Finally Joined The Luger Fraternity Today!

MGWLLW · 04-04-2016, 12:23 AM

UPDATE:

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and the great insight/advice! I truly appreciate it.

So I took the pistol to the range yesterday to shoot it. First shot using a Mec-Gar mag and standard 115grn 9mm landed about 2" left & low of bullseye at 10 yards. Great start I thought. I lined up for my next shot, pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. After clearing the gun, I fiddled with it for about 10 more minutes before I gave up. I could not get the trigger to engage, no matter what I tried.

I got up this morning and detail stripped & cleaned it again. No broken parts and everything looked as it should. Just as I started to re-assemble it, I noticed that the plunger on the trigger (sear) bar was not sticking out. The plunger was stuck inside the trigger bar. So I removed it and oiled it heavily, then left it upside down in the hot Florida sun. When I returned 5 minutes later, there was a small pool of cosmoline & gunk that had flowed out. The plunger now worked like a champ! So I went back to the range and blasted off the remaining 49 rounds of the box of ammo that I had started on yesterday. No issues whatsoever (aside from a slightly loose right grip) and the luger shot like a dream.

I am going to take everyone's advice and change out a few of the numbered parts (and the grips too) before I go shooting again. I had a momentary sense of panic yesterday when the gun wouldn't fire and my first thought was something had broke. I can honestly say that I never want to feel that way again.

Mike

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04-04-2016, 12:23 AM	#18
MGWLLW User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 8 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and the great insight/advice! I truly appreciate it. So I took the pistol to the range yesterday to shoot it. First shot using a Mec-Gar mag and standard 115grn 9mm landed about 2" left & low of bullseye at 10 yards. Great start I thought. I lined up for my next shot, pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. After clearing the gun, I fiddled with it for about 10 more minutes before I gave up. I could not get the trigger to engage, no matter what I tried. I got up this morning and detail stripped & cleaned it again. No broken parts and everything looked as it should. Just as I started to re-assemble it, I noticed that the plunger on the trigger (sear) bar was not sticking out. The plunger was stuck inside the trigger bar. So I removed it and oiled it heavily, then left it upside down in the hot Florida sun. When I returned 5 minutes later, there was a small pool of cosmoline & gunk that had flowed out. The plunger now worked like a champ! So I went back to the range and blasted off the remaining 49 rounds of the box of ammo that I had started on yesterday. No issues whatsoever (aside from a slightly loose right grip) and the luger shot like a dream. I am going to take everyone's advice and change out a few of the numbered parts (and the grips too) before I go shooting again. I had a momentary sense of panic yesterday when the gun wouldn't fire and my first thought was something had broke. I can honestly say that I never want to feel that way again. Mike