New to me Interarms Parabellum

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Lugers like oil, any good gun oil- thin not thick, no grease.

I'd clean and lube after each shooting session.

One of our members shoots his luger in competition, he will come along and give advice on a "lot" of shooting.

I doubt any of the rest of us would fire a luger 5000 rounds; I wouldn't- I have 6 I call shooters and the most any get shot is with one or two full 32 round drums in a session.

Springs should not require changing until you notice a change in ejection pattern or distance, again JMO. There are only 3 coil springs that do work, ejector, striker, mainspring.
The ejector is a flat spring and subject to fail as any leaf spring will - or not. Leaf springs on the mag catch and the sear bar not likely to fail. forgot the very small spring in the disconnector, they don't "fail" but may get stuck due to dirt/dried lube, just keep it lubricated.

Mags- just use them, they will be "stronger" than you are used to.

Maybe this will help, just remember the Luger was a military issue firearm for 60 years, so it is a robust system; being replaced for reasons of cost rather than performance, IMO.

That might be me he's referring to.

I have not much to add but here goes. When I'm training for competition I keep them well lubed and clean on the outside, but only detail them from 500 to 500 rounds. Never go to a match with a squeaking clean pistol, generally I clean them thoroughly before the last training session where I shoot some 100 rounds.

My shooters have the original step chamber that was discontinued in favor of the modern 9 mm chambering in 1942. 500 rounds is more a less the limit for the old fashion chambering in between cleanings before it starts giving trouble.

Other useful advices:
Keep the striker chamber inside the breech-block clean and free of excess oil.

Always keep the front base of the ears well lubed.

Use molykote in the striker engagement to the sear bar.


About the recoil spring:

On a vintage Mauser there should be 21 coils on the spring, if original, sometimes in the USA those springs were snipped a few coils because of lightly charged ammo. In that case the spring should be replaced. But, I don't think there are any modern springs up to the standard and durability of the original ones.

Can't say anything about the post war Mauser, cause I don't know squat. Only saw one of them, in the box and unfired.



Afterthought:

Even though a Luger is quite safe for concealed carry, even more the 1906 pattern with grip safety. My advise be, never conceal carry a pistol you are not prepared to part with. If, perish the though, you ever need to use your concealed weapon, It will become "evidence" and you're most likely never to see it again.