Lahti-Da? - Page 3

sheepherder · 11-08-2016, 11:38 PM

Very cool! Does it have the loaded chamber indicator? It's hard to tell from the pics...I can't see a stock lug either...

mrerick · 11-09-2016, 12:15 AM

Wow, it looks like new... Congratulations! Marc

John Sabato · 11-09-2016, 10:56 AM

BASED ON THE ELECTION RESULTS, May I recommend that you plan your move OUT of Kalifornia in a hurry. EVEN MORE gun controls passed by the election!

Zorba · 11-09-2016, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Very cool! Does it have the loaded chamber indicator? It's hard to tell from the pics...I can't see a stock lug either...

It does indeed have the LCI, but I'm pretty sure no stock lug as I didn't look for one so didn't notice. Its in very good shape, bore looks brand new!

Zorba · 11-09-2016, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

BASED ON THE ELECTION RESULTS, May I recommend that you plan your move OUT of Kalifornia in a hurry. EVEN MORE gun controls passed by the election!

The countdown continues as it has for some time. 3 months, 3 weeks until the house goes up for sale!

Zorba · 11-22-2016, 12:48 AM

Here it is at long last - a couple of quick snaps. Bottom picture, original Finnish mag on the left that came with the piece, A separately ordered Swedish mag in the right that actually arrived the same day! This thing is a beast - a moose of a handgun! If you run outta ammo, throw the pistol at the enemy, you're bound to take out 2 or 3 of them!

Zorba · 11-22-2016, 01:19 AM

Oh, no stock lug. Did I mention this one was an Israeli contract gun?

John Sabato · 11-22-2016, 10:36 AM

At least they got the grip angle right!

I agree... a moose of a gun, and I have seen a moose up close and personal. So close I could feel its breath on me... but that is another story... It is sort of like shooting a 9mm howitzer... Good luck with it. Can't wait to hear how it shoots...

Zorba · 11-22-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

At least they got the grip angle right!

Yup, just like a ...

... NAMBU!!!!!!!!!

Zorba · 11-27-2016, 03:18 AM

Its a tack driver: 50 rds @ 7 yards today:

Zorba · 11-27-2016, 03:19 AM

The Finnish magazine that came with the pistol performed flawlessly, and it hold 8 rds. The Swedish magazine that I purchased separately, hold only 7, and for some reason the bottom decided to work loose. I'll have to look into that...

gerard · 12-25-2016, 09:25 AM

This downloadable publication might be of interest for you.
Thorough study of the Lahti pistol.

http://www.hlebooks.com/ebook/lahtload.htm

sheepherder · 01-02-2017, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Zorba

Oh, no stock lug. Did I mention this one was an Israeli contract gun?

Interesting - How do you identify it as an Israeli contract L-35? And does it have the accelerator?

There are a couple new Lahti's being discussed on Still's forum...

Zorba · 01-02-2017, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Interesting - How do you identify it as an Israeli contract L-35? And does it have the accelerator?

There are a couple new Lahti's being discussed on Still's forum...

From the serial number and the two little spots where the Israelis removed their markings when they surplussed them out. It does have the accelerator - I've heard a couple of different stories, but I *THINK* all the Finnish guns did.

I'll head over to Still's and see what I can learn...

Thor · 01-02-2017, 06:00 PM

They are almost impossible to put back together after a DETAIL strip down to individual parts. J.B. Wood (Firearms Disassembly book author) says almost impossible without a special made jig. A small internal part in the middle of the grip area of the frame is held in place by three springs coming in from three different angles, YIKES, took me 5 hours to do a complete reassembly because of this, never again. BEFORE and AFTER PICS

Zorba · 01-02-2017, 06:27 PM

And people complain about the Ruger Marks...

sheepherder · 01-02-2017, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Thor

They are almost impossible to put back together after a DETAIL strip down to individual parts. J.B. Wood (Firearms Disassembly book author) says almost impossible without a special made jig.

Interesting; Hoffdchmidt comments on slave pins being used to reassemble magazine catch and spring but doesn't mention the interior parts...Is there a ready-made jig or did you make one up???

Thor · 01-03-2017, 02:48 PM

sheepherder, I will look at the book I used and give you more info later.
I had my wife's help holding pins or I would have failed this work.

