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07-10-2001, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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Any suggestions....
Ok Folks...
Got a nice, non original luger with a cranked barrel extension. It seems someone didn't send this one to Tom or Hugh. It is not cranked much, just enough that some down pressure must be applied to insert the main axel. Would a press, carfully applied, uncrank it??? Any suggestions or similar experiences???? Thanks FGR |
07-10-2001, 12:47 PM | #2 |
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Frank, Ted Green has had a couple of successes in this operation
He is kinda non-responsive at the moment, but if it were mine, I would let him fix it.
Pressing it yourself is risky, but if you have the equipment and it is not a collectors item, you could try it yourself. My only efforts in this area are over 30 years old and I worked mostly on M1 rifle operating rods and bent barrels... Best of luck... John |
07-10-2001, 01:19 PM | #3 |
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Re: Frank, Ted Green has had a couple of successes in this operation
Any idea how he uncranked them? (as you say he is unavailable)
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07-10-2001, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy
Is the receiver twisted? or bent? Is there difficulty in part movement after the forced assembly?
Frank, give me a little more meat to digest about the symptoms please... is this damage the result of a barrel installation gone bad or what? -John |
07-10-2001, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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Re: Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy
I would say that the extension was bent so that one side is very slightly higher than the other... a straight rather than twisted bend... maybe someone dropped the extension?
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07-10-2001, 05:24 PM | #6 |
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Re: Sorry, but Ted is usually pretty quiet about his methodolgy
Mine went the same after I welded a crack just behind the tread.
I have corrected most of it by bending and hammering a bit. The gun is working great and I dont intend to do more about my gun. Regards HÃ?Â¥kan http://www.vapensmedjan.com |
07-10-2001, 05:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: straightening bbl ext
Frank, clamp one fork in a sturdy vise and apply sledge hammer forcefully to other fork. Just joking! Rather than sledge, use a small ball peen hammer and tap in the correct direction. Go slow and check often until you get it lined up. Not hard to correct at all.
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07-10-2001, 05:57 PM | #8 |
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Thanks Hugh...
Just knowing that it can be done is useful...
and thanks John and Hakan... FGR |
07-10-2001, 06:28 PM | #9 |
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Make sure you .........
check both sides at the groove, full length with a straight edge first....to correctly identify the problem side! till...later ....GT
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07-10-2001, 10:09 PM | #10 |
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Re: (CAUTION) Make sure you .........
DO NOT STRIKE THE BLUED METAL SURFACES WITH ANY OTHER METAL
DEVICE USE A BLOCK OF HARD WOOD BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE GUN PART BEING WORKED UPON . Failure to do so may cause denting or destruction of the blue surface coating . VERY important to protect these surfaces from damage by any tool or vise , hammer , etc. ViggoG |
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