Manual

06.01 – US23 –
Mauser M2
Service and Repairs
Assembly/Malfunction
Ammunition feed:
No round chambered.
Slide:
Slide does not close properly.
Case ejection:
Spent case sticks in chamber or jams
in ejection port.
Misfire:
The trigger 21 was pulled,
no discharge.
Potential Cause
Magazine not properly inserted,
deformed or dirty.
Pistol or rounds dirty or too
heavily greased.
Pistol defective.
Recoil insufficient because
of fouling.
Underloaded ammunition.
Pistol defective.
Firing pin sticking in its guide.
Defective ammunition.
Pistol defective.
Potential Remedy
Insert magazine properly
or replace it.
Strip, clean and lubricate pistol
(see Sect. 7.1–7.3); clean or re p l a c e
a m m u n i t i o n .
Repair by manufacturer.
Strip, clean and lubricate pistol (see
Sect. 7.1–7.3)
Replace ammunition.
Repair by manufacturer.
Strip, clean and lubricate pistol (see
Sect. 7.1–7.3). Have pistol checked by
a rm o u re r.
Manually cycle slide to chamber new
round.
Repair by manufacturer.
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