[lugerholsterrepair]

Heydrich, Welcome! I noticed that someone gave you the advice of using WD40. Don't do it. WD40n is not an oil. It stands for water displacer #40 and is a penetrating solution meant to displace water. It is not so much a lubricant as a solution that once it displaces water it is supposed to evaporate. Once it does that it leaves behind a gunky varnish like substance that will build up. On top of all this, it is horrible as a rust preventative. I would prefer to use nothing other than WD 40. I used to live in Seaside OR and I know what kind of moisture you are dealing with up there. A friend of mine used to slather WD40 on his safe full of pistols and rifles in Yuma AZ and couldn't figure out why all of them were rusting. He even installed a de-humidifier and used pounds of dessicant. Same story, every week more rust. WD40 was the culprit. Also, I shot 200 rounds through my 1936 Mauser this afternoon and didn't use a loading tool. Magazines are not that hard to load although they are a little easier with a tool if you can juggle the tool, mag and a handful of cartridges. Jerry Burney