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Unread 10-31-2018, 12:00 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Rick W. View Post
War weapons, used in war, the longevity of the weapon is not a primary goal, make them cheaply and put as many into your side's hands as possible.
I found your comment interesting. I've talked to guys who restore WWII fighters (Hurricanes and Bf109s) and they say exactly the same thing about the aircraft. It creates all kinds of issues in restoration and then operation of vintage aircraft.

Re: Lugers, I'm almost wondering if it would make sense to come up with a custom load that is lighter than WWB 115gr., and then balance (weaken) the mainspring just enough to cycle the pistol, all with the objective of lowering pressures and therefore aiding in preservation. In a perfect world there would be a way to measure mainspring strength and then go to a table to verify that you are ok or not vs. the ammo you want to use. In the real and imperfect world I've had to settle for the tape test instead.
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