Thor · 01-03-2017, 05:41 PM

Sheepherder, i could not find that exact reference But I did find my vintage remarks on the sear/hammer assembly I had so much trouble with. This is the link to discussion on it.http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ighlight=lahti
It is not that bad to take apart, damn near impossible to get the sear/hammerspring/hammer back in there. Took me 6 hours, my first P38 took about 45 minutes. Lugers take me around 30 minutes. I would advise against it unless you REALLY need to, then let a gunsmith have the headache. ~Thor~

Here is another good article on this pistol
http://candrsenal.com/disassembly-swedish-lahti-m40/

sheepherder · 01-03-2017, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Thor

Sheepherder, i could not find that exact reference But I did find my vintage remarks on the sear/hammer assembly I had so much trouble with.

Drat! Over the decades, I've had to make up jigs/fixtures for jobs I had or thought I needed, and while I don't recall if I ever detail-stripped my Lahti M-40, I did buy it in the 80's. If I made a jig for it and only used it once, it would still be on a shelf in my basement.

Problem is, I only started marking my jigs/fixtures in the last 10/12 years, so there's a bunch of 'things' that I have no idea what they are for. Here's a pic of some of them; there's another dozen scattered around, hopefully with the projects I made them for.

I was hoping that a pic of a Lahti jig would jog [no pun intended] my memory. Some of these I know what they're for, but like the one at top right - I have absolutely no clue what it is intended to do, or to what...

11-08-2016, 11:38 PM	#41
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Very cool! Does it have the loaded chamber indicator? It's hard to tell from the pics...I can't see a stock lug either... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-09-2016, 12:15 AM	#42
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11-09-2016, 10:56 AM	#43
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	BASED ON THE ELECTION RESULTS, May I recommend that you plan your move OUT of Kalifornia in a hurry. EVEN MORE gun controls passed by the election! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

11-22-2016, 12:48 AM	#46
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Its here at last! Here it is at long last - a couple of quick snaps. Bottom picture, original Finnish mag on the left that came with the piece, A separately ordered Swedish mag in the right that actually arrived the same day! This thing is a beast - a moose of a handgun! If you run outta ammo, throw the pistol at the enemy, you're bound to take out 2 or 3 of them! Attached Thumbnails

11-22-2016, 10:36 AM	#48
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	At least they got the grip angle right! I agree... a moose of a gun, and I have seen a moose up close and personal. So close I could feel its breath on me... but that is another story... It is sort of like shooting a 9mm howitzer... Good luck with it. Can't wait to hear how it shoots... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

11-22-2016, 01:19 AM	#47
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Oh, no stock lug. Did I mention this one was an Israeli contract gun?

11-27-2016, 03:18 AM	#50
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Its a tack driver: 50 rds @ 7 yards today: Attached Thumbnails

11-27-2016, 03:19 AM	#51
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	The Finnish magazine that came with the pistol performed flawlessly, and it hold 8 rds. The Swedish magazine that I purchased separately, hold only 7, and for some reason the bottom decided to work loose. I'll have to look into that...

12-25-2016, 09:25 AM	#52
gerard User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts	A related downloadable publication This downloadable publication might be of interest for you. Thorough study of the Lahti pistol. http://www.hlebooks.com/ebook/lahtload.htm

01-02-2017, 06:00 PM	#55
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	They are almost impossible to put back together after a DETAIL strip down to individual parts. J.B. Wood (Firearms Disassembly book author) says almost impossible without a special made jig. A small internal part in the middle of the grip area of the frame is held in place by three springs coming in from three different angles, YIKES, took me 5 hours to do a complete reassembly because of this, never again. BEFORE and AFTER PICS __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email [email protected] ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

01-02-2017, 06:27 PM	#56
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	And people complain about the Ruger Marks...

01-03-2017, 02:48 PM	#58
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	sheepherder, I will look at the book I used and give you more info later. I had my wife's help holding pins or I would have failed this work. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email [email protected] ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

01-03-2017, 05:41 PM	#59
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Sheepherder, i could not find that exact reference But I did find my vintage remarks on the sear/hammer assembly I had so much trouble with. This is the link to discussion on it.http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...ighlight=lahti It is not that bad to take apart, damn near impossible to get the sear/hammerspring/hammer back in there. Took me 6 hours, my first P38 took about 45 minutes. Lugers take me around 30 minutes. I would advise against it unless you REALLY need to, then let a gunsmith have the headache. ~Thor~ Here is another good article on this pistol http://candrsenal.com/disassembly-swedish-lahti-m40/ __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email [email protected] ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."