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Unread 04-19-2017, 09:28 AM   #17
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Sandro, send it to Tom in Missouri. He's the best. Very few local gunsmiths have ever worked on Luger actions.

Don, the gun arrived with a snapped forward axle pin, so I replaced it with a new (original) one. First shot snapped the new one. Installed another new pin. Snapped within a couple of shots.

I obtained an oversized pin and installed it after slightly expanding the forward toggle and breech block's axle holes to fit it. Shoots fine now without snapping pins.

The play prior to installing the new pin was well below 10 thousandths of an inch. The ammo was standard velocity FMJ.
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