Any suggestions....

07-10-2001, 01:39 PM

Ok Folks...

Got a nice, non original luger with a cranked barrel extension. It seems someone didn't send this one to Tom or Hugh.

It is not cranked much, just enough that some down pressure must be applied to insert the main axel. Would a press, carfully applied, uncrank it???

Any suggestions or similar experiences????

Thanks FGR

John Sabato · 07-10-2001, 01:47 PM

He is kinda non-responsive at the moment, but if it were mine, I would let him fix it.

Pressing it yourself is risky, but if you have the equipment and it is not a collectors item, you could try it yourself. My only efforts in this area are over 30 years old and I worked mostly on M1 rifle operating rods and bent barrels...

Best of luck...

John

07-10-2001, 02:19 PM

Any idea how he uncranked them? (as you say he is unavailable)

John Sabato · 07-10-2001, 03:09 PM

Is the receiver twisted? or bent? Is there difficulty in part movement after the forced assembly?

Frank, give me a little more meat to digest about the symptoms please... is this damage the result of a barrel installation gone bad or what?

-John

07-10-2001, 05:50 PM

I would say that the extension was bent so that one side is very slightly higher than the other... a straight rather than twisted bend... maybe someone dropped the extension?

HÃ?Â¥kan Spuhr · 07-10-2001, 06:24 PM

Mine went the same after I welded a crack just behind the tread.

I have corrected most of it by bending and hammering a bit.

The gun is working great and I dont intend to do more about my gun.

Regards HÃ?Â¥kan

http://www.vapensmedjan.com

Hugh · 07-10-2001, 06:46 PM

Frank, clamp one fork in a sturdy vise and apply sledge hammer forcefully to other fork. Just joking! Rather than sledge, use a small ball peen hammer and tap in the correct direction. Go slow and check often until you get it lined up. Not hard to correct at all.

07-10-2001, 06:57 PM

Just knowing that it can be done is useful...

and thanks John and Hakan... FGR

G.T. · 07-10-2001, 07:28 PM

check both sides at the groove, full length with a straight edge first....to correctly identify the problem side! till...later ....GT

ViggoG · 07-10-2001, 11:09 PM

DO NOT STRIKE THE BLUED METAL SURFACES WITH ANY OTHER METAL

DEVICE

USE A BLOCK OF HARD WOOD BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE GUN PART BEING WORKED UPON .

Failure to do so may cause denting or destruction of the blue surface coating .

VERY important to protect these surfaces from damage by any tool or vise , hammer , etc.

ViggoG

07-10-2001, 01:39 PM	#1
fgr Guest Posts: n/a	Any suggestions.... Ok Folks... Got a nice, non original luger with a cranked barrel extension. It seems someone didn't send this one to Tom or Hugh. It is not cranked much, just enough that some down pressure must be applied to insert the main axel. Would a press, carfully applied, uncrank it??? Any suggestions or similar experiences???? Thanks FGR

07-10-2001, 01:47 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Frank, Ted Green has had a couple of successes in this operation He is kinda non-responsive at the moment, but if it were mine, I would let him fix it. Pressing it yourself is risky, but if you have the equipment and it is not a collectors item, you could try it yourself. My only efforts in this area are over 30 years old and I worked mostly on M1 rifle operating rods and bent barrels... Best of luck... John

07-10-2001, 02:19 PM	#3
fgr Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Frank, Ted Green has had a couple of successes in this operation Any idea how he uncranked them? (as you say he is unavailable)

07-10-2001, 03:09 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy Is the receiver twisted? or bent? Is there difficulty in part movement after the forced assembly? Frank, give me a little more meat to digest about the symptoms please... is this damage the result of a barrel installation gone bad or what? -John

07-10-2001, 05:50 PM	#5
fgr Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy I would say that the extension was bent so that one side is very slightly higher than the other... a straight rather than twisted bend... maybe someone dropped the extension?

07-10-2001, 06:24 PM	#6
HÃ?Â¥kan Spuhr User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 282 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy Mine went the same after I welded a crack just behind the tread. I have corrected most of it by bending and hammering a bit. The gun is working great and I dont intend to do more about my gun. Regards HÃ?Â¥kan http://www.vapensmedjan.com

07-10-2001, 06:46 PM	#7
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	Re: straightening bbl ext Frank, clamp one fork in a sturdy vise and apply sledge hammer forcefully to other fork. Just joking! Rather than sledge, use a small ball peen hammer and tap in the correct direction. Go slow and check often until you get it lined up. Not hard to correct at all.

07-10-2001, 06:57 PM	#8
fgr Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Hugh... Just knowing that it can be done is useful... and thanks John and Hakan... FGR

07-10-2001, 07:28 PM	#9
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,541 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 3,742 Times in 1,020 Posts	Make sure you ......... check both sides at the groove, full length with a straight edge first....to correctly identify the problem side! till...later ....GT

07-10-2001, 11:09 PM	#10
ViggoG RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: South Side Virginia Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: (CAUTION) Make sure you ......... DO NOT STRIKE THE BLUED METAL SURFACES WITH ANY OTHER METAL DEVICE USE A BLOCK OF HARD WOOD BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE GUN PART BEING WORKED UPON . Failure to do so may cause denting or destruction of the blue surface coating . VERY important to protect these surfaces from damage by any tool or vise , hammer , etc. ViggoG