Troubleshooting my new luger.

Frater · 09-22-2011, 07:18 PM

I pulled apart the extractor today and found a couple of decades of semisolid dirt under it.
Mr ultrasonic has been of great value to me getting rid of hard to reach gunk, also this time.

After replacing the extractor I notice that it can flex back and forward about 1mm, fitting the peening. Anyone know the cause and how far outside spec is it?

I also found the probable cause of the broken spring guide.
The rear of the breech including the retention cap has some peening from slamming into the rear of the frame from shooting too hot ammo.
Thinking of putting some tape on the inside of the rear frame to ascertain if the current ammo beats it up as well.

During firing I noted that the front lip on the breech tends to snag on the rim of the next round in the magazine, braking the rear motion enough to cause a FTF even with moderate limp wristing.

Do all P08:s need a solid as hell grip? Gripping too hard impacts my precision.

One last question: How tight should the breech travel in the frame?
Mine certainly doesn't fall out of the gun when dissassembling it, it rides with some resistance even when no springs are in place.

(noted to my embarrasement that i misspelled troubleshooting in the original Title...) (FIXED! Admin-JS)

09-22-2011, 07:18 PM	#16
Frater User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I pulled apart the extractor today and found a couple of decades of semisolid dirt under it. Mr ultrasonic has been of great value to me getting rid of hard to reach gunk, also this time. After replacing the extractor I notice that it can flex back and forward about 1mm, fitting the peening. Anyone know the cause and how far outside spec is it? I also found the probable cause of the broken spring guide. The rear of the breech including the retention cap has some peening from slamming into the rear of the frame from shooting too hot ammo. Thinking of putting some tape on the inside of the rear frame to ascertain if the current ammo beats it up as well. During firing I noted that the front lip on the breech tends to snag on the rim of the next round in the magazine, braking the rear motion enough to cause a FTF even with moderate limp wristing. Do all P08:s need a solid as hell grip? Gripping too hard impacts my precision. One last question: How tight should the breech travel in the frame? Mine certainly doesn't fall out of the gun when dissassembling it, it rides with some resistance even when no springs are in place. (noted to my embarrasement that i misspelled troubleshooting in the original Title...) (FIXED! Admin-JS)