How to fix a bent barrel extension?

[G.T.]

I'm going to try Drums method, or something similar?? ... makes sense, we will see soon... Thanks to all, and best to all... til...lat'r....GT

[G.T.]

... well, I had good luck with Olles receiver extension... I have send Olle some pics with a short description of the process I used... didn't use heat, although I believe what the gentleman said, I didn't see the advantage for this repair... Anyway, pics to follow.. Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

[Olle]

GT,

I sure appreciate your assistance!

I have to go over the pictures to see how you did it, but the bottom line is that another barrel extension has been saved! I'll get back with a report as soon as I have had time to review

[Olle]

So I finally got the pictures resized, and here's GT's description of how he did it:

This is a very basic attempt to straighten a bent P.08 receiver ... It is not the only way, and maybe even not the best way, but it worked for me and I'm just showing the membership how I solved the problem...

There are two important starting points...First, determine which fork is bent, to what direction/ degree, and also in how many places?? You could easily be working with a compound bend, or wowie! ...Second, don't make it worse!
Use steel where it doesn't matter on inside contact surfaces, and aluminum for the contact bar.. Also, use stock that is thick and long enough to give you excellent stability and will resist the yield forces required...

As can be seen in the pictures, I mounted the chamber area in the blocks pictured to securely hold the receiver on the chamber area sides, using the chamber width as my initial base measurement and leaving the straight fork unsupported and free, I clamped the leverage bars to the bent fork. All the way up to the start of the chamber, as that is where I determined, with a straight edge, the bend to start...

I then measured across the leverage bars using the straight fork, and the far side of the leverage as my new base measurement.. I was a simply matter to then bend out the fork in question until the measurement at the back, matched the one taken toward the front... The bares are a foot long, and it took very little effort to get it straight with little movement required... It came back perfect.. one for one!!! Doesn't mean that it's the right way, or maybe even I got lucky... (don't count on that!!) I then removed the bares, and checked the back of the forks width, and compared it to my initial base measurement across the chamber.. it was within .002" and it easily springs plus or minus that... The big thing is it is straight, and I've already tried it out in a P.08 and it all worked fine.. Shade tree Luger smithing at its finest!!!

Best to all, til...lat'r...GT

GT told me that he can make more tools like this if somebody needs it, seems like it's a great way to fix this problem!