Problem in reassembly of S/42 Luger

[Hoyt Weathers]

To all Repliers:

I have not yet taken the pictures some of you want to see. Inshallah, I will try to do that today.

I have looked closely at the barrel lug and the front of the frame where the barrel lug should go through but it does not get that far back on the frame before the rearward movement begins to exhibit resistance. I plan to take several pictures of both the barrel lug and the notch on the front end of the frame where the barrel lug should go. As I said the barrel never gets that far back.

Neither of those parts show any bare or bright areas where the Russian dip blue is affected. They are as black as the Ace of Spades on all surfaces.

I intend to take a steel ruler and measure for flatness all along the top of the receiver. With the receiver clamped in a vice, I will level it. Then I will check from one end of the frame to the other end with the level for any movement of the bubble in the level.

It is my present opinion that there was a problem even before I used brute force to get the barrel group out of the frame. Otherwise, why did the barrel group stick in the first place?

My conclusion, at this time, is that my use of brute force had nothing to do with the sticking problem.

Regards to "All in this house"

Hoyt Weathers