out and look it over. Sharp edges or rounded? I just had to replace on that was looking rather tired...
dju

[rollin59]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Take the mag. release button out and look it over. Sharp edges or rounded? I just had to replace on that was looking rather tired...
dju

My mag release looks fairly sharp. It's not my favorite design for a mag release, but Lugers were designed with pencils and tracing paper about 100 years ago. Very tight tolerances.

I think the mag release spring had shifted a little so the little edges on the button
were not engaging with enough pressure on the mag. I bent the spring a little and carefully
reinserted it and it seems to engage the mag better now.

I also noticed the repro grips that came with my Luger can push on the mag release spring, if you push on the grip just right.