Failure to go into battery every time

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by kurusu

The basic problem with the "old fashion" firing pin is that oil( if present) will fill that gap and act as a seal.




You don't really need to see the flutes. There are to diameters in a fluted firing pin. the flute go all the way to the "narrow" portion.







I really do not know what was the primary reason. But I know it works.

Hi,

Don's contention is correct.

Sorry, but fluted or not, a pierced primer will, indeed, cause enough "piston effect" to damage the firing pin retainer or the grooves cut for it in the breach-block itself. This is the reason for most Luger mechanical failures.

This has been my actual, verified, experience gentlemen.


Respectfully,


Sieger