Failure to go into battery every time

RWBlue01 · 10-25-2020, 08:19 PM

First Luger P08. First post here.

Gun guy who usually fixes my own issues. This one has me stumped.

I have a 1940 P08 Army Mauser, not all the numbers match, but most.

When I try to cycle rounds (shooting or hand cycling), the toggle doesn't go all the way down some of the time. Out of battery, 1/4 inch. I smack down the top and it s good to go.

I posted on a gunsmthing forum and they gave me the standard advice. New Megar mag, new Wolff Spring, clean and lube. Well, I already bought those.

Swapped out the spring to Wolff heaviest in the pack. Shoot again. It locks back on empty mag.
Still having same issues.

So I have been hand cycling live rounds (wolf, PMC, Remington, Winchester Silver tip, spear gold dot), dummy rounds, German blue plastic rounds, trying to debug, but....
All seem to have issues when hand cycling, except the blue plastic ones. But after I hand cycle a couple times, I swear they feed more often.

Is this just ammo issue OR....????

10-25-2020, 08:19 PM	#1
RWBlue01 User Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 20 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Failure to go into battery every time First Luger P08. First post here. Gun guy who usually fixes my own issues. This one has me stumped. I have a 1940 P08 Army Mauser, not all the numbers match, but most. When I try to cycle rounds (shooting or hand cycling), the toggle doesn't go all the way down some of the time. Out of battery, 1/4 inch. I smack down the top and it s good to go. I posted on a gunsmthing forum and they gave me the standard advice. New Megar mag, new Wolff Spring, clean and lube. Well, I already bought those. Swapped out the spring to Wolff heaviest in the pack. Shoot again. It locks back on empty mag. Still having same issues. So I have been hand cycling live rounds (wolf, PMC, Remington, Winchester Silver tip, spear gold dot), dummy rounds, German blue plastic rounds, trying to debug, but.... All seem to have issues when hand cycling, except the blue plastic ones. But after I hand cycle a couple times, I swear they feed more often. Is this just ammo issue OR....????