Bad firing pin

lboos · 03-12-2009, 02:37 PM

I have a 1936 S/42 with matching # except mags, The gun only fires about two times and hangs up, i put another firing pin in it from an older luger which is longer then the org. firing pin and it shoots just fine. My question is will this longer firing pin damage the gun? even though it shoot's great now.
I am putting the org. firing pin up as it is marked [01] as the rest of the gun is and i would like to have it repaired one day. Any advice, comments?

John Sabato · 03-12-2009, 03:04 PM

It should be fine with the replacement pin... Your original CAN be repaired, but then it would be an all matching REPAIRED Luger... I would just keep it as is for collecting purposes...

Edward Tinker · 03-12-2009, 03:11 PM

I pick up parts when I can and have about 10 firing pins. I have several that just don't seem to go into most breachblocks, especially one firing pin, it is just too large or something?

So, I just hang onto them, figuring, well, I'll use them at some point......

Ed

John Sabato · 03-13-2009, 06:11 AM

Iboos,

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03-12-2009, 02:37 PM	#1
lboos User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ga. Posts: 69 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bad firing pin I have a 1936 S/42 with matching # except mags, The gun only fires about two times and hangs up, i put another firing pin in it from an older luger which is longer then the org. firing pin and it shoots just fine. My question is will this longer firing pin damage the gun? even though it shoot's great now. I am putting the org. firing pin up as it is marked [01] as the rest of the gun is and i would like to have it repaired one day. Any advice, comments?

03-12-2009, 03:04 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	It should be fine with the replacement pin... Your original CAN be repaired, but then it would be an all matching REPAIRED Luger... I would just keep it as is for collecting purposes... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-13-2009, 06:11 AM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Iboos, Please post your photo here on the Lugerforum server using the Upload photo feature, or you can edit your original post using the pencil/paper icon at the bottom right corner of the post and use the "manage attachments" button to load the photo. Photos put on public storage sites like photobucket.com cannot be seen by many members because the corporate firewalls they are behind block access to such sites. Also, these sites tend to get reorganized frequently, and even go out of business so the links often go dead. So please post photos here in the future. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-12-2009, 03:11 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	I pick up parts when I can and have about 10 firing pins. I have several that just don't seem to go into most breachblocks, especially one firing pin, it is just too large or something? So, I just hang onto them, figuring, well, I'll use them at some point...... Ed