Damaged Luger?

tharpo · 10-16-2006, 09:50 AM

Yesterday I picked up my first Luger after the California 10 day waiting period from a FFL01 licensee who ran a gun transfer operation from his house. To show me how a cable lock would go on the gun he pulled the action all the way back and stated,"that's stiff". He had me do the same thing to install the cable lock. Later I noticed that the safety was on and I recalled you were not supposed to **** the gun with it on. He admitted he had not transfered many Lugers.
Is the gun damaged? Is it safe to shoot? I took the Luger apart but I don't know what to look for. It's a 1936 mismatched S/42. Thanks for any help.

10-16-2006, 09:50 AM	#1
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 118 Thanked 383 Times in 158 Posts	Damaged Luger? Yesterday I picked up my first Luger after the California 10 day waiting period from a FFL01 licensee who ran a gun transfer operation from his house. To show me how a cable lock would go on the gun he pulled the action all the way back and stated,"that's stiff". He had me do the same thing to install the cable lock. Later I noticed that the safety was on and I recalled you were not supposed to **** the gun with it on. He admitted he had not transfered many Lugers. Is the gun damaged? Is it safe to shoot? I took the Luger apart but I don't know what to look for. It's a 1936 mismatched S/42. Thanks for any help.