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Ron Wood · 02-24-2009, 07:23 PM

Matt,
In re-reading my reply, it comes across much more curt than I had intended. My apologies. Getting back to the specific question, the answer is a qualified yes...springs can retain most if not all of their operating specifications for a very long time...depending on their care and history. Springs have a natural tendency to take a set, but if they have not been weakened by heavy use or corrosion, they most likely will function properly. Even if they have been weakened to the point that the gun misfires or fails to cycle properly, it is unlikely such malfunctions would contribute to actual damage to the firearm. The folks on the forum that regularly exercise their shooter Lugers usually advocate replacing the mainspring with a new one to improve performance and reliability. The spring most prone to failure is that of the magazine, which may have been held in compression for many years and is indeed weakened. Forum member G.T. (Gerry Tomek) makes the best magazine springs possible and they are available through another forum member Lugerdoc.
Good luck,
Ron

P.S. I got your PM and will reply to it.

02-24-2009, 07:23 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Matt, In re-reading my reply, it comes across much more curt than I had intended. My apologies. Getting back to the specific question, the answer is a qualified yes...springs can retain most if not all of their operating specifications for a very long time...depending on their care and history. Springs have a natural tendency to take a set, but if they have not been weakened by heavy use or corrosion, they most likely will function properly. Even if they have been weakened to the point that the gun misfires or fails to cycle properly, it is unlikely such malfunctions would contribute to actual damage to the firearm. The folks on the forum that regularly exercise their shooter Lugers usually advocate replacing the mainspring with a new one to improve performance and reliability. The spring most prone to failure is that of the magazine, which may have been held in compression for many years and is indeed weakened. Forum member G.T. (Gerry Tomek) makes the best magazine springs possible and they are available through another forum member Lugerdoc. Good luck, Ron P.S. I got your PM and will reply to it. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 02-25-2009 at 11:26 AM.