The Unofficial P64 Resource Forum

BlueEagle, Thanks for the great pictures and for confirming that I am safe to carry the P64 with the decocker/safety down. I have several friends who carry 1911's loaded and cocked, with safety on. I own a couple of 1911's, but could never feel comfortable carrying them with the hammer back. Not eve...

The left hand is getting much better. Yesterday was the first day the goop didn't soak through the bandages. I think the bullet just ran along the underside of my skin. I can't believe my arm would be getting better this fast if I really had a hole through the muscle like the docs said. Anyway, I to...

Sorry, I couldn't tell which hammer spring I put in. I have my original P64 spring, but I did not keep the packaging for the Wolfe replacement hammer spring. I'll try to get some pics up of the hammer movement so it will be more easily compared to other pistols. The pistol was in a Wild Bill Paddle ...

Wow, After viewing the photos I was thinking would it be better to have a FMJ chambered instead of a HP if a similar event occurred? I normally load my magazines with a mix of JHP and FMJ. Hope everything heals quick. I recently read an article regarding the use of FMJ vs HP in lighter handgun cali...

... I tried several times to duplicate your mishap, I went as far as smacking the cocked hammer .... I did not have the hammer cocked. The condition of the P64 when it hit the floor was round chambered, hammer down (not cocked), and safety off. The pistol is in excellent condition and I have the li...

The floor was a typical carpet over subfloor over crawlspace. One detail I have left out is that I have installed the lighter mainspring to reduce the DA trigger pull. This may be crucial. As I mentioned before, with the safety off and the hammer down there is a small, probably 1/16", of moveme...

I bought 3 off of gunbroker from genuine-militaria. The guy is in Poland. He responded quickly by email to questions. The mags I got look to be new. $66 including shipping for 3, $22.00 each. Don't be in a hurry though. He only takes cashiers checks or money orders, (Paypal burned him.) It took almo...

Thanks to all for the well wishes and constructive criticism. I read in other threads that others were carrying their P64s in the same way I was and I didn't want to hear that someone else had been hurt. My pistol has less than 200 rounds through it since I bought it. It was packaged in shrink-wrap ...

I am typing with one hand because the other one is in a sling. Yesterday while putting my P64 in the safe, I dropped it and bang...I was shot through and through my left forearm. I usually carry my P64 with a round chambered, hammer down, and safety off. I like this setup because I'm one DA pull awa...