Luger horror story

Sergio Natali · 10-06-2018, 07:37 AM

Awful to do that to a Luger, worse still if by any chances it was a Simson or a Krieghoff.

Rick W. · 10-06-2018, 09:07 AM

High Standard pistol shooters that still use the factory comp, use a techinque to remove lead in the comp, maintenance thing. HS offered a mechanical tool to remove said lead from the space shuttle comp, but one had to do it regularly, ie not too much lead in the comp or you were there all day and then some.

An old gunsmith showed me a pistol from a gunshow buy, the HS comp was completely plugged with lead stuff. He took the comp off the barrel, heated it up almost to lead flow, then dropped the hot comp onto the floor, which was wood. He said a 2x12 would be fine to land it on. The debris came out slicker than a whistle.

Just an odd rememberance. I still use the technique for the HS comps fwiw.........mileage will vary I am sure, but it is what it is, just "a" method.

10-06-2018, 07:37 AM	#1
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,086 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Awful to do that to a Luger, worse still if by any chances it was a Simson or a Krieghoff. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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10-06-2018, 09:07 AM	#2
Rick W. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 339 Thanks: 81 Thanked 359 Times in 198 Posts	High Standard pistol shooters that still use the factory comp, use a techinque to remove lead in the comp, maintenance thing. HS offered a mechanical tool to remove said lead from the space shuttle comp, but one had to do it regularly, ie not too much lead in the comp or you were there all day and then some. An old gunsmith showed me a pistol from a gunshow buy, the HS comp was completely plugged with lead stuff. He took the comp off the barrel, heated it up almost to lead flow, then dropped the hot comp onto the floor, which was wood. He said a 2x12 would be fine to land it on. The debris came out slicker than a whistle. Just an odd rememberance. I still use the technique for the HS comps fwiw.........mileage will vary I am sure, but it is what it is, just "a" method.