Troubleshooting my troubled shooter...

Gewehr 43 · 04-06-2008, 02:10 PM

I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the shooting forum, so moderators, please feel free to move if you deem necessary.

A few weeks ago, I bought a slightly mismatched DWM commercial Luger from a fellow forum member. The sear bar (the numbered part immediately behind the safety stop) and the barrel are not matching. All else appears to be matching or unnumbered. The pistol is chambered for 9mm and all tests have been with Winchester White Box ammo.

Last week, I took the pistol to the range after cleaning and lubing it thoroughly. With the reproduction mec-gar mag, it jammed virtually every round.

-Most commonly, it would jam with the next, unfired round pointing nose up jammed between the bolt face and the chamber. About half of the cartridge was out of the pistol.

-The next most common jam was where it would feed the round most of the way, but the toggle wouldn't drop into the locked position on its own. Once you tapped it down, it locked and would fire normally.

- The final variation was a jam where the bolt would skip over the rear of the next cartridge in the mag and jam once it got about halfway up the side of the cartridge. This left a small dent in the side of the case.

I figured it was probably a bad reproduction magazine, so I grabbed a 655-proofed original mag out of my G-date today and tried again. (no, the mag doesn't match the G-date) Unfortunately, the gun behaved the same with this mag as well.

The first and last jam almost seem like a bad mag, but it's unlikely (though possible) since changing mags didn't make a difference. The second jam almost seems like a weak mainspring. I'm guessing they're next to impossible to replace if need be.

I'd love to get this pistol running well because when she does shoot, she shoots like crazy.

Any and all help is appreciated.

04-06-2008, 02:10 PM	#1
Gewehr 43 User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Troubleshooting my troubled shooter... I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the shooting forum, so moderators, please feel free to move if you deem necessary. A few weeks ago, I bought a slightly mismatched DWM commercial Luger from a fellow forum member. The sear bar (the numbered part immediately behind the safety stop) and the barrel are not matching. All else appears to be matching or unnumbered. The pistol is chambered for 9mm and all tests have been with Winchester White Box ammo. Last week, I took the pistol to the range after cleaning and lubing it thoroughly. With the reproduction mec-gar mag, it jammed virtually every round. -Most commonly, it would jam with the next, unfired round pointing nose up jammed between the bolt face and the chamber. About half of the cartridge was out of the pistol. -The next most common jam was where it would feed the round most of the way, but the toggle wouldn't drop into the locked position on its own. Once you tapped it down, it locked and would fire normally. - The final variation was a jam where the bolt would skip over the rear of the next cartridge in the mag and jam once it got about halfway up the side of the cartridge. This left a small dent in the side of the case. I figured it was probably a bad reproduction magazine, so I grabbed a 655-proofed original mag out of my G-date today and tried again. (no, the mag doesn't match the G-date) Unfortunately, the gun behaved the same with this mag as well. The first and last jam almost seem like a bad mag, but it's unlikely (though possible) since changing mags didn't make a difference. The second jam almost seems like a weak mainspring. I'm guessing they're next to impossible to replace if need be. I'd love to get this pistol running well because when she does shoot, she shoots like crazy. Any and all help is appreciated.