First Luger purchase and need guidance

4 Scale · 06-14-2019, 10:56 PM

I agree that a good first step is get a Mec Gar magazine, IMO anyone who is shooting a Luger should use those.

To verify that your pistol is operating properly, this video is the best animation I have seen. I suggest watch it as many times as needed to understand how every part of your pistol operates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DBYV6s1lvo

This video should give you an idea of how a properly operating toggle should function. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0qDsMIAlk

As far as replacing parts as post #2 suggests, I only do that when shooting nice collectibles to minimize value loss should a small part break. I've now shot Lugers for several years and the only part that ever broke was a small chip on the grip. The finish loss on this pistol makes it a shooter and it doesn't make sense to me to swap parts on a shooter.

All that said, a first Luger that is not functioning properly is a challenge. If a Mec Gar does not fix it, consider disclosing your location to see if there is a member near you, or send it to a Luger expert like G.T. or Tom Heller. The Luger is a balanced system and can malfunction when something is not right. However, with effort and persistence they can almost always be fixed and once fixed they tend to stay that way. It is very satisfying to fix one, I wish you success and hope you tell us how it goes.

06-14-2019, 10:56 PM	#7
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	I agree that a good first step is get a Mec Gar magazine, IMO anyone who is shooting a Luger should use those. To verify that your pistol is operating properly, this video is the best animation I have seen. I suggest watch it as many times as needed to understand how every part of your pistol operates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DBYV6s1lvo This video should give you an idea of how a properly operating toggle should function. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0qDsMIAlk As far as replacing parts as post #2 suggests, I only do that when shooting nice collectibles to minimize value loss should a small part break. I've now shot Lugers for several years and the only part that ever broke was a small chip on the grip. The finish loss on this pistol makes it a shooter and it doesn't make sense to me to swap parts on a shooter. All that said, a first Luger that is not functioning properly is a challenge. If a Mec Gar does not fix it, consider disclosing your location to see if there is a member near you, or send it to a Luger expert like G.T. or Tom Heller. The Luger is a balanced system and can malfunction when something is not right. However, with effort and persistence they can almost always be fixed and once fixed they tend to stay that way. It is very satisfying to fix one, I wish you success and hope you tell us how it goes.