Interarms Mauser mags

FNorm · 06-08-2009, 08:36 PM

Tried out my new Interarms Mauser today. It won't load from it's own mags. Any other mag is fine but not the ones it came with. Was there a problem that year?

BTW: Nice tight group at 15 yrds.

FN

Sieger · 06-10-2009, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FNorm

Tried out my new Interarms Mauser today. It won't load from it's own mags. Any other mag is fine but not the ones it came with. Was there a problem that year?

BTW: Nice tight group at 15 yrds.

FN

FN:

Please give me more detail as to why they won't load.

Are you loading from a full mag?

What are the OALs of the cartridges you are trying to feed?

Thanks!

Sieger

FNorm · 06-10-2009, 09:22 AM

Full mag. Cartridges loaded 1.160, bolt will not strip the cartridge out. Even with a partial, 5rds. load. Perhaps, sometime in the past,the mag ears were damaged or bent. This is with both mags that came with it, new in the box.

The pistol works fine with, Erfurt, fxo, and macgar magazines.

FN

Sieger · 06-11-2009, 01:59 AM

FN:

Load the magazine with one round only.

Will one round feed from the magazine?

Will one round fire and activate the hold-open device?

Sieger

PS: May be an accute OAL problem.

FNorm · 06-11-2009, 10:18 PM

Same ammo, different mags, everything worked fine. I've gauged the 'ears' on the mags, the Interarms is .0010 bigger. BUT the spring is a lot stiffer. I think that might be the difference. Maybe take a turn or two off the mag spring.

FN

G.T. · 06-11-2009, 10:28 PM

FNorm, I need those stiff springs!!

I'll swap out your springs no charge for the stiff ones!! Best to you, til...lat'r...GT Oops! I'm blind! I thought you were in AZ.. sorry... But still, let me know on the springs...

Sieger · 06-12-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G.T.

FNorm, I need those stiff springs!!

I'll swap out your springs no charge for the stiff ones!! Best to you, til...lat'r...GT Oops! I'm blind! I thought you were in AZ.. sorry... But still, let me know on the springs...

Norm:

Please don't distroy those springs!!

Sieger

FNorm · 06-12-2009, 10:37 PM

I hereby solemnly swear not to destroy those springs. I'll shoot it with the Mecgars.

FN

Vlim · 06-13-2009, 01:42 AM

Good decision. Early Mauser magazines are 'not too good'

G.T. · 06-13-2009, 08:45 PM

Hi to all, I'm still looking for a few original Parabellum mag springs to test for replacement spring options! Not the,"Made in Holland," mag springs.. but Mauser Parabellum springs... I'll buy or trade... people who trade with me usually come away happy!

Best to all, til....lat'r....GT

Lugerdoc · 06-14-2009, 09:00 AM

Gt et al, I seem to remember a past posting on this forum (or in Austomag) showing correstpondence between Mauser and the Dutch maker of their Parabellum mags, about the poor quality. As I recall it went into great detail about rejection rates and specifics of the problems. TH

G.T. · 06-15-2009, 12:20 AM

Hi Thomas, I'm beginning to believe there was more to it then we realize... the Interarms,"Made in Holland", mags have a different and considerably weaker spring then the issued Mauser mags... The extreme spring tension in the issue Mauser mags was probably a catch all to overcome function issues that most likely plauged the pistol design through out it's production life... The ' "Made in Holland", mags were probably made to appeal to a less sensitive market , old and new..... It remains unsolved for 100% reliable function... may stay that way... time will tell...Best to all, til...lat'r...GT

BTW, BTW, I need some Mauser para springs!!! Help... Help...Help.. hel...he...h..... ....... ..

Lugerdoc · 06-15-2009, 09:58 AM

GT, You already have my only loose Parabellum mag spring. The only others are in complete magss. TH

G.T. · 06-15-2009, 01:47 PM

Hi Tom, yes, the ones i could scrape up got used in the few Mauser problem mags i had encountered... Had just enough, now, I'm looking for springs to test and record... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

06-08-2009, 08:36 PM	#1
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Interarms Mauser mags Tried out my new Interarms Mauser today. It won't load from it's own mags. Any other mag is fine but not the ones it came with. Was there a problem that year? BTW: Nice tight group at 15 yrds. FN

06-11-2009, 10:28 PM	#6
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	no, no, no, !!!!!! FNorm, I need those stiff springs!! I'll swap out your springs no charge for the stiff ones!! Best to you, til...lat'r...GT Oops! I'm blind! I thought you were in AZ.. sorry... But still, let me know on the springs...

06-13-2009, 08:45 PM	#10
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	Parabellum springs needed still!!!?? Hi to all, I'm still looking for a few original Parabellum mag springs to test for replacement spring options! Not the,"Made in Holland," mag springs.. but Mauser Parabellum springs... I'll buy or trade... people who trade with me usually come away happy! Best to all, til....lat'r....GT

06-14-2009, 09:00 AM	#11
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Gt et al, I seem to remember a past posting on this forum (or in Austomag) showing correstpondence between Mauser and the Dutch maker of their Parabellum mags, about the poor quality. As I recall it went into great detail about rejection rates and specifics of the problems. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

06-15-2009, 12:20 AM	#12
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	mag issues Hi Thomas, I'm beginning to believe there was more to it then we realize... the Interarms,"Made in Holland", mags have a different and considerably weaker spring then the issued Mauser mags... The extreme spring tension in the issue Mauser mags was probably a catch all to overcome function issues that most likely plauged the pistol design through out it's production life... The ' "Made in Holland", mags were probably made to appeal to a less sensitive market , old and new..... It remains unsolved for 100% reliable function... may stay that way... time will tell...Best to all, til...lat'r...GT BTW, BTW, I need some Mauser para springs!!! Help... Help...Help.. hel...he...h..... ....... ..

06-10-2009, 09:22 AM	#3
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Full mag. Cartridges loaded 1.160, bolt will not strip the cartridge out. Even with a partial, 5rds. load. Perhaps, sometime in the past,the mag ears were damaged or bent. This is with both mags that came with it, new in the box. The pistol works fine with, Erfurt, fxo, and macgar magazines. FN

06-11-2009, 01:59 AM	#4
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 2,124 Thanked 400 Times in 249 Posts	FN: Load the magazine with one round only. Will one round feed from the magazine? Will one round fire and activate the hold-open device? Sieger PS: May be an accute OAL problem.

06-11-2009, 10:18 PM	#5
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Same ammo, different mags, everything worked fine. I've gauged the 'ears' on the mags, the Interarms is .0010 bigger. BUT the spring is a lot stiffer. I think that might be the difference. Maybe take a turn or two off the mag spring. FN

06-12-2009, 10:37 PM	#8
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	I hereby solemnly swear not to destroy those springs. I'll shoot it with the Mecgars. FN

06-13-2009, 01:42 AM	#9
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Good decision. Early Mauser magazines are 'not too good'

06-15-2009, 09:58 AM	#13
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	GT, You already have my only loose Parabellum mag spring. The only others are in complete magss. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

06-15-2009, 01:47 PM	#14
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	springs.. Hi Tom, yes, the ones i could scrape up got used in the few Mauser problem mags i had encountered... Had just enough, now, I'm looking for springs to test and record... best to all, til...lat'r...GT