Thanks, azlaw for your comments-
The slide was really binding up. I have 5 other lugers and they are all very smooth, I was really puzzled at this, as the previous owner took very good care of his pistols. I theorized that this may have been an attempt at tightening up the action, perhaps bending the frame somehow. My grandfather was a serious target shooter and I suppose if this was a "legal" method of improving his score, he would do it.
At any rate, it was a broken ejector that was causing the stove piping, and now the slide moves freely without binding. I figure the ejector possibly may broke due to the sticking slide. I'm no gunsmith either but on the other hand it's not rocket science to make 2 pieces of metal interoperate properly. A buffing wheel with abrasive takes far less metal off than a stone.
Jim
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