1937 S/42 Drilled barrel ... why?

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Another possibility is to have the holes welded back full. If the weld stops short of the internal lands and grooves, it would shoot as well as a revolver, anyway, without a path for extranea to escape the barrel to the sides. One could theoretically go all the way with the weld, but then take care that the lands and grooves are re-established properly.

this suggestion is strongly and definitely NOT recommended.

If you want to shoot this one, get the missing parts AND the barrel replaced. There are plenty of folks on this forum who have the tools and expertise to change the barrel. Changing a Luger barrel is not a job for your local gunsmith who doesn't know much about Lugers. You will likely end up with a twisted upper receiver. When you are ready to change the barrel, post a request here, and someone who is knowledgeable and tooled for the job will help you.

[Arizona Slim]

[QUOTE=Edward Tinker;248766]I would swap the barrel, keep the old barrel and then replace the parts - then have it checked by a gunsmith who knows lugers to see if they can get it firing safely - personally I would think yes. I would not have just anybody swap out a luger barrel unless they have done it before...


You might want to consider contacting G.T. @
http://forum.lugerforum.com/member.php?u=20, or gctomek@msn.com,

I believe he has the parts available that you need, plus he can swap out the barrel and check it over for any safety issues that it may have. He does excellent work and is above reproach.

Lon

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by Arizona Slim

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You might want to consider contacting G.T. @
http://forum.lugerforum.com/member.php?u=20, or gctomek@msn.com,

I believe he has the parts available that you need, plus he can swap out the barrel and check it over for any safety issues that it may have. He does excellent work and is above reproach.

Lon

What he said ^^^^^^. This is the avenue that I would explore if that Luger were mine, and I wanted to make it "whole". We, on this forum, know that GT can fix that Luger.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

this suggestion is strongly and definitely NOT recommended.

Yes, not for the faint of heart, and probably cost-prohibitive compared to the swap. Numbers match, but it's already a shooter due to this issue. Best case, restoring the original barrel, would result in a restored shooter, but a shooter nonetheless. The approach I detailed is extreme, and fraught with liability issues for anyone who would/could do it professionally. This is something a qualified tech/smith might do for a personal pistol, but perhaps too risky a job otherwise take on.

Sorry, didn't man to take suggestions into la-la land, but I'm happiest when no stone has been left un-turned. Didn't want to leave out a feasible possibility...but, bottom line, it's best to consider the caveats!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Yes, not for the faint of heart...The approach I detailed is extreme, and fraught with liability issues...

Especially for this forum...

I would do it, if it were mine and I cared about keeping it original. I don't consider it an extreme repair.

An acquaintance of mine once had a nickel plated .357 Colt Python revolver that shaved bullets every time it fired...You could see the copper/lead shooting sideways out of the cylinder to barrel gap...He wanted to correct it, but the timing seemed OK...I told him that re-cutting the forcing cone should help, but he never 'got around to it'...