Removing magazne

hayhugh · 12-16-2013, 08:56 PM

I have an 1914 Erfurt Art and need two hands to remove any of the 4 magazines that I have. How easy should the mag's be to insert and remove. I have other pistols with a release button and they seem to just fall out when the release button is pushed.

mrerick · 12-16-2013, 09:12 PM

They should either fall out, or come out with very little effort after the magazine release is pressed.

Sounds like either a deformed frame is possible, the wrong magazines are in use (I think CDNN recently was selling Mauser made Luger magazines inexpensively - but they are made for the 1970s Mauser Parabellum pistols).

Marc

lugerholsterrepair · 12-16-2013, 09:21 PM

You might check to see if an overlong grip screw is putting pressure on the mag body and causing drag.

DavidJayUden · 12-16-2013, 10:05 PM

And look for tell-tale scratch marks on the mag body to determine exactly what is going on. Sometimes Prussian Blue or even magic-markier can be used in the quest to find friction points. (Being careful to not damage original finish, of course.)
But this certainly is not a normal condition.
dju

Sergio Natali · 12-17-2013, 04:34 AM

In the first place I would check just to be sure to use the correct magazines and in a good state, then the thing that you need both hands to remove a magazine makes me think of a deformed frame.

rhuff · 12-17-2013, 06:05 PM

Sounds like either a deformed frame is possible, the wrong magazines are in use (I think CDNN recently was selling Mauser made Luger magazines inexpensively - but they are made for the 1970s Mauser Parabellum pistols).

Marc[/QUOTE]

Marc,

CDNN was also selling Stoeger OEM mags for the Luger. I have three(3) of them. Two(2) are just fine, but one was oversize and would drag going in and coming out of the mag space. I had to "tune it" with a file and emory paper, but got it to work just fine. Apparently the QC is a bit lacking on these mags.

saab-bob · 12-17-2013, 07:42 PM

Marc
I have also noticed that my SS Mitchell mags are very tight in a German made luger( I was trying not to say "real Luger"!)

Bob

12-16-2013, 08:56 PM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 896 Thanks: 857 Thanked 513 Times in 275 Posts	Removing magazne I have an 1914 Erfurt Art and need two hands to remove any of the 4 magazines that I have. How easy should the mag's be to insert and remove. I have other pistols with a release button and they seem to just fall out when the release button is pushed.

12-16-2013, 09:12 PM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	They should either fall out, or come out with very little effort after the magazine release is pressed. Sounds like either a deformed frame is possible, the wrong magazines are in use (I think CDNN recently was selling Mauser made Luger magazines inexpensively - but they are made for the 1970s Mauser Parabellum pistols). Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

12-16-2013, 09:21 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	You might check to see if an overlong grip screw is putting pressure on the mag body and causing drag. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-17-2013, 04:34 AM	#5
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	In the first place I would check just to be sure to use the correct magazines and in a good state, then the thing that you need both hands to remove a magazine makes me think of a deformed frame. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-17-2013, 07:42 PM	#7
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Marc I have also noticed that my SS Mitchell mags are very tight in a German made luger( I was trying not to say "real Luger"!) Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

12-16-2013, 10:05 PM	#4
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	And look for tell-tale scratch marks on the mag body to determine exactly what is going on. Sometimes Prussian Blue or even magic-markier can be used in the quest to find friction points. (Being careful to not damage original finish, of course.) But this certainly is not a normal condition. dju

12-17-2013, 06:05 PM	#6
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	Sounds like either a deformed frame is possible, the wrong magazines are in use (I think CDNN recently was selling Mauser made Luger magazines inexpensively - but they are made for the 1970s Mauser Parabellum pistols). Marc[/QUOTE] Marc, CDNN was also selling Stoeger OEM mags for the Luger. I have three(3) of them. Two(2) are just fine, but one was oversize and would drag going in and coming out of the mag space. I had to "tune it" with a file and emory paper, but got it to work just fine. Apparently the QC is a bit lacking on these mags.