Round not consistently extracting

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by mestguy182

Thank you for the advice. The original extractor spring is what's in the gun now. The accuracy has actually been fantastic with the WWB. My only problem now is the failure to extract.

And I think you should also put the original main spring back.

After you get another ejector of course. You know, filing a spring is always problematic. And the ejector is basically a spring.

PS. I think forum member Lugerdoc may have an original ejector for you

[mestguy182]

Originally Posted by kurusu

And I think you should also put the original main spring back.

After you get another ejector of course. You know, filing a spring is always problematic. And the ejector is basically a spring.

PS. I think forum member Lugerdoc may have an original ejector for you

Thanks. Do you mind if I ask why you think I should put the main spring back? The gun wouldn't go in to battery with the original one, the toggle stopped short. Also, thanks for the recommendation for the ejector.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by mestguy182

Thanks. Do you mind if I ask why you think I should put the main spring back? The gun wouldn't go in to battery with the original one, the toggle stopped short. Also, thanks for the recommendation for the ejector.

Reason 1. Original Luger springs are like the "springs made in hell". They are very and I mean very durable. It seems to be some kind of lost art, newly made springs never seem to be up to standard.

Reason 2. Your problems of not going on battery seem to have been "ejector giving up the ghost" related.

Reason 3. When faced with a "mechanical" problem in a Luger (or most things for that matter), change one thing at the time to find out where the problem is.

You don't change the engine of a car because at some moment it starts choking past some revs.*

Edit. * Perhaps at this day and age that's what they do. But I'm from an older breed.

[mestguy182]

Originally Posted by kurusu

Reason 1. Original Luger springs are like the "springs made in hell". They are very and I mean very durable. It seems to be some kind of lost art, newly made springs never seem to be up to standard.

Reason 2. Your problems of not going on battery seem to have been "ejector giving up the ghost" related.

Reason 3. When faced with a "mechanical" problem in a Luger (or most things for that matter), change one thing at the time to find out where the problem is.

You don't change the engine of a car because at some moment it starts choking past some revs.*

Edit. * Perhaps at this day and age that's what they do. But I'm from an older breed.

Haha, I appreciate the insight! I had not connected the not returning to battery issue to the ejector but I suppose it's possible.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by mestguy182

Haha, I appreciate the insight! I had not connected the not returning to battery issue to the ejector but I suppose it's possible.

And I said that because Lugers go on battery more based on momentum than on spring action. If you retract the breechblock a quarter of an inch, it won't (it shouldn't) close on it's own.