Toggle Question

John D. · 12-28-2001, 09:20 PM

I think you'll find that Lugers will have a bit of side-to-side "play", regardless if they are cocked or not. If it is in battery and cocked, the tension is on the mainspring within the firing pin housing (part of the toggle), rather then the recoil spring - so side movement is NOT limited by that recoil mainspring. Also, side to side of the toggle will not effect accuracy specificially ((as cannon movement in the frame would), but not as much as folks think - as the sighting plane is on the cannon, rather then the frame being responsibe for the sight plane.).

Anyway - side to side "looseness" in the toggle can be attributed to several things on a Luger including wear of the "runners", the Axel pin is worn, etc. In any event - side to side movement should be fine if nothing is mechanically broken....

HTH!

12-28-2001, 09:20 PM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Toggle Question I think you'll find that Lugers will have a bit of side-to-side "play", regardless if they are cocked or not. If it is in battery and cocked, the tension is on the mainspring within the firing pin housing (part of the toggle), rather then the recoil spring - so side movement is NOT limited by that recoil mainspring. Also, side to side of the toggle will not effect accuracy specificially ((as cannon movement in the frame would), but not as much as folks think - as the sighting plane is on the cannon, rather then the frame being responsibe for the sight plane.). Anyway - side to side "looseness" in the toggle can be attributed to several things on a Luger including wear of the "runners", the Axel pin is worn, etc. In any event - side to side movement should be fine if nothing is mechanically broken.... HTH!