Frankenstein Luger

[DonVoigt]

Burnt,
thanks for the mention, but I cannot take credit for the idea. I had a mag once set up like that, and I think they are even mentioned in a book.

You must be talking about the very small pin and the front large pin of the toggle? The "axle" is the large pin at the back of the toggle.

The small pin is an odd size and someone probably replaced the original with a too small substitute. You can make that pin from a #16 or is it #17 wire brad, but I would still use loctite on it.

If the pin you had is a snug fit, you can put it in again and add a little loctite; I have also put them on the flat of my vise and tapped it with a hammer to flatten one end slightly and enlarge it, so that can help. Install with the "little" end down, the wider flattened end will help to tighten up in the top of the hole.

Folks that sell these get a premium for an original- they are hard to find; for a shooter, I'd make one and use loctite as noted above.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the detailed post.