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Vlim · 04-04-2021, 06:42 AM

Also note that the lubricant of choice in those days was grease and not oil.

Grease has the tendency to clog up in certain areas. Flutes help to prevent the firing pin from sticking on a too heavily greased breech block cavity.

04-04-2021, 06:42 AM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Also note that the lubricant of choice in those days was grease and not oil. Grease has the tendency to clog up in certain areas. Flutes help to prevent the firing pin from sticking on a too heavily greased breech block cavity.