Anyone have a Mauser HSc?

[htown1000]

I have the renato gamba .380 that i recently purchased.. Severe feeding problems.. I love the gun as an addition to my collection but geez.. I've tried american eagle, federal fmj with no luck.. Ran 80 rounds through today and I had at least 3 misfires with each 15 shot loaded clip. I want to keep this gun but what should i do?

 

[p0838]

1942 Police Eagle/L Mauser HSc with lanyard loop.

 

[humboldt]

Both the HSC, and the 1914 are really great little guns. The only complaint is the 'heel' magazine release. The European Police, and Military used the .32 acp for many years, and found it to be very capable of taking care of the bad guys. WWll German officers generally carried Walther PPs, or Mauser 1914s, but their only 'heavy lifting' was shooting someone behind the ear, and you don't need a .44 Mag for that.

 

[nicky4968]

If you've never handled one before, be aware that, with the slide locked back, the slide is released and slams forward when a magazine is inserted, instantly loading the pistol. This can be disconcerting if not expected and has caused more than one accident.

 

[msgdan]

I envy you all that have a Mauser HSC. I've always thought they are the slickest looking pistol (for their time). A Nazi issue HSC is on the top of my list for a must have gun.

Dan

 

[moosedog]

They are very cool guns and are addicting. Here's a 2nd variation WWll HSC with the harder to find 655 acceptance stamp.
The officer who carried this one obviously didn't see much action.

 

[msgdan]

That is a beautiful gun Moosedog.

 

[Gary]

A few years back I had both an HSc and a Colt Mustang. The Mustang was a lot easier to fire and had less recoil. I have always attributed this to the Mustang's delayed recoil action verses the Mauser's blowback. I may be wrong though. The little Mauser was beautifully machined and blued with walnut grips.

 

[Erich]

I had a nice - but worn - Kriegsmarine HSc in 7.65. It was a heavy little chunk for the caliber, smooth and pleasing in the hand. Had some in-bore pitting (not much) which did not affect accuracy (as with most .32 ACPs I've had, this gun was very accurate). I enjoyed having it, and traded it straight across for the first DDR Mak I ever saw which just excited me more at the time (this was '90 or so).

HScs are lovely guns. The HK-4 is interesting and worth a look as well (HK also did an improved copy of the Mauser Volkspistole, as the first-available polymer-framed gun, the VP-70z).

 

[imjin138]

I saw one at the Union grove gun show on Saturday looked decent, only one mag and no box. I also saw a Charter Bulldog 44 with a 3 inch Barrel at the Kenosha Gander Mountain for 299. + Tax. It was still there yesterday.

 

[Abbynormal]

20 years ago or so, when I was young and broke, I wanted a BUG, pocket pistol, hideout, summer/belly gun. I ran across a used but never fired Interarms HSc that was a 3 caliber gun! It was a .380 (9mm Kurtz), with extra .32 ACP (7.62mm) and .22LR barrels! If I remember right, all had different springs and the .38 and .32 used the same magazine and there was a 3rd .22LR mag. The .22 barrel was offset so the center fire firing pin would work on rimfire. This was all in a one piece plastic factory box with slots for the 2 extra barrels and magazines. I debated for a couple of weeks on it and decided to put money down.

A couple of weeks later the shop got in a pre 68' Walther PPK in .22 LR and I decided I wanted the Walther more. The shop changed over the layaway and I ended up with the PPK and to this day I'm still wondering if I made the right decision.

I've never seen an HSc in 3 calibers since or even heard of another one.

 

[NE450No2]

A friend of mine had a HSC and I shot it a fair amount. It is a nice gun.
I have shot several different 380's over the years, such as the H&K, all the Walthers, the old Colt, the new Colt, I owned a SIG P230 in stainless, the Star and LLama's, Berretta's the old and the new, the Browning, the Kahrs, as well as some I cannot remember..

MY favorite of ANY 380 I have ever fired and used was the original Browning 1910. I had one and carried it for several years.

While it had no sights to speak of I could shoot it better at 25 yards than any other 380 I ever shot.

 

[TACC1]

I might've missed this if it's been mentioned already, but there's
some good folks over at MauserCentral who might know where parts are.
TACC1

 

[p0838]

If you've never handled one before, be aware that, with the slide locked back, the slide is released and slams forward when a magazine is inserted, instantly loading the pistol. This can be disconcerting if not expected and has caused more than one accident.

Or ,without the mag installed, just pull the slide back and let it go. It will go forward.

 

[2152hq]

20 years ago or so, when I was young and broke, I wanted a BUG, pocket pistol, hideout, summer/belly gun. I ran across a used but never fired Interarms HSc that was a 3 caliber gun! It was a .380 (9mm Kurtz), with extra .32 ACP (7.62mm) and .22LR barrels! If I remember right, all had different springs and the .38 and .32 used the same magazine and there was a 3rd .22LR mag. The .22 barrel was offset so the center fire firing pin would work on rimfire. This was all in a one piece plastic factory box with slots for the 2 extra barrels and magazines. I debated for a couple of weeks on it and decided to put money down.

A couple of weeks later the shop got in a pre 68' Walther PPK in .22 LR and I decided I wanted the Walther more. The shop changed over the layaway and I ended up with the PPK and to this day I'm still wondering if I made the right decision.

I've never seen an HSc in 3 calibers since or even heard of another one.

Could it have been an HK4?
Heckler & Koch HK4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They look alot like the Mauser and did offer a 3 or 4 caliber outfit like you describe.

I've never seen one of the HSc's in a multi caliber set either. Would be interesting though!

 

[Killroy549]

Parts needed

I've had a few of the early and late war time mfg 32acp issues over the years and they were all nice handguns,,even the late issues.
They all functioned well with fmj ammo for which they were designed.

The only real fragile part that I can recall is the firing pin in those. The can break rather easily, but more are probably damaged upon disassembly than from use.
One thing to check when buying a war time HSc is that the firing pin tip is still there. The rear half will remain in place and keep the safety function of the pistol appearing normal but the tip can be broken off. I think I've still got a couple of the back halfs around here from repair jobs.

The post war HSc made a change in the design to eliminate the fragile nature of that part.

Do you are anyone have any parts pistols? I need one little screw that is not listed any diagram I have seen to date.

Thanks, happy New year

 

[Rpg]

I had an older 32 Hsc some years ago. Sold it for something else I was interested in at the time.

Still have the original magazine I suppose I'll sell since I don't have an interest in buying another.

 

[Engine49guy]

Alex Seidel was one of if not the primary designer of the Mauser HSC and was also credited as the primary designer of HK's first pistol the HK4. If you look at them both it's easy to see the comparison.

I currently own a HK4 and have shot both in 7.65 (.32) with ball and through many rounds haven't had a problem.

A fun gun it's not, after several magazines it's time to massage the hand.

The HK is a modernized aluminum frame updated version but it is a different gun with no interchangeable parts.
BTW where the HSc is heavier than a PPK the HK4 is lighter.

 

[Nightowl]

I have always wanted an HSc, and about two years ago or so found one at a local range. Shot a box or so of .380s through it and got plenty of feed failures, at least one a magazine and usually more. And it bit my hand. It is an Interarms and is so new looking that I am wondering if it just needs a few hundred rounds to break it in. Anyone know if they smooth out after awhile, like some other autos?

 

[bgrafsr]

Passed down from Uncle to my Dad, and then to me: .32ACP