loading snail drum problem/question

MikeP · 12-25-2008, 01:35 PM

Any body ever break one of those mainsprings?
They are sealed wkere you could never get inside to fix or replace.
I never got a loading tool as I feared I would start using it.
I have an old catalog listing drums at $19.95, but I think they have gone up some.
I blew up a P 38 a while back, bought a Luger with cracked block and finally became a believer.
I think buying something as rare and expensive and old as these are and expecting them to function like new is expecting a lot.
I think they had some problems when new.

12-25-2008, 01:35 PM	#10
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Any body ever break one of those mainsprings? They are sealed wkere you could never get inside to fix or replace. I never got a loading tool as I feared I would start using it. I have an old catalog listing drums at $19.95, but I think they have gone up some. I blew up a P 38 a while back, bought a Luger with cracked block and finally became a believer. I think buying something as rare and expensive and old as these are and expecting them to function like new is expecting a lot. I think they had some problems when new.