New member / P64 owner

andrew10736 · Post by **andrew10736** » July 29th, 2008, 4:27 am

Hi guys and gals (?) , Just got my birthday present a 1976 P64 from MCS $185 to my FFL .. Gun appears to be in unissued condition .. Baked it to get rid of the cosmo smell and changed out the springs... But I have two questions :
(1) I can't get the gun back together with the wolf recoil spring installed. What do I have to do to it grind the ends flat?

(2) Go for PPK holsters or Sig P230 ? Looking for an IWB...

Thanks in advance ..

Post by **normsutton** » July 29th, 2008, 5:29 am

andrew

yes grind the ends flat , with a sand paper disk is the fastest way

holsters go with http://redstormholsters.com
sales@redstormholsters.com

NORM

Post by **papabear** » July 29th, 2008, 8:25 am

andrew10736,

Welcome aboard, glad to have you with us, and Norm is the man when it comes to all phases of the P-64, you won't go wrong with his advice.

papabear

donnerwetter58 · Post by **donnerwetter58** » July 29th, 2008, 9:21 am

Welcome.
There is all kinds of knowledge around here.
I have 2 Desantis IWB leather holsters for the Sig 230. One is open top and the other is a thumb break. Both fit the P-64 very well.
Haven't tried any PPK holsters.

dwd · Post by **dwd** » July 29th, 2008, 5:29 pm

Does anyone know if the wood grips for a p-64 from redstormholsters.com are better/worse same/different than those made by Dennis?

beasleydano · Post by **beasleydano** » July 29th, 2008, 6:51 pm

They are Dennis grips.

dwd · Post by **dwd** » July 29th, 2008, 9:48 pm

Thanks dano. I suspected as much.

electross · Post by **electross** » July 30th, 2008, 8:02 am

Who gave you a P64 for a birthday present? They must really like you. By the way, happy belated birthday.

andrew10736 · Post by **andrew10736** » July 30th, 2008, 8:54 am

My wife did I think I'll keep her.. Thanks.. Oh yeah and I got two cases of Polish beer

mmmhhh beeer

andrew10736 · Post by **andrew10736** » July 30th, 2008, 3:28 pm

So wolff doesn't finish these springs? Kinda dumb that I would have to fit them.. Now I need to find someone with a grinder ???

gunneyrabbit · Post by **gunneyrabbit** » July 30th, 2008, 10:34 pm

Andrew10736, use a fine file if you have one. Reduce the large end of the spring, it won't need to be reduced much more than a quarter inch of the length, refit it as you go and it won't take long to finish the project. Many don't need to do any adjustment, those that do are caused by minor design changes by Radom through the years of production and not the Wolff springs.
It's good to have new members, welcome to the best gun forum you'll ever find, a great group of fellow enthusiasts
G.R.

andrew10736 · Post by **andrew10736** » July 31st, 2008, 5:43 am

Thanks for all the responses.. Gunny I will try it thank you.. I just got 3 mags from keepshooting.com anyone know where these come from I know they arent factory mags.. Seem well made but I know looks can be deceiving..

Andy

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » July 31st, 2008, 8:03 pm

Andrew, if you want, you can pop up here to Oregon and i will grind your springs for a couple of those polish beers. ;D ;D

andrew10736 · Post by **andrew10736** » August 1st, 2008, 5:38 pm

I used sandpaper ... I've always wanted to see the pacific nw :-[

fritzhund · Post by **fritzhund** » August 1st, 2008, 5:48 pm

I had trouble with a 22lb recoil spring once and after Norm's advice I ground it down. I have since switched to the 20lb recoil springs on my P-64's and they all fit well, except for one I converted last night. That one was a bugger. I was about to grind it when I gave it one more try with the front edge of the slide on the bench. Once I pushed with all that I had, it went together.

I have not had this one apart again yet. I will wait until I fire it and see how hard it is to get apart. If it becomes an issue I will lightly grind the spring.

Remember: When grinding springs it is important to douse the spring in oil periodically between light grinding passes so the spring will not weaken. If you just grind and grind you will take the life out of the spring.

Not all P-64's are perfect and all alike. This is why Wolff makes a "standard" spring.

Fritzhund

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