Firing pin assembly. How often for takedown?
Firing pin assembly. How often for takedown and cleaning?
On my PPK/S it is a chore to actually dis-assemble it, but it's all exposed, and I can clean it without removing it.
Beretta says "Don't remove the grips" on the Tomcat. It is a pretty ingenious design. There is not a standard recoil spring as one pictures it. I thought I'd wait for it to break. (There is a three year warranty if you mail in the registration)
But on a 1911, it's all sealed up with that great design which keeps it sealed but can be opened without special tools. (I actually LOVE the way the machined parts interact to open the firing pin stop to get it apart. Was this part of the original design?.
So, I ask, how often do you usually completely disassemble the slide.
And furthermore, should I completely disassemble the entire 1911 for complete cleaning and lube at certain intervals?
On my PPK/S it is a chore to actually dis-assemble it, but it's all exposed, and I can clean it without removing it.
Beretta says "Don't remove the grips" on the Tomcat. It is a pretty ingenious design. There is not a standard recoil spring as one pictures it. I thought I'd wait for it to break. (There is a three year warranty if you mail in the registration)
But on a 1911, it's all sealed up with that great design which keeps it sealed but can be opened without special tools. (I actually LOVE the way the machined parts interact to open the firing pin stop to get it apart. Was this part of the original design?.
So, I ask, how often do you usually completely disassemble the slide.
And furthermore, should I completely disassemble the entire 1911 for complete cleaning and lube at certain intervals?
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Clean as needed.
Two schools of thought; The first is to break it down at schuduled intervals for periodic maintenence and lubrication. The second is no set time but as conditions and requirements change.
Personally, I fall somewhere between. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. My PPk gets dustballs behind the hammer. It will still work with them there, but that is my indicator to clean it. I do not remove the firing pin unless it breaks. Too many good cleaning lubes out there to hassle with it. Check to ensure freedom of movement when you have the slide off. If the firing pin and spring are working...there is no genuine need to do anything except lube.
As to your question about the .45, I've read in the past that Browning designed the 1911 to be taken to pieces without any tools. He pretty well accomplished that.0 -
On my 1911 match pistols I've always done a teardown and spring replacement at 5,000 rounds (+/-). But, as I'm often reminded I am a bit "old school".
My revolvers, contenders and rifles ... basically clean them thoroughly and nothing else less I detect something starting to "go South".
Other pistols; the milsup I just cleam 'em and let 'em run. Commercial guns ... follow the mfg. specs. on "care and feeding".
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!0
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