Luger cleaning

Greg never a dumb question!

Personally, unless really nasty, the most I ever do is take the top off (receiver), and disasemble the firing pin componants. Then clean the barrel, the firing pin, and toggle areas.

Ed

Hi Greg,

The tapping info got me confused too, as it's not neccessary to tap anything in order to remove the safety catch, and it does not need to be removed when 'field-stripping' the gun for cleaning after shooting.

Removal of the receiver/barrel combo, removing the rear locking pin and taking out the toggle is usually enough to clean it after shooting. Removal of the firing pin can be done after several sessions as it is well-protected agains dirt. I never bother to take out the extractor either. Just push it upwards a bit to clear out any gunk that sticks behind it. Grips also never come off after shooting, but do retighten the screws now and again and check the stripped parts for obvious fresh damage or excessive wear. The holdopen may also collect a lot of gunk underneath it.

Thanks all,

I did get the toggle and trigger assemblies off which is good enough for cleaning. I am not sure what's up with the tapping the frame with the screw driver handle. I did take the grips off which I am glad I did because it was pretty dirty in there. I am going to give it a good cleaning and take it out this weekend and do some shooting.

Thank again,
Greg

Hi Greg,

The safety catch is locked to the frame with a pin that can be forced out in a number of ways. Tapping the frame is probably one of them, although the pin can be driven out from the inside of the frame as well.