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• Posted in thread: Luger Mainspring on 03/20/2010 at 6:58AM
  Thanks, I finally got the spring in and the Luger running. I think part of my problem was someone had put
  an overly long spring in it. I took off 3 coils and the pistol did not improve, so I decided t...

• Posted in thread: Luger still fails to feed on 03/17/2010 at 10:44AM
  Well I finally got the Luger shooting. Someone had taken a real nice matching number 1916 Erfurt and put
  a 30 Kal. Luger barrel on it,and it was jamming every shot. Changed magazines, no improvement, ...

• Posted in thread: Luger still fails to feed on 03/15/2010 at 9:24AM
  A friends Luger that I am trying to fix is still giving me problems. Some one in the past re barreled a
  1916 Erfurt to 30 kal Luger. Of course I don't know what else was done to it.It cycles and feeds...

• Posted in thread: Luger on 03/10/2010 at 1:31PM
  I have worked for 2 hours and cannot seem to get the mainspring back in. Do any of you have any idea on
  how this is done? Also someone mentioned to me that a 1916 Erfurt was not made in 30 Cal Luger d...

• Posted in thread: Luger Mainspring on 03/10/2010 at 12:57PM
  I have been working for 2 hours trying to get a Luger recoil spring back in, there has to be a trick to
  it, any of you guys up to the task?sfguy

• Posted in thread: Luger on 03/09/2010 at 8:50PM
  One of the main problems with the Luger pistols is the ammo. Modern factory 9mm ammo is not loaded to the
  higher pressures that the Luger requires for proper functioning. The original 9mm Parabelum am...

• Posted in thread: Luger on 03/05/2010 at 11:42AM
  It's a timing issue, or the extractor. If the extractor has the proper holding pressure and the magazine
  is eliminated as the problem, it must be timing.Re-spring the gun to factory specs and go from ...

• Posted in thread: Luger on 03/04/2010 at 7:03PM
  Thanks for the tips, I looked at the ejector and not having another one to compare it with and not having
  worked on many Lugers, I don't know what I should be looking for, if the ejector is the proble...

• Posted in thread: Luger on 03/04/2010 at 11:41AM
  A friend of mine bought a 1916 Erfurt Luger in 30 Cal Luger made in 1916, looks pretty good however it
  stove pipes every round that is fired. He bought another magazine and that does not help. He is f...

• Posted in thread: Period Winchester stock finish on 01/23/2010 at 12:26PM
  I was thinking more along the lines of the late 1800s-early 1900 finishes.