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Pistols => Model HSC Pistol => Topic started by: Tecolote on August 21, 2017, 01:24:59 PM

Title: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on August 21, 2017, 01:24:59 PM
I am trying to rehab my Eagle/L Hsc 897XXX. It has a broken trigger spring and the front part of the stock is chipped off. I also would like to get a good and proper spare magazine for it. The one with it is a blank floor plate with the half moon indent. Can anyone recommend sources for these? Also, what's the going price range for spare mags these days(I paid $65 for the gun back in 1973 :)


Thanks in advance.
Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Warbird on August 21, 2017, 01:42:24 PM
Welcome to the forum Tecolote.  You can buy the Trigger Spring from Wolff's Gunsprings for $5.99.  https://www.gunsprings.com/MAUSER/HSc%20(EARLY%20MODELS)/cID1/mID40/dID171

You will have to watch eBay or GunBroker.Com for the Grips and/or Magazine but be warned ... it won't be cheap.  These are the two most expensive parts on an HSc.  You can expect to pay about $150 for the Grips and also for the correct Magazine.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=mauser+hsc&rt=nc&_dmd=2
http://www.gunbroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=HSc

Hope that helps.  Now that I have helped you it would be appropriate if you would share the complete serial number on your Police HSc.
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on August 21, 2017, 01:56:36 PM
Thanks for the reply. Re the grips, I should have clearer. All I need is reproductions. The full serial is 897890 and barrel and slide have the last 3 digits and it does have the 3 lines on the slide.


What sort of holster did the police Hsc's come with?


Thanks again.


Tecolote


Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Warbird on August 21, 2017, 02:12:17 PM
Thanks for sharing.  The eBay website would still be the place to look for reproductions.  You can see photos of the correct Holster here:
http://www.mauserguns.com/forum/index.php/topic,94.msg281.html#msg281

If you are interested, your Late Wartime HSc was produced in April 1944.
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: jcorl on August 22, 2017, 10:08:03 AM
Question for you Telocote,

Does your current mag have a serial number on it?   It should not look factory applied. 

Jim
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on August 22, 2017, 08:34:21 PM
Warbird: thanks for the date of manufacture and the eBay link.
Jim: no serial number on the mag, just a plain phosphate(?) finish.


Thanks again for the replays.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: donp326 on August 23, 2017, 07:12:35 AM
Tecolate here is the magazine your looking for.

https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/accessories/pistol-magazines/hsc-magazine-ww2-051117.html

The above magazine has been sold.

Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: jcorl on August 24, 2017, 10:05:35 AM
That is a nice finish.

Jim
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on September 15, 2017, 01:50:50 PM
Took it into the gunsmith with a Wolff spring kit. He had no problem putting in the trigger spring but when I went in to check on the progress and tried the action, pulling the trigger in single action, the hammer dropped properly all the way, but in double action the hammer would rise OK, but when it dropped would stop at the half cock position every time. Prior to the new trigger spring it would do the same on single action; if I pushed up on the trigger bar, it would function properly. Do you generally need to adjust the position of the spring? Any suggestions?


Thanks in advance.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Warbird on September 15, 2017, 07:45:37 PM
The Trigger Bar was probably installed incorrectly.  Remove the left Grip and Trigger Bar.  Cock the Hammer and drop the Trigger Bar back in place.  That should correct your problem.
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on September 15, 2017, 08:56:24 PM
Thanks for the quick reply. We'll try that next week and see what happens?


Thanks again.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on September 22, 2017, 01:15:21 PM
No luck. The smith says the trigger bar is worn. If so, is there a source for a spare?
Thanks in advance.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Warbird on September 22, 2017, 01:46:32 PM
Unusual for the Trigger Bar to wear out but here's one on GunBroker.Com:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/681637172
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on September 22, 2017, 02:09:13 PM
Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check it out.
Thanks again.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: Tecolote on October 17, 2017, 11:00:25 PM
Looking at the original trigger bar, it appears to be minutely chipped, just enough to slip off the hammer. The new bar worked perfectly and the gunsmith ran 5 rounds through it. So I took it and a box of Magtech 71 gr. and set up a B27s target at 7 yards. I ran 32 rounds through the gun using both its original magazine and the one from Legacy that donp326 posted. I started each mag double action.
Results? The gun ran all 32 rounds without a bobble and kept all shots in the 9 ring. DA to SA transition was hardly noticeable, but thumbing the safety to fire was. Mag changes were easy. All in all
a great time, as good as getting a new gun, maybe.
I should mention the grips as my originals are too fragile to use. At first I tried I tried some from Triple
K: don't waste your time. They came warped(along with instructions on what to do if they came warped) . So, I got some from N.C. Ordnance which worked fine for shooting although they are slightly oversize.


Thanks to Warbird and donp326 for the tips and all who responded.


Tecolote
Title: Re: Broken trigger spring,reproduce grips and spare mag sources
Post by: jcorl on October 19, 2017, 11:22:24 AM
Sounds like your example performed very well and as designed.   Happy to learn of your good experience.  Thanks for the information on the aftermarket grips.  That is good to know.   Wished you could have a 10 splash to tell us about. 

Jim