4 inch or 6 inch barrel?

Edward Tinker · 12-07-2012, 07:54 PM

Okay, I already know the answer.

I had this 1910 receiver, pre-1913 frame (has cool unit markings, front strap and rear), but the fit was never really good, and I slapped some ugly grips on it.

Here it is

Edward Tinker · 12-07-2012, 07:58 PM

I wanted a six inch barrel for a while and preferred it in 9mm, but Hugh had one in 30 Luger, so we made a trade. Then, that same weekend another close friend was at Phoenix and I mentioned my trade, he said, I saw one that was 9mm?

He brokered a deal and now, I have a blinged out 9mm 6 inch! (Hugh and i still traded, can never have enough barrels). And I have a couple of sets of antler, these actually are for a grip safety, but hey

It is marked 'Dewey 9mm" on the barrel, anyone know him?

Ed

Edward Tinker · 12-07-2012, 08:35 PM

I think 'dewey' was a dwarf?

Edward Tinker · 12-07-2012, 08:45 PM

tell me more?

Edward Tinker · 12-07-2012, 09:05 PM

very cool, just wanted some basic info, thanks much!

Ed

ithacaartist · 12-08-2012, 03:32 AM

Ed, do you still have the 6" .30 Luger barrel?

Edward Tinker · 12-08-2012, 09:51 AM

...

yes, I do

alanint · 12-08-2012, 09:57 AM

Was he the inventor of the Dewey rod for rifle cleaning?

rhuff · 12-08-2012, 06:58 PM

Approx. 1-1 1/2 years ago, I purchase a 1939 receiver with a 5in. barrel and a ramped front sight. The barrel is marked 9mm by J Dewey. I have tried to get info on him, but had no luck. I have used it as a conversion for my 30 Luger DWM Alphabet Luger so that I can shoot both calibers with the same frame/lock works.

The receiver and the barrel had been blued, and they look good. The receiver was over buffed, as is frequently done. I had to have it headspaced after I installed an Erfurt toggle train. It works good, but really only likes PMC 115gr ammo(most likely due to a sloppy headspacing job.....will never use him again!!).

Edward Tinker · 12-08-2012, 08:04 PM

How would they head-space it? Turn the barrel tighter in?

ed

rhuff · 12-09-2012, 04:04 PM

With a chamber reamer. The chamber in my barrel was too short, and most likely had never been finish reamed. In all honesty, I believe that my "gunsmith" did not have the correct size of chamber reamer, and made do with what he had. I plan to have the chamber ledge cleaned up later on next year if things work out. At least it is headspaced to the absolute minimum, so I have some working room and still be within spec.

John Sabato · 12-10-2012, 04:52 PM

I am not sure, but I may have actually met John Dewey at a gunshow back in the late 1960's or early 1970's... at my age... you can never be sure!

12-07-2012, 07:54 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	4 inch or 6 inch barrel? Okay, I already know the answer. I had this 1910 receiver, pre-1913 frame (has cool unit markings, front strap and rear), but the fit was never really good, and I slapped some ugly grips on it. Here it is Attached Thumbnails __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

12-07-2012, 07:58 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I wanted a six inch barrel for a while and preferred it in 9mm, but Hugh had one in 30 Luger, so we made a trade. Then, that same weekend another close friend was at Phoenix and I mentioned my trade, he said, I saw one that was 9mm? He brokered a deal and now, I have a blinged out 9mm 6 inch! (Hugh and i still traded, can never have enough barrels). And I have a couple of sets of antler, these actually are for a grip safety, but hey It is marked 'Dewey 9mm" on the barrel, anyone know him? Ed Attached Thumbnails

12-07-2012, 09:05 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	very cool, just wanted some basic info, thanks much! Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

12-08-2012, 03:32 AM	#6
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	Ed, do you still have the 6" .30 Luger barrel? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

12-08-2012, 08:04 PM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	How would they head-space it? Turn the barrel tighter in? ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

12-07-2012, 08:35 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I think 'dewey' was a dwarf?

12-07-2012, 08:45 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	tell me more?

12-08-2012, 09:51 AM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	... yes, I do

12-08-2012, 09:57 AM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Was he the inventor of the Dewey rod for rifle cleaning?

12-08-2012, 06:58 PM	#9
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,305 Thanks: 2,735 Thanked 991 Times in 727 Posts	Approx. 1-1 1/2 years ago, I purchase a 1939 receiver with a 5in. barrel and a ramped front sight. The barrel is marked 9mm by J Dewey. I have tried to get info on him, but had no luck. I have used it as a conversion for my 30 Luger DWM Alphabet Luger so that I can shoot both calibers with the same frame/lock works. The receiver and the barrel had been blued, and they look good. The receiver was over buffed, as is frequently done. I had to have it headspaced after I installed an Erfurt toggle train. It works good, but really only likes PMC 115gr ammo(most likely due to a sloppy headspacing job.....will never use him again!!).

12-09-2012, 04:04 PM	#11
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,305 Thanks: 2,735 Thanked 991 Times in 727 Posts	With a chamber reamer. The chamber in my barrel was too short, and most likely had never been finish reamed. In all honesty, I believe that my "gunsmith" did not have the correct size of chamber reamer, and made do with what he had. I plan to have the chamber ledge cleaned up later on next year if things work out. At least it is headspaced to the absolute minimum, so I have some working room and still be within spec.

12-10-2012, 04:52 PM	#12
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	I am not sure, but I may have actually met John Dewey at a gunshow back in the late 1960's or early 1970's... at my age... you can never be sure! __________________ 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..."*