Milled Notch in Luger Barrel?
 

I recently bought a very long barrel and foreend for a Luger off of a gun show table so I know nothing about it. Except for a notch milled in the top of the chamber end, it looks practically new. I thought Luger barrels have no such notch but this looks professionally done. Can someone enlighten me? Is it supposed to be this way or has it been butchered? Thanks...Larry

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no, you're fine...that's the extractor relief cut, it has to be there to allow the extractor space to grip the rim of the cartridge....how long is the barrel, and and there any markings on it?

Larry,

At least it was intended to be the extractor relief cut. Someone tried to cut it by hand, and didn't do a very good job. Hard to say if it's functional without knowing if it can be salvaged. They may have removed too much metal. From your photo it doesn't look too promising.

Ron

Thanks
 

Thanks for confirming that it's supposed to be that way. There are no markings or scratches on the 16" barrel and the walnut foreend looks almost pristine so it hasn't been knocked around. I'm guessing it's a recent aftermarket combination to convert a Luger to a carbine configuration that someone bought but never used. I pulled up the Numerich site and the foreend looks different from one that they had and is currently out of stock. I'm a sucker for Luger pieces and parts at gunshows. Thanks again--Larry

Larry,

Run a tight patch down the bore and see what the twist rate is. A lot of these were 1:16. Original Luger was always 1:8.

FN

a little off the subject, but I was talking to a Army MTU guy I know, and they're running barrels with like a 1-32" twist in the competition Beretta M9s they use, and getting sub-one-inch groups at 50 yds! as accurate as a Luger is, I wonder what one would do with a much slower twist.......