Well...Now I've done it...

Zamo · 12-06-2007, 01:25 AM

Finally got it. Here are some pics. It's pretty rough, at least in terms of remaining finish. There is some small pitting on the frame, and the trigger is shot (though I knew that going in, and it's not matching, so I don't care about replacing it). The grips are worn and missing the portion behind the safety. The barrel is very pitted inside, but has plenty of rifling left. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. You can follow my deliberations on the subject here:
My 1917 DWM P08 shooter...

As I mentioned in another thread, I haven't decided if I am going to reblue it, moly-resin it, or just leave it alone.
I haven't gotten it out to the range yet, so that will be the deciding factor. If the pitted barrel is bad enough to adversly effect accuracy, I'm going to rebarrel it, but then I need to decide if it's 4" or 6" time...What a can of worms YOU guys have gotten me into...

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12-06-2007, 01:25 AM	#1
Zamo User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 142 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Finally got it. Here are some pics. It's pretty rough, at least in terms of remaining finish. There is some small pitting on the frame, and the trigger is shot (though I knew that going in, and it's not matching, so I don't care about replacing it). The grips are worn and missing the portion behind the safety. The barrel is very pitted inside, but has plenty of rifling left. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. You can follow my deliberations on the subject here: My 1917 DWM P08 shooter... As I mentioned in another thread, I haven't decided if I am going to reblue it, moly-resin it, or just leave it alone. I haven't gotten it out to the range yet, so that will be the deciding factor. If the pitted barrel is bad enough to adversly effect accuracy, I'm going to rebarrel it, but then I need to decide if it's 4" or 6" time...What a can of worms YOU guys have gotten me into...