Oversize Firing Pin Damage

[chr]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

The surest way to improve gas bypass is to drill a hole in the bottom of the breech block, just aft of the spot where the striker stops against the inside of the breech- this is what the Norwegians and others did fora gas bypass.

Can you please add / post a pic of this drilled hole?
Thank you!

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by chr

Can you please add / post a pic of this drilled hole?
Thank you!

I thought it was the Finns who used to drill the holes. But, I've been wrong before.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by kurusu

I thought it was the Finns who used to drill the holes. But, I've been wrong before.

Finns, Norwegians, Swedes- aren't they all the same? Northmen?
(My apologies to and of those folks who are members.)

chr,

There have been several pictures posted on various threads,
When I get a chance, I'll pull my Norwegian and see if it has the hole.
Maybe someone else has a picture handy or remembers where it is.

Maybe a search for "gas escape hole" would find it.

[chr]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

When I get a chance, I'll pull my Norwegian and see if it has the hole

Would be great. Thank you.

Goggle shows no picture.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by chr

Would be great. Thank you.

Goggle shows no picture.

Why would you expect google to have a picture?
Everything is NOT on the web!

Best I can do right now is describe it, it is an approx 1/8" hole, in the bottom of the bolt, on the centerline, just about at the edge of the "cone" on the inside that fits the front of the striker.

Did you try a forum search?

Probably not or you would have found this one:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...as+escape+hole

And another one, too bad the link is dead, but a good example of a Finn luger with hole!
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...=bolt+gas+hole

Great example of why pictures should be hosted on the forum server too.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Finns, Norwegians, Swedes- aren't they all the same? Northmen?
(My apologies to and of those folks who are members.)

chr,

There have been several pictures posted on various threads,
When I get a chance, I'll pull my Norwegian and see if it has the hole.
Maybe someone else has a picture handy or remembers where it is.

Maybe a search for "gas escape hole" would find it.

Well, they were all Swedes once.