Newby Arty questions

Karl · 11-16-2002, 05:00 PM

Chris,

Congratulations on the arty, wish I could find a nice one for that price. To answer some of you questions:
1 - 2 - I would recommend that you thoroughly disassemble and clean the gun, and in the process replace the springs. There may be nothing wrong with the springs in your arty but a Wolff spring kit is so cheap ($12. I think) that it doesn't make sense not to replace them.

4 - I personally would not replace the firing pin. I assume that you are interested in a fluted pin because they are supposed to be safer in the case of a puctured primer but I have never heard of a Luger mishap resulting from a non-fluted pin. Lugers seem to have an excellent reputation for safety among old autoloaders.

5 - White metal inside is an indication that the gun has not been dip blued, and it is likely that your gun has the original finish.

7 - Bad magazines probably account for half the problems people experience with Lugers. An excellent original mag for your gun can set you back over $100. I recommend Mec Gar magazines. For a quasi correct look on my shooters I use the nickled Mec Gars and add repro wooded plugs. You might check the seller's board on this site for mags. Also I seem to recall that CDNN was having a sale on the Luger black finish Mec Gars. KFS

11-16-2002, 05:00 PM	#4
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 531 Thanks: 0 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Chris, Congratulations on the arty, wish I could find a nice one for that price. To answer some of you questions: 1 - 2 - I would recommend that you thoroughly disassemble and clean the gun, and in the process replace the springs. There may be nothing wrong with the springs in your arty but a Wolff spring kit is so cheap ($12. I think) that it doesn't make sense not to replace them. 4 - I personally would not replace the firing pin. I assume that you are interested in a fluted pin because they are supposed to be safer in the case of a puctured primer but I have never heard of a Luger mishap resulting from a non-fluted pin. Lugers seem to have an excellent reputation for safety among old autoloaders. 5 - White metal inside is an indication that the gun has not been dip blued, and it is likely that your gun has the original finish. 7 - Bad magazines probably account for half the problems people experience with Lugers. An excellent original mag for your gun can set you back over $100. I recommend Mec Gar magazines. For a quasi correct look on my shooters I use the nickled Mec Gars and add repro wooded plugs. You might check the seller's board on this site for mags. Also I seem to recall that CDNN was having a sale on the Luger black finish Mec Gars. KFS