stainless steel strength?

jeffs · 06-18-2009, 09:26 PM

Dear experts

I have read that one should avoid steel cased ammo for lugers, because the vulnerability of the extractor to damage. Would the stainless steel reproduction lugers suffer from this same fragility?

Thanks,
Jeff

Sieger · 06-19-2009, 03:58 AM

Jeff:

Yes.

Sieger

Vlim · 06-19-2009, 06:58 AM

It's not only the extractor. The main problem is the expansion of the steel case inside the chamber. A decent Luger has a rimmed chamber that provides a good gas seal. This works great with brass cases, but steel tends to stick.

The solution for this is removal of the chamber ring inside the chamber by reaming it out.

Using brass cases is the easier solution, though

Any technical problems that early lugers have will be worse on stainless steel lugers (well, except for rust, maybe).

jeffs · 06-19-2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks!

Jeff

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	It's not only the extractor. The main problem is the expansion of the steel case inside the chamber. A decent Luger has a rimmed chamber that provides a good gas seal. This works great with brass cases, but steel tends to stick. The solution for this is removal of the chamber ring inside the chamber by reaming it out. Using brass cases is the easier solution, though Any technical problems that early lugers have will be worse on stainless steel lugers (well, except for rust, maybe).

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