Soo.. issue: Fires on action release

ithacaartist · 01-12-2017, 07:03 PM

Rich, it also could be a main spring that isn't quite up to snuff. This would come into play as the action moves forward. A weak main spring can make it seem as if the mag spring is too strong. The geometry of how the round is held in the mag changes as the round moves forward, and can impart a bit too much "rise" to the front end at about the point it encounters the feed ramp. The block does not ride over the rim in this case, just squeezes it because the front did not hit the chamber vertically centered enough to be guided in. The nose of the round can also catch on top of the chamber.

Changing main springs is not that bad a chore if you have one of Jim Solomon's tools, and have watched a YouTube or two to see how it is done.

Rogwp · 01-16-2017, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Rich, it also could be a main spring that isn't quite up to snuff. This would come into play as the action moves forward. A weak main spring can make it seem as if the mag spring is too strong. The geometry of how the round is held in the mag changes as the round moves forward, and can impart a bit too much "rise" to the front end at about the point it encounters the feed ramp. The block does not ride over the rim in this case, just squeezes it because the front did not hit the chamber vertically centered enough to be guided in. The nose of the round can also catch on top of the chamber.

Changing main springs is not that bad a chore if you have one of Jim Solomon's tools, and have watched a YouTube or two to see how it is done.

I had exactly the same problem and followed ithacaartist's advice, got a new spring from Lugerdoc which solved the issue completely. Many,many thanks.

Rich T · 01-22-2017, 09:46 AM

Sigh..OK Doc. I guess send a PM if you free up. I’ll get an email notification.

I’m not gonna mess with it... don’t feel confident enough. “A man’s got to know his limitations”

Umm Who is “GT” folks?

kurusu · 01-22-2017, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich T

Sigh..OK Doc. I guess send a PM if you free up. I’ll get an email notification.

I’m not gonna mess with it... don’t feel confident enough. “A man’s got to know his limitations”

Umm Who is “GT” folks?

Gerald Tomek. A member of this forum under the name G.T.
He is, from what I gather, extremly knowledged in Luger magazines.

Look for the thread "Reproduction snail drum - progress".

01-12-2017, 07:03 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,403 Thanks: 7,569 Thanked 2,651 Times in 1,395 Posts	Rich, it also could be a main spring that isn't quite up to snuff. This would come into play as the action moves forward. A weak main spring can make it seem as if the mag spring is too strong. The geometry of how the round is held in the mag changes as the round moves forward, and can impart a bit too much "rise" to the front end at about the point it encounters the feed ramp. The block does not ride over the rim in this case, just squeezes it because the front did not hit the chamber vertically centered enough to be guided in. The nose of the round can also catch on top of the chamber. Changing main springs is not that bad a chore if you have one of Jim Solomon's tools, and have watched a YouTube or two to see how it is done. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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01-22-2017, 09:46 AM	#3
Rich T User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oakland County, MI Posts: 33 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Sigh..OK Doc. I guess send a PM if you free up. I’ll get an email notification. I’m not gonna mess with it... don’t feel confident enough. “A man’s got to know his limitations” Umm Who is “GT” folks?