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worldoftone · 09-21-2009, 12:37 PM

Just wondering which parts are most likely to fail during the course of shooting. I know these guns are old, and that heat cycling can cause metal fatigue. Anything else that is common that I should be aware of? I have had issues with a breech block on one of mine already.

Thanks

- WOT

09-21-2009, 12:37 PM	#1
worldoftone User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Lugers and their "fragility" + failure modes Just wondering which parts are most likely to fail during the course of shooting. I know these guns are old, and that heat cycling can cause metal fatigue. Anything else that is common that I should be aware of? I have had issues with a breech block on one of mine already. Thanks - WOT