Re-barreled my gun - now it won't fire????

[John Sabato]

I believe that your assessment of a warpage cause by an inexperienced Luger mechanic may be the root of your problem. Make sure that the spring loaded pin on the end of the sear bar is easily moved in and out. Sometimes these old guns are dirty and this pin sticks causing the symptom you are describing.

If the sideplate was a poor fit before the modification, no doubt it is worse now. A new trigger lever MAY cure the problem, but unless you are a bonafide gun tinkerer, and are will to experiment, I would suggest you take or send the gun to a knowledgeable Luger repairperson and have it properly diagnosed and repaired. You will be better off in the long run since any used repair part that you buy to experiment with will be expensive and may not fit any better than the one you have now.

Look up postings by LugerDoc, Hugh, or Thor and send them private messages to enlist their assistance. You don't list your location so I am not sure who may be local who may be able to help you. Lugerdoc is in MO, Hugh in TX and Thor in NM.
If you are near VA, I might be able to help, but update your profile to show what area of the country you are in and it will better your chances of local assistance.

Welcome to the Lugerforum.

Hmmm. Looks like LugerDoc found you and hit the send key before I did