Luger Lubrication

[Sieger]

Hi Again:

Though I'll admit that I am a traditionalist, here is how I clean and lube my Lugers:

Initial cleaning after purchase and after heavy fowling from extended shooting, WD-40 to remove most of the heavy crud.

Hoppies No. 9 for the bore.

Hoppies Gun Oil for the lubrication of the moving parts and a clean barrel.

Lugers were built to very high (tight) tolerances. This is one reason they are so accurate. Thick grease to lubricate the tightly fitting parts is not in the make for me.

Some suggest that you not lube the firing pin and its channel, though it hasn't seemed to make any difference to me one way or the other.

Sieger