Replace P08 barrell

Hawkeye · 12-25-2009, 04:50 PM

The receivers and the Slide are made of a High Carbon Alloys ,the barrels are a lot softer for some reason . I did a Rockwell; and a Halliburton test on the Barrel of one luger was worn out and they are surprisingly soft.
But the Barrels on handguns need to be soft to a point.,
The harmonics of the ignition and the compression of the bullet into the rileing would shatter anything that was to hard.
Yes a Luger Barrel will twist very easily with the Torque being put on them during installation.
Ive done it ,.and i have seen ti done several times , Mostly when a guns owner didn't like the fact that the front sight was pegged all the way to one side to correct windage.
That situation does look retarded , and it still takes a while for them to say OK to twisting their barrels a tiny bit .
But they like it a lot more later.

alvin · 12-25-2009, 09:47 PM

The following ebook is not directly gun related, but it's metal related or more specificly, steel related, I will post a link here. Some steel related chapters are interesting to read:

ebook(free): Steel Knowledge for Non-Professionals

The more I read, the more I feel this thing is complex.

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12-25-2009, 04:50 PM	#1
Hawkeye User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The receivers and the Slide are made of a High Carbon Alloys ,the barrels are a lot softer for some reason . I did a Rockwell; and a Halliburton test on the Barrel of one luger was worn out and they are surprisingly soft. But the Barrels on handguns need to be soft to a point., The harmonics of the ignition and the compression of the bullet into the rileing would shatter anything that was to hard. Yes a Luger Barrel will twist very easily with the Torque being put on them during installation. Ive done it ,.and i have seen ti done several times , Mostly when a guns owner didn't like the fact that the front sight was pegged all the way to one side to correct windage. That situation does look retarded , and it still takes a while for them to say OK to twisting their barrels a tiny bit . But they like it a lot more later.

12-25-2009, 09:47 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	The following ebook is not directly gun related, but it's metal related or more specificly, steel related, I will post a link here. Some steel related chapters are interesting to read: ebook(free): Steel Knowledge for Non-Professionals The more I read, the more I feel this thing is complex.