Round not consistently extracting - Page 3

DonVoigt · 10-12-2018, 04:16 PM

You could measure the length, and number of coils of your old mainspring; and the wire diameter.
And report here.

If your ejector was a "crappy" aftermarket part; its breaking is just bad luck.

mestguy182 · 10-12-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kurusu

Reason 1. Original Luger springs are like the "springs made in hell". They are very and I mean very durable. It seems to be some kind of lost art, newly made springs never seem to be up to standard.

Reason 2. Your problems of not going on battery seem to have been "ejector giving up the ghost" related.

Reason 3. When faced with a "mechanical" problem in a Luger (or most things for that matter), change one thing at the time to find out where the problem is.

You don't change the engine of a car because at some moment it starts choking past some revs.*

Edit. * Perhaps at this day and age that's what they do.

But I'm from an older breed.

Haha, I appreciate the insight! I had not connected the not returning to battery issue to the ejector but I suppose it's possible.

kurusu · 10-12-2018, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mestguy182

Haha, I appreciate the insight! I had not connected the not returning to battery issue to the ejector but I suppose it's possible.

And I said that because Lugers go on battery more based on momentum than on spring action. If you retract the breechblock a quarter of an inch, it won't (it shouldn't) close on it's own.

mestguy182 · 10-12-2018, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

You could measure the length, and number of coils of your old mainspring; and the wire diameter.
And report here.

If your ejector was a "crappy" aftermarket part; its breaking is just bad luck.

I contacted GT and he is sending me some original ejectors to try out so hopefully I'll have more success with one of them. He's throwing in some extractor springs too so now I have a couple of different things I can try.

DonVoigt · 10-12-2018, 10:27 PM

But do check the spring "while you wait".

mestguy182 · 10-13-2018, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

But do check the spring "while you wait".

Will do! I'll check it tomorrow and report back. Thanks!

Lugerdoc · 10-14-2018, 10:33 AM

As mentioned above, I do have both original and new repro PO8 ejectors in stock. Either type may require some fitting, depending on your luger. TH

K.Wilhelm · 10-24-2018, 08:51 AM

Always nice to do a "forensic" study of these Luger issues with a little help from your friends on this forum. Very interesting stuff, guys. Bill

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DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	You could measure the length, and number of coils of your old mainspring; and the wire diameter. And report here. If your ejector was a "crappy" aftermarket part; its breaking is just bad luck. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	But do check the spring "while you wait". __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

10-14-2018, 10:33 AM	#47
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	As mentioned above, I do have both original and new repro PO8 ejectors in stock. Either type may require some fitting, depending on your luger. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

10-24-2018, 08:51 AM	#48
K.Wilhelm User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Central Colorado Posts: 215 Thanks: 45 Thanked 109 Times in 66 Posts	Always nice to do a "forensic" study of these Luger issues with a little help from your friends on this forum. Very interesting stuff, guys. Bill __________________ NRA Endowment Life member Proud veteran of the Naval Security Group