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ithacaartist · 05-06-2018, 03:23 PM

Welcome to the forum, Odin.

I think you lucked out concerning the fire's intensity. Because most of the springs work OK, it would appear that it didn't get hot enough to anneal everything. If it had, none of the springs would spring any more--just bend. You've already tested it successfully, albeit perhaps a bit unwittingly, and I'd say the dangerous part is over. I personally wouldn't worry too much about firing it in the future, since it has passed that test. It should make a good shooter, and its collectible value is already at or near rock bottom.

Check the FAQ for how to properly de-c0ck a Luger!

05-06-2018, 03:23 PM	#3
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,400 Thanks: 7,555 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Welcome to the forum, Odin. I think you lucked out concerning the fire's intensity. Because most of the springs work OK, it would appear that it didn't get hot enough to anneal everything. If it had, none of the springs would spring any more--just bend. You've already tested it successfully, albeit perhaps a bit unwittingly, and I'd say the dangerous part is over. I personally wouldn't worry too much about firing it in the future, since it has passed that test. It should make a good shooter, and its collectible value is already at or near rock bottom. Check the FAQ for how to properly de-c0ck a Luger! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894