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I just bought me a P-83 and I noticed the hammer does not touch the firing pin

Is this normal or is there a problem

Billy

I will have to check mine but I beleive the P83 has a rebounding hammer, like most revolvers, that keeps it off the firing pin.

See if yours passes the pencil test.

I recently picked up an IJ70-18A and noticed the same thing. I suppose it's a safety feature? What's the pencil test? If the hammer will snap a #2 it's in good shape or something along those lines?

Polish HG wrote:I just bought me a P-83 and I noticed the hammer does not touch the firing pin

Is this normal or is there a problem

Billy

PHG- Do you also have a P64? If so, which do you prefer at this point, and how does the build quality of the P83 compare to the P64? I've recently discovered, and become fascinated with the 9x18 guns, and like the look of the P83 in photos, but I've also read that it's a stamped sheetmetal gun with visible welds, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Curly1 wrote:I will have to check mine but I beleive the P83 has a rebounding hammer, like most revolvers, that keeps it off the firing pin.

See if yours passes the pencil test.

Whats the pencil test?

Billy

Put a #2 pencel with a new eraser on the end in the barrell.

Point in a safe direction and pull the trigger.

If in working order the pencil will launch out of the barrell.

Watch the hammer as you do it, it should strike the firing pin then reset back from the pin if it is a rebounding hammer.

Curly1 wrote:Put a #2 pencel with a new eraser on the end in the barrell.

Point in a safe direction and pull the trigger.

If in working order the pencil will launch out of the barrell.

Watch the hammer as you do it, it should strike the firing pin then reset back from the pin if it is a rebounding hammer.

It flew a good 6 feet

Guess it work right

Billy

Now get out to the range and give us a report.

Everytime I look at mine at want to check the hammer. Still getting over ther looks cocked look.

Curly1 wrote:Now get out to the range and give us a report.

Range?????

I just told you it flew a good 6 feet

Polish HG wrote:

Curly1 wrote:Now get out to the range and give us a report.

Range?????

I just told you it flew a good 6 feet

Yea a live fire range instead of pencils

Now that I know it will fire correctly all I need to do is figure out how to strip it so I can clean it after I fire it, but I can not find any info on how to strip it

Polish HG wrote:Now that I know it will fire correctly all I need to do is figure out how to strip it so I can clean it after I fire it, but I can not find any info on how to strip it

It's easy.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... WANAD-help

Additional disassembly topic.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3441

Also here are two other nice sources of info that I had bookmarked.:
Lublin, Poland - Shooting Association
Katowicach, Poland - Police Academy

Here is the English Google translation. Keep in mind it's choppy due to it being a literal translation, and Google not knowing some words/structure, etc.:
Lublin, Poland - Shooting Association
Katowicach, Poland - Police Academy