Hold Open & Spring

John Sabato · 10-25-2013, 12:00 AM

Hi Lon,

The empty magazine exerts exactly the amount of pressure that Georg Luger designed it to exert on the underside of the breechblock holdopen. Since the maazine has to be empty for this pressure to be exerted, the mag spring is not pushing any harder than is necessary to raise the holdopen and catch the breechblock if the action is cycled either manually or by a fired cartridge.

It is just my opinion, but I personally believe that the relationship between the mag button pressure and the holdopen poses no risk to the parts involved no matter how long they are engaged.

10-25-2013, 12:00 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Hi Lon, The empty magazine exerts exactly the amount of pressure that Georg Luger designed it to exert on the underside of the breechblock holdopen. Since the maazine has to be empty for this pressure to be exerted, the mag spring is not pushing any harder than is necessary to raise the holdopen and catch the breechblock if the action is cycled either manually or by a fired cartridge. It is just my opinion, but I personally believe that the relationship between the mag button pressure and the holdopen poses no risk to the parts involved no matter how long they are engaged. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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