Loose trigger

JIMHAY97 · 12-06-2009, 12:09 AM

I'm putting together a shooter. Is there a fix for a loose fitting trigger? Are Luger triggers normally loose fitting? Mine has a lot of what I would call "Slop" from side to side.

Lugerdoc · 12-07-2009, 10:13 AM

Jim, It's possible that you are trying to use the thinner M1900 in a PO8 frame. More likely, the axel that holds your trigger into the frame is worn and you need one with a "thicker" axel (this dimention will vary a bit between manufactures) so best to get a trigger made by the same maker as your frame. TH

JIMHAY97 · 12-07-2009, 03:48 PM

Tom,

Ok, thanks for the info.

lugerholsterrepair · 12-07-2009, 05:28 PM

Jim, Are you sure the trigger is pushed all the way into the frame? I found a trigger on a Luger that someone had lost the trigger spring and used instead a ball-point pen spring! Actually gave it a pretty good trigger pull.
Jerry Burney

JIMHAY97 · 12-07-2009, 07:51 PM

Jerry, yes, it's in the frame. I think that it's just a combination of the trigger pin being several thousanths smaller then the frame hole and also that the other side of the trigger just kind of sets in a depression in the trigger plate. I swapped the trigger out of my 1920 Commerecial which has had very light use and little wear. It helped a lot but still not as good as it could be. I have a copy of the old magazine article somewhere that tells how to tune the trigger. I'll have to dig it out and see what it says. This gun is being put together as a shooter with mismatched parts so playing around with it shouldn't hurt.

lugerholsterrepair · 12-07-2009, 08:05 PM

Jim, I just built one just like you are doing..Parts gathered from whereever I could scrounge them. Thankfully it fit up and fires. I have a small problem with the magazine release..it's sticky. Acts like the spring is dead. I will have to find another mag release and spring to see if that solves it!
Lugers are finiky sometimes...

Jerry Burney

Lugerdoc · 12-08-2009, 10:38 AM

Jerry, Assuming that your mag catch spring is OK, check to make sure that the catch is not dragging on the grips on either side (common). TH

lugerholsterrepair · 12-08-2009, 11:26 AM

Tom, Thanks for the tip! I have been working on it with the grips removed as that's the only way to access the mag release spring.
The catch is a mystery..I cannot find any burrs on either it or the frame. It tends to hang up while moving in and out of it's hole. The spring is questionable at best. It appears to have lost some of it's travel.
Something to play with if I can ever get time away from my holster repairs!
Thanks again. Jerry

12-06-2009, 12:09 AM	#1
JIMHAY97 User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Loose trigger I'm putting together a shooter. Is there a fix for a loose fitting trigger? Are Luger triggers normally loose fitting? Mine has a lot of what I would call "Slop" from side to side.

12-07-2009, 10:13 AM	#2
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Jim, It's possible that you are trying to use the thinner M1900 in a PO8 frame. More likely, the axel that holds your trigger into the frame is worn and you need one with a "thicker" axel (this dimention will vary a bit between manufactures) so best to get a trigger made by the same maker as your frame. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

12-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Jim, Are you sure the trigger is pushed all the way into the frame? I found a trigger on a Luger that someone had lost the trigger spring and used instead a ball-point pen spring! Actually gave it a pretty good trigger pull. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-07-2009, 08:05 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Jim, I just built one just like you are doing..Parts gathered from whereever I could scrounge them. Thankfully it fit up and fires. I have a small problem with the magazine release..it's sticky. Acts like the spring is dead. I will have to find another mag release and spring to see if that solves it! Lugers are finiky sometimes... Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-08-2009, 10:38 AM	#7
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Jerry, Assuming that your mag catch spring is OK, check to make sure that the catch is not dragging on the grips on either side (common). TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

12-07-2009, 03:48 PM	#3
JIMHAY97 User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tom, Ok, thanks for the info.

12-07-2009, 07:51 PM	#5
JIMHAY97 User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jerry, yes, it's in the frame. I think that it's just a combination of the trigger pin being several thousanths smaller then the frame hole and also that the other side of the trigger just kind of sets in a depression in the trigger plate. I swapped the trigger out of my 1920 Commerecial which has had very light use and little wear. It helped a lot but still not as good as it could be. I have a copy of the old magazine article somewhere that tells how to tune the trigger. I'll have to dig it out and see what it says. This gun is being put together as a shooter with mismatched parts so playing around with it shouldn't hurt.

12-08-2009, 11:26 AM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Tom, Thanks for the tip! I have been working on it with the grips removed as that's the only way to access the mag release spring. The catch is a mystery..I cannot find any burrs on either it or the frame. It tends to hang up while moving in and out of it's hole. The spring is questionable at best. It appears to have lost some of it's travel. Something to play with if I can ever get time away from my holster repairs! Thanks again. Jerry __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."