Tip for reassembling magazines after cleaning

[johnnycuredents]

I'm new to the forum, but I just finished cleaning the cosmoline out of my new P-64 (thanks to Curly for the advice) and I had to disassemble and reassemble the two mags. Unless you have three hands the reassembly can be difficult, but I found a handy "tool" that helps a lot, an ordinary kitchen fork. Inert the spring and depress it with your hand as far as you can. Then, through the side opening on the mag, insert the fork and "grab" the spring as near to the base as possible. (It helps to do this through the opening opposite the side from the tiny hole where you want to insert the bottom of the spring.) Holding the spring with the fork with one hand, you'll be able to slide the floor plate back on with relative ease and to seat the end of the spring in its aperture. Hope this helps someone.

[Curly1]

Good advice.

Sounds like you are ready for the range, give us a report.

[Ketchman]

Nice tip. I will be trying that one. Thansk and Welcome to the Brotherhood.

[chestertnted]

Very clever.