Firing Pin Modification?

John Sabato · 03-05-2008, 03:50 PM

Judiciously modifying your spare firing pin with similar grooves to the fluted one you already have will not hamper operation... and should not introduce any safety issues. The original pin for your 1918 Luger would not have had this fluted firing pin, so if yours does, either it was modified by an arsenal or field rebuild, or it has been replaced previously.

I have never seen a pierced primer in a Luger, but I imagine that this mod must have had some merit or they wouldn't have required it for military Lugers.

03-05-2008, 03:50 PM	#6
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Judiciously modifying your spare firing pin with similar grooves to the fluted one you already have will not hamper operation... and should not introduce any safety issues. The original pin for your 1918 Luger would not have had this fluted firing pin, so if yours does, either it was modified by an arsenal or field rebuild, or it has been replaced previously. I have never seen a pierced primer in a Luger, but I imagine that this mod must have had some merit or they wouldn't have required it for military Lugers. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*