TargetLuger project

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 12:52 PM

Deleted as you can see it down the page.

John Sabato · 05-20-2013, 01:04 PM

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Neil Young · 05-20-2013, 01:26 PM

Spuhr:
It really blows my mind how precise, complicated and beautiful your machine work is. Of course, your design work is also premier. Please keep us posted--I am truly fascinated with your project and its execution. Thanks.

Zorba · 05-20-2013, 01:27 PM

I'm impressed!

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:35 PM

We try it from the beginning then.
I really like the Luger as a targetpistol, but the gun is to light and I needed to make another solution for the rear toggle.

So first is here the turning and chambering of the barre.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:39 PM

I really wanted an adjustable sight, and previously I have seen that no adjustable sights really seems to survive the violence on the rear toggle in the long run.
So here is the new manufacured toggle.
Starting with a piece of Uddeholm Calmax steel hardened to 50 HRC.
Hardening is done in a furnace in 960 degrees celcius.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:42 PM

This luger was a bit sloppy so I pressed it a bit tighter in the vise. To not overpress it I placed some gaugeblocks in the frame.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:45 PM

Triggerpull.
Many lugers have their triggerpulls destroyed by wrong adjustments.
So I usally weld up the sear and the firing pin with hardened steel and blueprint them to specifications.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:46 PM

Some triggerpins fits rather poorly, so I decided to change the fit of it.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:49 PM

The frame with it's stocklug is much nicer if the stocklugg is removed. So here is the stocklugg removed and welded shut.
Frame gets 30 lpi checkering on both front and rear strap.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:50 PM

polishing job has started.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:51 PM

The safety got a 1911 style thumb piece added.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:52 PM

I needed to drill a couple of holes in the rear toggle, and as it's very hard my HSS drills wouldent do it.
So I made some simple cannondrills and that worked rather well.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:55 PM

I do personally not prefer perfect "like break a bar of glass"style triggerpulls.
I need them more rubberstyle.
Therefor I welded an extra "hump" on the connector and that helps me giving the "rubberband" feeling.

Spuhr · 05-20-2013, 01:56 PM

Here is the result so far.
The competition pictures is with my luger before the restoration, possible some 10-15 years ago.

rhuff · 05-20-2013, 04:25 PM

Thank you very much for sharing your work/progress. It is truly an example of a skilled machinist.

John Sabato · 05-20-2013, 04:50 PM

Nice work!

sheepherder · 05-20-2013, 06:28 PM

Excellent!!!

Ron Wood · 05-20-2013, 07:42 PM

Oh my, oh my, oh my...that is just marvelous! Wow!

G.T. · 05-20-2013, 08:25 PM

Very nicely done, quite impressive! Best to all, til...lat'r....GT

05-20-2013, 12:52 PM	#1
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	TargetLuger project Deleted as you can see it down the page. Last edited by Spuhr; 05-20-2013 at 01:57 PM.

05-20-2013, 01:04 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Welcome back to the Lugerforum Håkan... please edit your posts and upload your photos directly to the Lugerforum, instead of linking them from another website ... some employers, including my own, filter photographs from social networking sites so I can not see your photos, and I am sure many others will have the same problem. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-20-2013, 01:26 PM	#3
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 545 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Spuhr: It really blows my mind how precise, complicated and beautiful your machine work is. Of course, your design work is also premier. Please keep us posted--I am truly fascinated with your project and its execution. Thanks. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

05-20-2013, 01:35 PM	#5
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	We try it from the beginning then. I really like the Luger as a targetpistol, but the gun is to light and I needed to make another solution for the rear toggle. So first is here the turning and chambering of the barre. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:39 PM	#6
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	I really wanted an adjustable sight, and previously I have seen that no adjustable sights really seems to survive the violence on the rear toggle in the long run. So here is the new manufacured toggle. Starting with a piece of Uddeholm Calmax steel hardened to 50 HRC. Hardening is done in a furnace in 960 degrees celcius. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:27 PM	#4
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	I'm impressed!

05-20-2013, 01:42 PM	#7
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	This luger was a bit sloppy so I pressed it a bit tighter in the vise. To not overpress it I placed some gaugeblocks in the frame. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:45 PM	#8
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	Triggerpull. Many lugers have their triggerpulls destroyed by wrong adjustments. So I usally weld up the sear and the firing pin with hardened steel and blueprint them to specifications. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:46 PM	#9
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	Some triggerpins fits rather poorly, so I decided to change the fit of it. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:49 PM	#10
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	The frame with it's stocklug is much nicer if the stocklugg is removed. So here is the stocklugg removed and welded shut. Frame gets 30 lpi checkering on both front and rear strap. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:50 PM	#11
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	polishing job has started. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:51 PM	#12
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	The safety got a 1911 style thumb piece added. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:52 PM	#13
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	I needed to drill a couple of holes in the rear toggle, and as it's very hard my HSS drills wouldent do it. So I made some simple cannondrills and that worked rather well. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:55 PM	#14
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	I do personally not prefer perfect "like break a bar of glass"style triggerpulls. I need them more rubberstyle. Therefor I welded an extra "hump" on the connector and that helps me giving the "rubberband" feeling. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 01:56 PM	#15
Spuhr User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 193 Times in 24 Posts	Here is the result so far. The competition pictures is with my luger before the restoration, possible some 10-15 years ago. Attached Thumbnails

05-20-2013, 04:25 PM	#16
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,287 Thanks: 2,702 Thanked 971 Times in 716 Posts	Thank you very much for sharing your work/progress. It is truly an example of a skilled machinist.

05-20-2013, 04:50 PM	#17
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Nice work! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-20-2013, 06:28 PM	#18
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,441 Times in 2,329 Posts	Excellent!!! __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

05-20-2013, 07:42 PM	#19
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,005 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 5,139 Times in 1,689 Posts	Oh my, oh my, oh my...that is just marvelous! Wow! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-20-2013, 08:25 PM	#20
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,500 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,627 Times in 999 Posts	nice... Very nicely done, quite impressive! Best to all, til...lat'r....GT