"Shooting out" pitted bore.

Terry Tiell · 07-16-2012, 08:35 PM

IDK man if I were you I'd take it out and see if the barrel had any kind of grouping left to it, if it does leave it alone. Both of my barrels have pitting yet I can still put all 8 rounds in a group the size of a softball at 75ft. and for plinking or home defense thats plenty good IMO.

milburn · 07-17-2012, 12:35 AM

I thank you for the answers given, but also wish to state that I know enough about firearms to know that the only real "cure" for my problem is to reline the bbl, and there is no magic "cure-all to restore a pitted bore. I do plan to take it to the range soon and check out the grouping.

But, if you will re-read ny first post, I stated that I had read last night about a poster with a similar problem, and the answer given
was to run a box/half box of a specific type of 9 MM through the bbl and see if there was any improvement after cleaning.The answer given was not all that esterotic, I just forgot to write the type down. It may hav been as simple as a FMJ round.

I thought that someone else may have seen this current post and could re-direct me to it. Thanks again for the tips.

rhuff · 07-17-2012, 06:39 PM

It is obvious to me that what you meant to ask, and what we thought you were asking, is entirely different. No one here is questioning your knowledge of handguns and pitted bores. If that is what your read into our responses, then you are mistaken. Your original post ask about a particular ammo to shoot down the barrel to help clean up pitting. You did not mention 1/2 to one box of this ammo was used for that effect. That would have made a difference, I believe, as to our responses. This forum tries to aid other Luger owners in any way that we can, and rarely do I ever see a condescending post from any member.

Olle · 07-17-2012, 11:51 PM

What rhuff said. Also keep in mind that it's not only you reading this, somebody less knowledgeable may just glance through it, think it's a great method and then ruin his pistol just because he didn't know "the rest of the story". You just signed up on this forum so nobody here has a clue about how much you know about guns, so better safe than sorry. At least you can't blame me if you ruin your bore.

07-16-2012, 08:35 PM	#1
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	IDK man if I were you I'd take it out and see if the barrel had any kind of grouping left to it, if it does leave it alone. Both of my barrels have pitting yet I can still put all 8 rounds in a group the size of a softball at 75ft. and for plinking or home defense thats plenty good IMO. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

07-17-2012, 12:35 AM	#2
milburn User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	ammo I thank you for the answers given, but also wish to state that I know enough about firearms to know that the only real "cure" for my problem is to reline the bbl, and there is no magic "cure-all to restore a pitted bore. I do plan to take it to the range soon and check out the grouping. But, if you will re-read ny first post, I stated that I had read last night about a poster with a similar problem, and the answer given was to run a box/half box of a specific type of 9 MM through the bbl and see if there was any improvement after cleaning.The answer given was not all that esterotic, I just forgot to write the type down. It may hav been as simple as a FMJ round. I thought that someone else may have seen this current post and could re-direct me to it. Thanks again for the tips.

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07-17-2012, 06:39 PM	#3
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,750 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	It is obvious to me that what you meant to ask, and what we thought you were asking, is entirely different. No one here is questioning your knowledge of handguns and pitted bores. If that is what your read into our responses, then you are mistaken. Your original post ask about a particular ammo to shoot down the barrel to help clean up pitting. You did not mention 1/2 to one box of this ammo was used for that effect. That would have made a difference, I believe, as to our responses. This forum tries to aid other Luger owners in any way that we can, and rarely do I ever see a condescending post from any member.

07-17-2012, 11:51 PM	#4
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	What rhuff said. Also keep in mind that it's not only you reading this, somebody less knowledgeable may just glance through it, think it's a great method and then ruin his pistol just because he didn't know "the rest of the story". You just signed up on this forum so nobody here has a clue about how much you know about guns, so better safe than sorry. At least you can't blame me if you ruin your bore.