Magazine maintenance...

PRD1 · 02-16-2011, 12:21 AM

Thanks for the tip!
I've never been a fan of WD40 too liberally applied - if allowed to build-up over time, it can make the darndest varnish you've ever seen. I do use it as a solvent, and sometimes in a VERY light coating for rust prevention in the short term, but am careful to dry it off and out of any mechanism.
The problems I have been interested in resolving are those found in magazines which have been neglected for decades: they become full of dried oil, grease, powder residue, dust, etc., which accumulate in the magazine tube and on all the internal parts as well - while a basically clean magazine can be maintained without complete disassembly, it seems to me that only drastic cleaning can remove the accumulated gunk of ages.
And most military pistol magazines seem to be designed to permit more-or-less complete disassembly for cleaning without the difficulties caused by the Luger magazine's construction.
I guess it is just something we'll have to put up with - and keep our magazines as clean as possible by regular maintenance, thus avoiding the necessity to take them completely apart very often.
PRD1 - mhb - Mike

G.T. · 02-16-2011, 01:19 AM

Hi Mike, Seiger has the right idea, WD (water displacement 40) is a pretty good effort for anything you want to temporally clean... although, if I was really serious about cleaning a mag, original or not, I'd hit it with some break clean, and oil it afterwards.. I've probable cut apart 100 bottoms... and very few have been oil soaked to a point to where they were saturated... and those still had plenty of integrity left... They will stand a lot of cleaning... and to be truthful... oil just makes'em look better...

Best to you, til....lat'r...GT

tharpo · 02-16-2011, 01:27 AM

I don't know how other forum members hold down the mag button to compress the spring but I have found these plastic speedloaders can come in handy. They are cheap and make it a lot easier on your thumb!
http://www.bosesguns.com/product_p/hkspo-8.htm

Tom

Thor · 02-16-2011, 09:34 AM

And remember WD-40 will deactivate ammo if left on loaded rounds.

usmodel1873 · 12-27-2011, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tharpo

I don't know how other forum members hold down the mag button to compress the spring but I have found these plastic speedloaders can come in handy. They are cheap and make it a lot easier on your thumb!
http://www.bosesguns.com/product_p/hkspo-8.htm

Tom

This would be super handy. Which one works with the standard Luger magazine? Does the one listed for the P08 22 Long Rifle work?

Thanks,
David

02-16-2011, 12:21 AM	#1
PRD1 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: S.E. AZ Posts: 69 Thanks: 18 Thanked 32 Times in 8 Posts	Sieger: Thanks for the tip! I've never been a fan of WD40 too liberally applied - if allowed to build-up over time, it can make the darndest varnish you've ever seen. I do use it as a solvent, and sometimes in a VERY light coating for rust prevention in the short term, but am careful to dry it off and out of any mechanism. The problems I have been interested in resolving are those found in magazines which have been neglected for decades: they become full of dried oil, grease, powder residue, dust, etc., which accumulate in the magazine tube and on all the internal parts as well - while a basically clean magazine can be maintained without complete disassembly, it seems to me that only drastic cleaning can remove the accumulated gunk of ages. And most military pistol magazines seem to be designed to permit more-or-less complete disassembly for cleaning without the difficulties caused by the Luger magazine's construction. I guess it is just something we'll have to put up with - and keep our magazines as clean as possible by regular maintenance, thus avoiding the necessity to take them completely apart very often. PRD1 - mhb - Mike

02-16-2011, 01:19 AM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Mag lube.... Hi Mike, Seiger has the right idea, WD (water displacement 40) is a pretty good effort for anything you want to temporally clean... although, if I was really serious about cleaning a mag, original or not, I'd hit it with some break clean, and oil it afterwards.. I've probable cut apart 100 bottoms... and very few have been oil soaked to a point to where they were saturated... and those still had plenty of integrity left... They will stand a lot of cleaning... and to be truthful... oil just makes'em look better... Best to you, til....lat'r...GT

02-16-2011, 09:34 AM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	And remember WD-40 will deactivate ammo if left on loaded rounds. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

02-16-2011, 01:27 AM	#3
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 118 Thanked 383 Times in 158 Posts	I don't know how other forum members hold down the mag button to compress the spring but I have found these plastic speedloaders can come in handy. They are cheap and make it a lot easier on your thumb! http://www.bosesguns.com/product_p/hkspo-8.htm Tom