Luger disasembly

Jim · 01-21-2002, 07:16 PM

To start with thanks to everyone for the info on the 1914 Erfurt. I did take it out and shoot it. It shot 2in groups at 30yds which is about as good as my tired eyes will allow. Now that I habe shot it I would kike to give it a good cleaning and get rid of the 80+ years of crud that has built up on the gun. My problem is in removing the extractor! The pin came out fine but the extractor does not want to come out of its recess. anyone have a great way to solve this problem.

tom · 01-21-2002, 07:27 PM

Hi Jim,

With these older parts, err on the side of caution.

I would simply soak the thing in a solvent such as Hoppes overnight and see if that dissolved enough crud to ease disassembly.

If not, soak it longer then add some penetrating oil to the mixture if still stuck!

Tom

Doug · 01-21-2002, 08:01 PM

Remember that the extractor slides under a recess on the front of the breach block. Make sure that you lift it from the rear and then slide it out the front.

01-22-2002, 02:01 PM

Dear Jim - you mean you shot this 80 year old gun BEFORE cleaning it? I expect the group might have been a bit tighter without the 80 year-old crud up the barrel, but then, I guess the first few shots cleaned it out, hey?

IMO you're a lucky man - it could have been blocked.

TF

Jim · 01-22-2002, 03:17 PM

I cleaned the gun before shooting but I only field striped the gun for that cleaning. after shootin it and finding that I enjoyed shooting a modern gun I decided to keep it so am giving it the same treatment that my old guns get. A compleate disasembly and cleaning. Thanks to Tom's advice I soaked the part overnight and it came out without any trouble this morning. Thanks to everyone for their help and advice.

I visited with the person that I got the gun from this morning. He indicated that his uncle Charlie brought the gun back from WW1. Also found out that he still has the holster and belt that came with the gun. Now all I have to do is build a set of dies for a 45-75 win as trade for the holster.

01-22-2002, 03:39 PM

Great...Now write it down and keep the info with the rig! Who knows who might be interested in such stuff a hundred years from now?

The Shadow Knows!

hehehehehehehe

Roger · 01-24-2002, 09:13 PM

Shadow... that's good advice.

Roger

01-21-2002, 07:16 PM	#1
Jim User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Luger disasembly To start with thanks to everyone for the info on the 1914 Erfurt. I did take it out and shoot it. It shot 2in groups at 30yds which is about as good as my tired eyes will allow. Now that I habe shot it I would kike to give it a good cleaning and get rid of the 80+ years of crud that has built up on the gun. My problem is in removing the extractor! The pin came out fine but the extractor does not want to come out of its recess. anyone have a great way to solve this problem.

01-21-2002, 07:27 PM	#2
tom User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Luger disasembly Hi Jim, With these older parts, err on the side of caution. I would simply soak the thing in a solvent such as Hoppes overnight and see if that dissolved enough crud to ease disassembly. If not, soak it longer then add some penetrating oil to the mixture if still stuck! Tom

01-21-2002, 08:01 PM	#3
Doug User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Luger disasembly Remember that the extractor slides under a recess on the front of the breach block. Make sure that you lift it from the rear and then slide it out the front.

01-22-2002, 02:01 PM	#4
Terry A de C Foley Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Luger disasembly Dear Jim - you mean you shot this 80 year old gun BEFORE cleaning it? I expect the group might have been a bit tighter without the 80 year-old crud up the barrel, but then, I guess the first few shots cleaned it out, hey? IMO you're a lucky man - it could have been blocked. TF

01-22-2002, 03:17 PM	#5
Jim User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Luger disasembly I cleaned the gun before shooting but I only field striped the gun for that cleaning. after shootin it and finding that I enjoyed shooting a modern gun I decided to keep it so am giving it the same treatment that my old guns get. A compleate disasembly and cleaning. Thanks to Tom's advice I soaked the part overnight and it came out without any trouble this morning. Thanks to everyone for their help and advice. I visited with the person that I got the gun from this morning. He indicated that his uncle Charlie brought the gun back from WW1. Also found out that he still has the holster and belt that came with the gun. Now all I have to do is build a set of dies for a 45-75 win as trade for the holster.

01-22-2002, 03:39 PM	#6
The Shadow Knows Guest Posts: n/a	History Great...Now write it down and keep the info with the rig! Who knows who might be interested in such stuff a hundred years from now? The Shadow Knows! hehehehehehehe

01-24-2002, 09:13 PM	#7
Roger User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: History Shadow... that's good advice. Roger