Reproduction Snail Drum - progress

KABAR2 · 09-15-2016, 07:37 PM

Well late this afternoon was a happy day a package from GPC arrived inside was another box.... it showed that is is one of GT's revisions

On the side was this label

And the mark that means everything.....

and the loader and instruction manual in English

Was feeling like a kid on Christmas day.... until I slipped it in.... it began to bind... I took out the grip screws and grips to see where the issue was.....

I have not had a chance to get my Micrometer out of the machine shop but it appears the nose on the mag portion of the drum is just a little larger than a standard Luger mag.... I see two options... lightly squeezing the nose to draw it in slightly (risk damage) or stoning and polishing the mag well in the Luger.... the gun has been refinished I consider it a shooter so I am not going to hurt value by polishing the that area to give additional clearance....

Over all I am satisfied with the product and GT's efforts in making this a usable magazine.... I am not faulting GT on this let me make that clear.... Hope over the weekend to have it up and running for a range report..... till then......

KABAR2 · 09-16-2016, 12:47 PM

Went home and ruminated over this problem ...
now in the light of a new day I am going to use the Micrometer and
measure not only the nose of the snail drum but also the Luger...
I want to determine if it is possible squeezed in the area where the binding occurred....
if so I may apply a spot of heat locally to the area and tap it out with a brass punch....
I'll let you know which I find later.....

sheepherder · 09-16-2016, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by KABAR2

Well late this afternoon was a happy day a package from GPC arrived inside was another box.... it showed that is is one of GT's revisions

They look like nice pictures. It's a shame that future members of this forum will never see them.

KABAR2 · 09-17-2016, 10:05 AM

Thanks GT I will try your method later today and report back

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

They look like nice pictures. It's a shame that future members of this forum will never see them.

Why wouldn't "future members" not see them?

DonVoigt · 09-17-2016, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KABAR2

Thanks GT I will try your method later today and report back

Why wouldn't "future members" not see them?

Because they are hosted on an outside server!
Please go to the trouble to upload them to the forum - that way they will be here.

Links to outside server pictures or hosts disappear for different reasons, but with great regularity. And reading old posts and not so old posts with "picture not found" is not extremely helpful.

You went to a lot of trouble to do good pictures and a great write up- it would be a shame to lose its impact.

sheepherder · 09-17-2016, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Because they are hosted on an outside server!
Please go to the trouble to upload them to the forum - that way they will be here.

Links to outside server pictures or hosts disappear for different reasons, but with great regularity. And reading old posts and not so old posts with "picture not found" is not extremely helpful.

You went to a lot of trouble to do good pictures and a great write up- it would be a shame to lose its impact.

Here's an example -

KABAR2 · 09-17-2016, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Here's an example -

Good point I've been doing it old school from the time that forums didn't provide photo hosting, I'll edit with photos hosted here... Though I have maintained my photos since around 2002 so there are some pretty oily threads out there with my photos .... But still a good idea to put them here I can free up space on my storage then

G.T. · 09-17-2016, 12:41 PM

BTW, in looking over the pictures again, the problem may be the mag release button?... Remove it from the frame, and see if the mag fits unimpeded.... It looks like that, more so than frame issues?..... Also, there is considerable variance in the P.08 mag catch parts as well.... just a thought....GT....

KABAR2 · 09-19-2016, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

They look like nice pictures. It's a shame that future members of this forum will never see them.

Fixed photo's they are now onsite rather than an independent photo host

KABAR2 · 09-21-2016, 04:13 PM

There was one pleasant surprise..... it actually had the "B-slash-N" mark hiding under the lever..... which seems to be missing in all the photo's I have seen of this reproduction mag.

Also I have added photo's to the mag fitting that I described above......

09-15-2016, 07:37 PM	#1
KABAR2 User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Virginia Posts: 32 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Well late this afternoon was a happy day a package from GPC arrived inside was another box.... it showed that is is one of GT's revisions On the side was this label And the mark that means everything..... and the loader and instruction manual in English Was feeling like a kid on Christmas day.... until I slipped it in.... it began to bind... I took out the grip screws and grips to see where the issue was..... I have not had a chance to get my Micrometer out of the machine shop but it appears the nose on the mag portion of the drum is just a little larger than a standard Luger mag.... I see two options... lightly squeezing the nose to draw it in slightly (risk damage) or stoning and polishing the mag well in the Luger.... the gun has been refinished I consider it a shooter so I am not going to hurt value by polishing the that area to give additional clearance.... Over all I am satisfied with the product and GT's efforts in making this a usable magazine.... I am not faulting GT on this let me make that clear.... Hope over the weekend to have it up and running for a range report..... till then...... Last edited by KABAR2; 09-19-2016 at 07:03 PM.

09-17-2016, 12:41 PM	#8
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,525 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 3,709 Times in 1,013 Posts	pinch point BTW, in looking over the pictures again, the problem may be the mag release button?... Remove it from the frame, and see if the mag fits unimpeded.... It looks like that, more so than frame issues?..... Also, there is considerable variance in the P.08 mag catch parts as well.... just a thought....GT....

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09-16-2016, 12:47 PM	#2
KABAR2 User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Virginia Posts: 32 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Went home and ruminated over this problem ... now in the light of a new day I am going to use the Micrometer and measure not only the nose of the snail drum but also the Luger... I want to determine if it is possible squeezed in the area where the binding occurred.... if so I may apply a spot of heat locally to the area and tap it out with a brass punch.... I'll let you know which I find later.....

09-21-2016, 04:13 PM	#10
KABAR2 User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Virginia Posts: 32 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	There was one pleasant surprise..... it actually had the "B-slash-N" mark hiding under the lever..... which seems to be missing in all the photo's I have seen of this reproduction mag. *Also I have added photo's to the mag fitting that I described above......*