Advice Needed

[DavidJayUden]

Try this: Cup your left hand under the base of the mag. as you are shooting, using the left hand to force the magazine up to the top of the stack higher than it would normally hang.
Reason: Sometimes the magazine catch gets worn and the magazine "hangs" too low to feed correctly.
dju

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Try this: Cup your left hand under the base of the mag. as you are shooting, using the left hand to force the magazine up to the top of the stack higher than it would normally hang.
Reason: Sometimes the magazine catch gets worn and the magazine "hangs" too low to feed correctly.
dju

Hi,

It is normal for a Luger magazine to hang low in the pistol. One to two mm is not unusual at all. In fact, a Luger with a tightly fitting magazine is unusual.

Why this seemingly excess tolerance was built in, I don't know. Maybe to account for combat conditions, mud, etc..

Just some thoughts.


Sieger

[4 Scale]

Your might consider contacting G.T. or Tom Heller to see if they can suggest an approach or help.

I have found all MecGars are not created equal. I recently acquired a 1906 .30 Luger American Eagle, and had exactly the same issues you are having, failure to feed/stovepipe. None of the MecGars would operate it correctly. Only the original would make it work ok.

On a different gun with a different magazine issue, I had to try several(five) different MecGars before I found one, #5, that would make the pistol work correctly. Empirical evidence that not all MecGars are created equal. Don't get me wrong - I agree MecGars are fine aftermarket magazines. It's just that the Luger pistol can be very, very picky about which magazine it will function with. My experience is that with magazine issues, sometimes you must try several before finding one that solves the issue.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by 4 Scale

Your might consider contacting G.T. or Tom Heller to see if they can suggest an approach or help.

I have found all MecGars are not created equal. I recently acquired a 1906 .30 Luger American Eagle, and had exactly the same issues you are having, failure to feed/stovepipe. None of the MecGars would operate it correctly. Only the original would make it work ok.

On a different gun with a different magazine issue, I had to try several(five) different MecGars before I found one, #5, that would make the pistol work correctly. Empirical evidence that not all MecGars are created equal. Don't get me wrong - I agree MecGars are fine aftermarket magazines. It's just that the Luger pistol can be very, very picky about which magazine it will function with. My experience is that with magazine issues, sometimes you must try several before finding one that solves the issue.

I have found this to be true in my limited experience also.

Some mags even function one day and not the next.