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Model 1914 Pistol / Clearing a Mauser 1914
« on: February 26, 2018, 05:51:38 AM »
Does anybody know how to clear a 1914 without firing off all the rounds in the magazine?
How do you release the slide to open the chamber if there is a round from the magazine already in the chamber from the previous cycling?
I was at the range with a friend who was firing this gun for the first time. The range was called cold with the last round in the chamber. He could not rack the slide back to remove that round and clear the gun, so he safed the gun and removed the mag, and had to just set the gun down. When the range was hot again, we tried again to clear the chamber, but couldn't so he fired the final round.
I don't believe that this is how that weapon is supposed to work, is there a slide release to open the slide and clear a round without firing as most guns have? Is the mechanism just worn?
How do you release the slide to open the chamber if there is a round from the magazine already in the chamber from the previous cycling?
I was at the range with a friend who was firing this gun for the first time. The range was called cold with the last round in the chamber. He could not rack the slide back to remove that round and clear the gun, so he safed the gun and removed the mag, and had to just set the gun down. When the range was hot again, we tried again to clear the chamber, but couldn't so he fired the final round.
I don't believe that this is how that weapon is supposed to work, is there a slide release to open the slide and clear a round without firing as most guns have? Is the mechanism just worn?