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randall - It sounds like you did it correctly if the hammer functions OK. When I swapped out my spring, I DIDNT get that part fitted correctly, and it was quite obvious that something was wrong after I assembled it. I then had the joy of doing the whole thing over again. The image below might help, ...

My 72 firing pin (rounded hammer) sticks out further than my 75 (triangular hammer).

Good question. I think the OP should take both firing pins out and compare them. Maybe there was a manufacturing change to the pins during the years.

I've never had a misfire with either.

What's the best way to get one ordered from SOG if you're not personally a FFL holder?

Edit: I see they are now at least showing product on the website. Smart move by them.

FWIW, my 1972 exhibits the same behavior, er, if I understood Nick clearly. I don't like to rack the slide when the decocker is "down", I feel like it is exercising the safety mechanism unnecessarily. However, out of habit I always check the chamber when I drop the mag out, and if the deco...

Wow. This year has screamed by - it doesn't seem that long ago around this time last year that I was checking out this site; I picked up my first P-64 in January...

Merry Christmas to everyone!

stibnite

Well, look at it this way - you're ahead of the times in some respects, you have a cool little pistol that not many others have discovered yet. Holster looks good on the Midway site.

need...to...see...pics... ;D

Good news about the seller, was it a private party?

BTW - I purchased some snap caps from this guy:

http://www.pistoleer.com/

(maybe somebody in the pistols 30 year life replaced the pin with an out of spec. or completely wrong pin altogether)

or a replacement firing pin spring, god knows they're easy to lose.

Have you taken the safety out and removed the firing pin, looked at the firing pin spring to make sure it's not fouled, etc. ???

stibnite, not an expert just trying to facilitate

Is it occasional misfires?

najaf -

Can you post a follow-up later? It might help others with the same problem.

Gave up yesterday and hoped it'd go today, but it didn't. Any tricks? Thanks guys.

My 1975 can do this as well, it's annoying. Check the slide stop, sometimes mine is in the "engaged" position - I believe this will prevent the slide from being attached again.

stib

Bingo! Good call by Norm. :D I did end up ordering the spring pack from Wolff that Norm suggested. In it was an approximate sized spring for the safety plunger (a little beefier, similar to my 1972's spring). I cut it to what I thought was the right size. It was harder to install the plunger though,...

Norm -

Why extractor springs?

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