Questions About My Well-Worn Plexiglass Handled Luger

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Hawk62

I bought a Mec-Gar magazine for it...The magazine only fits about half-way or a little less up into the grips/handle, then gets stuck.
Any thoughts?

Gerry Tomek here on the forum (username: G.T.) does amazing Luger magazine work. Gerry has the mandrels and fixtures (and hammers) to re-shape bent/dented/difficult magazines. If you want your magazine checked out, he's the man!

[Hawk62]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Gerry Tomek here on the forum (username: G.T.) does amazing Luger magazine work. Gerry has the mandrels and fixtures (and hammers) to re-shape bent/dented/difficult magazines. If you want your magazine checked out, he's the man!

The original magazine works fine, it's the new Mecgar magazine that doesn't fit. So, assuming I didn't get a lemon of a magazine from Mecgar, I'm assuming it it the Luger that has an isse.

Thanks.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Hawk62

The original magazine works fine, it's the new Mecgar magazine that doesn't fit. So, assuming I didn't get a lemon of a magazine from Mecgar, I'm assuming it it the Luger that has an isse.

Thanks.

I'm not sure I would assume that, a little comparison measurement could tell you if the Mecgar is off.

Most Mecgar mags are great, but there can always be a problem.

Buy another, or return that one; or borrow a mag or two and try them.

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by Hawk62

So, assuming I didn't get a lemon of a magazine from Mecgar, I'm assuming it it the Luger that has an issue.

Thanks.

You can't assume that 100%. I recently purchased some new mags for other handguns, and in the group was a new Mec-Gar for a 1911. That mag was out of spec(oversize) and would not fit correctly in ANY of my 1911s. I returned it.

I have used Mec-Gar mag for many years in different handguns, and been very satisfied, but I got a bad one, and it just wouldn't work.