1245A Defender
Regular Member
i have 8 hand guns, and i went to a private shoot at a friends place..
this gun doesnt count, its a star modelo super, 9mm largo, it has never misbehaved, it stayed at home.,
#1 my brand new FNP45, it worked perfectly, for everybody, every time, it is very nice!!!
i just got my 120 luman light and laser,,, i need to talk to my holster guy!!
#2 the other star modelo super, hammer feels funny, many fails to fire, most go on second try..
took apart the trigger works and found the main spring clevis was backward, retarding the hammer strike.. feels better now,, we will see....
#3 tanfoglio GT380, had this for 30 years, never done wrong, shot it several times, all normal. them the trigger is locked, hammer back, nothing moves..
stripped it down, found witness marks on the back of the main spring clevis where the hammer is trying to push it forward out of its notch..it seems this has been going on for 30 years, just finally made it..
a little bench grinding to relieve the offending steel, and it seems to be ready for a test..
#4 grendel P12, DAO.. had this for 20 years, never failed.. this time it wouldnt fire..
trigger was letting go when the hammer was only half cocked, not enough whoomph to set it off..
an evening of dremmiling on the cocking area of the hammer, and the camming area of the sear, got a 12 pound pull now, and almost 100% hammer cocking. we will see...
#5 walther P38/1, made since 1957, alloy frame, failed to feed the 1st round,
most guns dont like SLOW feed. a slow RACK will often cause this problem,, dont do that
MY BAD!!
#6 this is the good one, deros72 said all my guns flew apart,, he was using poetic license...
my shower gun is a 25acp, it is the quintessential saturday night special.
i shot once, then again, and parts flew down range (such as it is, more like across the drive way) , front of the slide and the recoil spring.
now this gun is broken... but i could still shoot it.
the rear of the slide is intact, i can load it, and rack it, and hold the slide forward and down and pull the trigger, then rack it again and shoot again, etc...
im a dedicated machinist!! i have plans, and my ideas!
i fully intend to resurrect and restore this broken gun to its former glory,,..
MARK MY WORDS!!!
#7 tec22, machine pistol, failed to fire, it has always been temperamental.
problems with the width of the firing pin, and the contour of the breach face.
i have milled the breach face, and ground the firing pin to make it wider.
we will be seeing..
this gun doesnt count, its a star modelo super, 9mm largo, it has never misbehaved, it stayed at home.,
#1 my brand new FNP45, it worked perfectly, for everybody, every time, it is very nice!!!
i just got my 120 luman light and laser,,, i need to talk to my holster guy!!
#2 the other star modelo super, hammer feels funny, many fails to fire, most go on second try..
took apart the trigger works and found the main spring clevis was backward, retarding the hammer strike.. feels better now,, we will see....
#3 tanfoglio GT380, had this for 30 years, never done wrong, shot it several times, all normal. them the trigger is locked, hammer back, nothing moves..
stripped it down, found witness marks on the back of the main spring clevis where the hammer is trying to push it forward out of its notch..it seems this has been going on for 30 years, just finally made it..
a little bench grinding to relieve the offending steel, and it seems to be ready for a test..
#4 grendel P12, DAO.. had this for 20 years, never failed.. this time it wouldnt fire..
trigger was letting go when the hammer was only half cocked, not enough whoomph to set it off..
an evening of dremmiling on the cocking area of the hammer, and the camming area of the sear, got a 12 pound pull now, and almost 100% hammer cocking. we will see...
#5 walther P38/1, made since 1957, alloy frame, failed to feed the 1st round,
most guns dont like SLOW feed. a slow RACK will often cause this problem,, dont do that
MY BAD!!
#6 this is the good one, deros72 said all my guns flew apart,, he was using poetic license...
my shower gun is a 25acp, it is the quintessential saturday night special.
i shot once, then again, and parts flew down range (such as it is, more like across the drive way) , front of the slide and the recoil spring.
now this gun is broken... but i could still shoot it.
the rear of the slide is intact, i can load it, and rack it, and hold the slide forward and down and pull the trigger, then rack it again and shoot again, etc...
im a dedicated machinist!! i have plans, and my ideas!
i fully intend to resurrect and restore this broken gun to its former glory,,..
MARK MY WORDS!!!
#7 tec22, machine pistol, failed to fire, it has always been temperamental.
problems with the width of the firing pin, and the contour of the breach face.
i have milled the breach face, and ground the firing pin to make it wider.
we will be seeing..
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