Durability of Post War Mauser Luger

Ponyman · 03-28-2006, 09:29 PM

The process commonly referred to as "strawing" is actually a mild form of temperring, which improves the elastic response of the metal. Of the small parts that fall in the straw category, only the ejector and the extractor are likely to be significantly distorted in the firing cycle. Strawing of the extractor was terminated early in the program. The high breakage rate of ejectors reported by Dwight may be an indication that - at least in the case of the ejector - strawing was not just cosmetic, but intended to prolong the life of the part. Is there any way to find out the straw condition of the parts reported as broken?

03-28-2006, 09:29 PM	#1
Ponyman User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlantic County, NJ, USA Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The process commonly referred to as "strawing" is actually a mild form of temperring, which improves the elastic response of the metal. Of the small parts that fall in the straw category, only the ejector and the extractor are likely to be significantly distorted in the firing cycle. Strawing of the extractor was terminated early in the program. The high breakage rate of ejectors reported by Dwight may be an indication that - at least in the case of the ejector - strawing was not just cosmetic, but intended to prolong the life of the part. Is there any way to find out the straw condition of the parts reported as broken? __________________ "The Constitution is intended for use by a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other." ~ John Quincy Adams

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