The Unofficial P64 Resource Forum

I though about milling some very small grooves in front and rear sights and painting a white stripe on the center line of the rear sight and an orange dot on the front sight (or an orange stripe). This is European I know... but there are other options out there too. For me, that rear sight is hard t...

The 9x18 is only barely more potent than the .380ACP, but not enough to make a fuss over. rom "Jonnin" on the KTOG forum[/url]: http://ammoguide.com/cgi-bin/bcompare.cgi to compare the ammo. 9x18 standard loads are equal to 380 defense loads. 9x18 defense loads are very close to 9x19 (sta...

The firing pin spring is included with the recoil spring (which is not necessary to begin with) to maintain proper timing of the firing pin to retract back when the slide moves rearward. Quite right, I do believe that's what the official edict says re: replacement of the firing pin spring. Changing...

I say, it really is pathetic that a pistol with the Walther reputation (that's been around since the late 1920's) can't be correctly manufactured and finished by "any" good modern facility and manufacturer. Taurus doesn't have any trouble making Beretta 92 copies or S&W revolver clones...

It's not imperative unless you're having "light strikes" or misfires, or indications that wear or abuse is present. I only did it to keep the springs all new. I've not handled the S&W made PPK. Just the early 80's models made in the USA, and also a WWII vintage Dural framed PPK in .22L...

Glad to hear of your success. BTW... did you install the extra power firing pin spring? (Unless they've changed things, there should have been one included in the 20lb main spring bag.) That one is a real challenge to install--but patience is supposed to be a virtue, isn't it? SOME INTERESTING THING...

I had a similar issue with inability to put the gun on safety and decock the hammer. BTW, the exploded view and parts list helped greatly You might want to make sure the disconnector is clean and causes the hammer to decock when depressed with a dowel or pencil. (NOTE: keep fingers (and thumb) away ...

I had the same problem with the bloody thing. I then read somewhere :wink: that the ends of the new spring should be ground ("flattened") to look like the original spring. Seemed stupid, but I broke out the faithful Dremel tool and I gingerly "ground off" some of the rounded edge...