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by mdh
February 3rd, 2016, 3:21 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: Slide spring weirdness
Replies: 9
Views: 8253

Re: Slide spring weirdness

Slick! Time to go find some wood, a nail, and some sandpaper.
by mdh
February 1st, 2016, 3:59 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: Slide spring weirdness
Replies: 9
Views: 8253

Re: Slide spring weirdness

Did you grind the ends of the new springs flat like the original ones? Wolff should do it but, alas, they don't. Look at the 18# OEM springs that came in the gun and you'll see what I'm talking about. The ends of the new spring(s) MUST be ground flat so as to work properly. I think that may solve y...
by mdh
January 30th, 2016, 11:41 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: Recommend Gunsmith ? P-64 jams real bad.
Replies: 19
Views: 17059

Re: Recommend Gunsmith ? P-64 jams real bad.

I will post the results, but as I generally shoot once a year, in June, so it may be a while. Just in case anyone comes to this thread looking for that replacement part, I figured I'd throw this link in here - http://www.robertrtg.com/store/pc/P64-HAMMER-STRUT-NEW-202p3065.htm Buck cheaper than you...
by mdh
January 30th, 2016, 11:33 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: still heavy after replacing hammer spring with 18 # wolff
Replies: 6
Views: 6763

Re: still heavy after replacing hammer spring with 18 # wolf

My wife can pull the trigger with one finger with the wolff 18# or 19# spring, but she actually needs two index fingers to pull it with the factory springs. I think that says a lot.
by mdh
January 30th, 2016, 11:29 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: Slide spring weirdness
Replies: 9
Views: 8253

Slide spring weirdness

So I've got 2 P64s, and I put wolff hammer springs in both of them with no problems. I've toyed around with a few different springs back there without any issue on either. I also snagged the pack of (20#, 22#, and 18#) slide springs as well. I put the 22# in one of the guns to see how it felt and it...