How good are the repro parts?

Lugerdoc · 01-06-2011, 10:15 AM

Stevie et al, I keep telling people --- Luger parts are not interchangable. Even switching orig parts from gun to gun may require some fitting. This is even more true for new repro parts. Over the years, I've seen some exc made repros and some terrible ones. I generally do not stock or sell the repro cast extractors or ejectors, because they require too much fitting and unless properly fitting are prone to quick breakage. TH

sheepherder · 01-09-2011, 04:31 PM

Not all repro parts are created equal...I ordered a repro sear spring for a C96 Mauser Broomhandle some time ago (before buying an original from Alvin) from Numrich/Gun Parts Corp, and when it came I was delighted...Fully machined (not cast), perfect fit, and worked great...once...

The second time I cocked the pistol, the spring did not spring back...it stayed bent...

...Inferior steel/unhardened/untempered...Choose one...

01-06-2011, 10:15 AM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Stevie et al, I keep telling people --- Luger parts are not interchangable. Even switching orig parts from gun to gun may require some fitting. This is even more true for new repro parts. Over the years, I've seen some exc made repros and some terrible ones. I generally do not stock or sell the repro cast extractors or ejectors, because they require too much fitting and unless properly fitting are prone to quick breakage. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

01-09-2011, 04:31 PM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Not all repro parts are created equal...I ordered a repro sear spring for a C96 Mauser Broomhandle some time ago (before buying an original from Alvin) from Numrich/Gun Parts Corp, and when it came I was delighted...Fully machined (not cast), perfect fit, and worked great...once... The second time I cocked the pistol, the spring did not spring back...it stayed bent... ...Inferior steel/unhardened/untempered...Choose one... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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