How to deal with pitting and how much is too much?

Ron Wood · 01-11-2010, 06:16 PM

It is normal. Only partially opening the action does not place enough tension on the mainspring to completely return the toggle to battery. Not only does the action not have enough inertia to fully close, it is also working against the firing pin spring while closing.
The pitting on the grip frame, in itself, will not make the gun unsafe to shoot. There is plenty of metal left. Removing the pits and rebluing the frame isn't going to make it any stronger.

01-11-2010, 06:16 PM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	It is normal. Only partially opening the action does not place enough tension on the mainspring to completely return the toggle to battery. Not only does the action not have enough inertia to fully close, it is also working against the firing pin spring while closing. The pitting on the grip frame, in itself, will not make the gun unsafe to shoot. There is plenty of metal left. Removing the pits and rebluing the frame isn't going to make it any stronger. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 01-11-2010 at 09:47 PM.

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