Erma .22 coversion kit for 9mm P.08

ithacaartist · 02-14-2012, 04:30 PM

I consider the time I spend "tinkering" to be just about the most satisfying time of my day. I'm looking into the possibility of working for GunBlack in Interlaken, NY. I called for a quote for bluing my barrel insert adapter sleeve, and he said, laughing, "A 12 pack of beer!" They finish thousands of parts in some orders, so I guess that custom work is the exception rather than the rule. They offer Parkerizing, bluing, and some other surface treatments and coatings, I see by their website. Anyway, it looks like it will be easy to have my sleeve match the rest of the kit. I'll ask about salt bluing when I go up there.

Ron, If I'd encountered a rig like that one, you bet I'd have tried to get it! A novel approach, to adapt the barrel to the kit, instead of the other way around! What's the condition of the Luger--did someone to this to an all matching? I presume the original top end is gone... And I think that adjustable rear sight is just the cutest thing.
The mag with mine is a 5-shot. You can put eight into it; there's room. But the way the follower is shaped presents the 1st of six or more rounds at an angle that dooms proper chambering before it starts. I've noticed that the Erma pistol style of 22 mag has a follower that seems to pivot according to how many rounds are in the mag, maintaining a reasonable angle of pre-launch, let's say, for each round that sit at the top of the mag. Uh-oh, now I'm thinking 10 shot for a conversion mag by using some guts from one of the 10-shots.

I would be interested in a spare conversion kit mag, to compare the performance of another individual. And an extra is also good to have.

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02-14-2012, 04:30 PM	#18
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,560 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	I consider the time I spend "tinkering" to be just about the most satisfying time of my day. I'm looking into the possibility of working for GunBlack in Interlaken, NY. I called for a quote for bluing my barrel insert adapter sleeve, and he said, laughing, "A 12 pack of beer!" They finish thousands of parts in some orders, so I guess that custom work is the exception rather than the rule. They offer Parkerizing, bluing, and some other surface treatments and coatings, I see by their website. Anyway, it looks like it will be easy to have my sleeve match the rest of the kit. I'll ask about salt bluing when I go up there. Ron, If I'd encountered a rig like that one, you bet I'd have tried to get it! A novel approach, to adapt the barrel to the kit, instead of the other way around! What's the condition of the Luger--did someone to this to an all matching? I presume the original top end is gone... And I think that adjustable rear sight is just the cutest thing. The mag with mine is a 5-shot. You can put eight into it; there's room. But the way the follower is shaped presents the 1st of six or more rounds at an angle that dooms proper chambering before it starts. I've noticed that the Erma pistol style of 22 mag has a follower that seems to pivot according to how many rounds are in the mag, maintaining a reasonable angle of pre-launch, let's say, for each round that sit at the top of the mag. Uh-oh, now I'm thinking 10 shot for a conversion mag by using some guts from one of the 10-shots. I would be interested in a spare conversion kit mag, to compare the performance of another individual. And an extra is also good to have.