Very VERY tight Take Down Lever (Locking Bolt)

mrerick · 04-11-2015, 04:20 PM

Double check the takedown lever spring to be sure it has the right amount of bend. If it's too strongly arched, and the edges of the groove on the lever are too sharp it can be hard to dislodge.

Make sure that you have drawn the receiver back on the frame a bit (even lock it with the magazine hold open).

Check to see the inner edge of the takedown bolt to see how sharp it is. Perhaps there is something interfering with movement.

04-11-2015, 04:20 PM	#4
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Double check the takedown lever spring to be sure it has the right amount of bend. If it's too strongly arched, and the edges of the groove on the lever are too sharp it can be hard to dislodge. Make sure that you have drawn the receiver back on the frame a bit (even lock it with the magazine hold open). Check to see the inner edge of the takedown bolt to see how sharp it is. Perhaps there is something interfering with movement. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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