Damaged frame

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Sieger

Hi,

Who knows what may have been shot through this pistol over the last 70 plus years!

Your photos show signs of extreme hot ammo usage.

Consistent usage of overly hot ammo will cause a Luger to eventually fail!!


Sieger

I agree that "hot" ammo is not to be used.

However, that degree of wear is not "proof" that hot ammo has been used; a lot of "normal" rounds will cause the same degree of wear, as will a weak main spring. JMHO.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I agree that "hot" ammo is not to be used.

However, that degree of wear is not "proof" that hot ammo has been used; a lot of "normal" rounds will cause the same degree of wear, as will a weak main spring. JMHO.

Hi,

"Normal" for a 9MM Luger is 123 grain bullet at 1,076 fps.

Breach block slap of the magnitude shown is not normal for the original load, as breach block slap against the internal frame abutment (as shown in the photo) was minimal, if any..

The aforementioned tape test does not measure the slap of the breach block against the internal frame abutment, which can easily be felt as a sharp pain in the firing hand.

Hope this helps.

Sieger