Dear Friends,
Going back to the origin of this thread, on 8/23/02 I finally got the artillery Luger back from the Gun Rack where I had sent it on 6/21/02.
It came packed compactly in a Styrofoam container for protection along with an interesting photocopied article on the Luger from the 7/93 issue of "Shooting Times" magazine. The total cost, including handling and shipping, was $100.
It has been so hot around here (Porterville, CA) that I delayed going out to the range, but I finally did a couple of times and can now report on the results.
Unfortunately I have no digital camera so this entry will have to be verbal.
Going by appearance alone, I'd say it looks like a quit decent job. The bore is right in the center of the muzzle. However, a lack of attention to fine detail resulted in a slight burr, that I don't know how to remove, on the left side of the muzzle when it was crowned. Since it is very slight I thought a few rounds might remove it but after about thirty shots it's still there and it may be affecting accuracy. As far as accuracy itself goes, the best I've been able to do is about a 6" group at 20 yards with the shots being slightly high and to the right.. Whether that's attributable to the crowning of the muzzle or just the fact that it's an old gun that can't do any better I don't know.
Feeding and functioning are okay with no deformed casings
Could a better job be done? Again I don't know.
Would I recommend The Gun Rack to others who wanted a sleeve installed in a Luger barrel? And would I send them another of my Lugers for a repeat job? On the basis of the job they did for me and John Keenan (geoda), the answer is yes. But if we take into account the reports of Karl Schuler and Doug George, the verdict is mixed. It appears that the Gun Rack is unable to do consistently good work, meaning you send in your gun and take your chances.
I suppose the first consideration is, do you really want to change a display piece into a shooting piece. And if so, what can be done realistically, without being impossibly demanding about it. We now have about 500 member on the Forum. Is there any input available on this topic from anyone else?
Regards to all,
Jack
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