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- April 10th, 2013, 10:24 pm
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: Ammo
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22579
Re: Ammo
I believe the physics involved is much more complicated than anything described here. More importantly, I think the effect of the hammer/mainspring on recoil, felt or otherwise is negligible and certainly not noticeable . I did change out the stock mainspring for a 17# Wolfe ages ago and certainly f...
- April 9th, 2013, 10:55 am
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: Ammo
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22579
Re: Ammo
How does the hammer spring reduce recoil?
- April 6th, 2013, 9:59 am
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: Ammo
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22579
Re: Ammo
Unless there's more to your question, any of the ComBloc 94-95gr ammo should be a very close approximation if not identical to the Polish ammo for shooting purposes. The actual ammunition it was used with initially was designed for their SMG at the time, the PM-63, and had a very hard primer. This i...
- October 15th, 2012, 11:09 pm
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: How to choose hammer spring strength?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7628
Re: How to choose hammer spring strength?
17# here, no problem.
- March 21st, 2012, 12:48 pm
- Forum: Carry Gear, Holsters, etc.
- Topic: Crossbreed
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18006
Re: Crossbreed
To clarify- The S&W Bodyguard Crossbreed fits the P-64, and THAT is the rig I'm raving about. :-D I have a PPK Crossbreed that fits the P-64 like a glove. In fact, I think I bought it used from somebody on this site. It's the thinnest IWB package I have and I'm not sure if you could get much le...
- March 19th, 2012, 1:21 am
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: New Member with a sad story
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10822
Re: New Member with a sad story
Zona, you mentioned that you only field-stripped and cleaned this gun. I don't know what condition you received this piece in, but if it was never completely stripped down and thoroughly cleaned, you are asking for problems. These pistols were packed in some of the thickest grease I have ever seen, ...
- June 14th, 2011, 2:33 am
- Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
- Topic: P83 vs P64
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11063
Re: P83 vs P64
The P83 is a very functional pistol and it does not suffer the problem of the heavy DA trigger pull with the stock spring. It is made from stamped metal and is nowhere near as nice of a looking pistol as the P64 but quite shootable.
- December 10th, 2010, 3:54 am
- Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
- Topic: Hammer spring poundage
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13228
Re: Hammer spring poundage
Some use the 17lb successfully while others don't. At this point, I think it should be gauged on a gun-by-gun basis . I would advise against a new recoil spring, though - I think it's a waste of money. FWIW, I concur. The 17# spring has worked without a hitch for me and I've never replaced the reco...
- October 27th, 2010, 8:08 pm
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: SA pull weight
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8895
Re: SA pull weight
There is a poster here that installed a heavier weight trigger return spring to address just this issue. You might do a search or perhaps he'll weigh-in on your question.
- October 21st, 2010, 12:23 am
- Forum: Other 9x18's
- Topic: Finally bought a Radom P-83
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8430
Re: Finally bought a Radom P-83
stover, PM sent.
- October 20th, 2010, 10:38 pm
- Forum: Other 9x18's
- Topic: Finally bought a Radom P-83
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8430
Re: Finally bought a Radom P-83
I've been searching the net but can't find an answer: Anyone know why these are called "Wanad/Vanad" or what the name means? From Description and the use of pistol P – 83 Ed. II (Translated edition of the P-83 manual, kindly sent to me by JuniusTaylor) 1. Historical background P-83 pistol...
- October 18th, 2010, 6:42 pm
- Forum: Other 9x18's
- Topic: Finally bought a Radom P-83
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8430
Re: Finally bought a Radom P-83
Have fun at the range. They're good shooters!
- October 14th, 2010, 8:35 pm
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: Silver Bear 94gr HP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5986
Re: Silver Bear 94gr HP
Neither. I still have some boxes of Hornady I bought back when. Wonder if we'll see that back on the shelves one of these days?tiber1 wrote: You reloading or find someone carrying Hornady XTPs?
- October 14th, 2010, 1:49 pm
- Forum: General P-64 Discussion
- Topic: Silver Bear 94gr HP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5986
Silver Bear 94gr HP
Nothing too exciting to report, but I finally had a chance to shoot a few mags of the Silver Bear 94gr HP ammo in my P-64, P-83 and Soviet PM. As a reminder, I replaced the P-64's hammer spring with a 17# Wolfe and the remainder on all three pistols are stock. All three pistols shot this ammo withou...
- October 12th, 2010, 12:05 pm
- Forum: Other 9x18's
- Topic: 9x18 PA 63
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5180
Re: 9x18 PA 63
That's interesting. It does say 9mm Makarov, properly identifying it and obviously the headstamp IDed it properly too. I see that label also does not list "Made in Russia". Wonder if those boxes are for a different export market than the US or just an earlier printing?