FTF & Stove Piping issues...

Zorba · 09-06-2013, 12:02 AM

GT just emailed me about the mags - pretty much what I had expected. The repro had a pretty miserable spring in it. The "Mauser" is not a Mauser at all, but a WWI DWM or Erfurt with a retrofitted aluminum base and a worn out spring. Apparently it had some dents too. In any event, they're on their way back vastly improved!

Sieger · 09-07-2013, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by zormpas

GT just emailed me about the mags - pretty much what I had expected. The repro had a pretty miserable spring in it. The "Mauser" is not a Mauser at all, but a WWI DWM or Erfurt with a retrofitted aluminum base and a worn out spring. Apparently it had some dents too. In any event, they're on their way back vastly improved!

Zormpas,

When you get those mags back from GT, please send me a PM and we'll get your Luger shooting and shooting accurately.

Sieger

Zorba · 09-10-2013, 12:06 AM

Mags are back from GT - and I can already see a huge improvement. Turns out the "Mauser" mag with the aluminum bottom isn't a Mauser at all - GT says its either a DWM or an Erfurt, WW I era, which someone fitted with the afore mentioned bottom. The "no-name" remains so, but resembles "an early Mec-Gar" - but was represented to me as new, so who knows who actually made it!

In any event, the old DWM/Erfurt's weak spring is now brisk and snappy, as is the no-name's. He had to do some dent management and adjustments.

All I've had time to do is run 3 snap caps through each one, manually cycling the gun. They both performed flawlessly with this limited test, something they never really did before. Both held open correctly too!

My wife and I are getting ready for a veil duette performance at an upcoming Belly Dance festival, so it might be a bit before I get to the range - but I think the refurbished mags will perform MUCH better! My wife will want to shoot her revolver too, so it'll be a fun day at the range when we do get there.

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09-06-2013, 12:02 AM	#1
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	GT just emailed me about the mags - pretty much what I had expected. The repro had a pretty miserable spring in it. The "Mauser" is not a Mauser at all, but a WWI DWM or Erfurt with a retrofitted aluminum base and a worn out spring. Apparently it had some dents too. In any event, they're on their way back vastly improved!

09-10-2013, 12:06 AM	#3
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Mags are back from GT - and I can already see a huge improvement. Turns out the "Mauser" mag with the aluminum bottom isn't a Mauser at all - GT says its either a DWM or an Erfurt, WW I era, which someone fitted with the afore mentioned bottom. The "no-name" remains so, but resembles "an early Mec-Gar" - but was represented to me as new, so who knows who actually made it! In any event, the old DWM/Erfurt's weak spring is now brisk and snappy, as is the no-name's. He had to do some dent management and adjustments. All I've had time to do is run 3 snap caps through each one, manually cycling the gun. They both performed flawlessly with this limited test, something they never really did before. Both held open correctly too! My wife and I are getting ready for a veil duette performance at an upcoming Belly Dance festival, so it might be a bit before I get to the range - but I think the refurbished mags will perform MUCH better! My wife will want to shoot her revolver too, so it'll be a fun day at the range when we do get there.