Places to look for wear

Vlim · 11-13-2004, 01:44 PM

Hi,

I bought a mint (rebuilt and saltdip blued) shooter grade S/42 for sports shooting purposes. Have fired it regularly over a period of a year now, with some 100+ rounds a week and I decided to closely watch it's wear patterns.

The wear patterns after 1000 rounds of 124Gr S&B:
-Slight blue wear on the right receiver side, where the trigger lever meets with the receiver.
-Slight blue wear on the back of the frame where the toggle meets the frame (front of the ears and back of the frame).
-Slight markings on receiver and frame rail.
-No distortion of any parts whatsoever.
-No visible wear on barrel, chamber and barrel lining.
-One broken (aftermarket) ejector (side)spring after only 300 rounds. Replaced it with an original one, no problems after 700 rounds.

This certainly helped me to estimate the functional life of a Luger. (Loooong

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11-13-2004, 01:44 PM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, I bought a mint (rebuilt and saltdip blued) shooter grade S/42 for sports shooting purposes. Have fired it regularly over a period of a year now, with some 100+ rounds a week and I decided to closely watch it's wear patterns. The wear patterns after 1000 rounds of 124Gr S&B: -Slight blue wear on the right receiver side, where the trigger lever meets with the receiver. -Slight blue wear on the back of the frame where the toggle meets the frame (front of the ears and back of the frame). -Slight markings on receiver and frame rail. -No distortion of any parts whatsoever. -No visible wear on barrel, chamber and barrel lining. -One broken (aftermarket) ejector (side)spring after only 300 rounds. Replaced it with an original one, no problems after 700 rounds. This certainly helped me to estimate the functional life of a Luger. (Loooong )