Finally grew some stones

[MLB]

Yes, it's taken quite a while. I've had the PPK/s for about 2 years or so, and while I have totally dissasembled the slide with the firing pin / indicator / safety / extractor assembly, up until last night I hadn't done the same with the frame.

It wasn't nearly as complicated as it appears. Although I was up until about 2AM messing around with it, it finally got a thorough cleaning in those hard to reach places. Not only that, it was extremely educational.

Part of the reason it took so long is that it occured to me that the dull finish on the hammer needed to be remedied. It's not even brushed like the rest of the exposed parts. Out came the flitz.

That trigger guard is a bastage to get back on though. ;D

[5ontarget]

It does look like getting all the springs back in place would be a pain the the donkey's butt.

[TMan]

I don't think the diagram is correct. I looked at the thingy above the firing pin, and thought: "what the heck is that". It finally dawned on me that it is the "Loaded Chamber Indicator". ( How did we exist without those?)

However, in the diagram it looks like it is on top of the "rim" vs being behind it.

I don't know why, but I really like my two PPK/s. It is purely an emotional thing. It has to be looks. Take a look at the current Walther products of the P99, P22, and G22. Then take a look at the PPK/s and PPK. They are works of art, things of beauty.

Some people looks at guns as purely defensive tools and don't think they should be appealing to the eyes. I disagree.

I won't tell you how much money I've spent on classical art, but it is more than I've spent on guns. None of my guns come close to just one painting.

One of the things that I respect about art is not so much the talents that the creator had, but the amount of time and work that went into creating the product. I can see the same thing in guns. The design, the workmanship...

Yes, I believe certain guns like the PPK's design, are a work of art.

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Off thread topic warning: read labels!!! While at the liquor store stocking up on my usual swill, I noticed that they had a big ole bottle of Mango flavored rum. My wife loves mangoes, so I thought: "Hey, I ought to try this". It came in a plastic bottle, and I thought it was kind of like a wine-cooler and put it in the refrig.

I drank it like it was a wine-cooler. It wasn't. It had 21% alcohol. I'd say more, but I can't. ;D

[MLB]

tman said:

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I looked at the thingy above the firing pin, and thought: "what the heck is that". It finally dawned on me that it is the "Loaded Chamber Indicator". ( How did we exist without those?)
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Yes, I almost lost mine. I inadvertently put it in backwards, and upon realizing this and taking it back out, it somehow became airborne.

Regarding all of those little springs 5OT, two of them are captive. The one in the hammer comes out as a "hammer assembly" and the little bugger below the safety (I know there's a better name for this) is pretty well attached to it's part.

I still haven't quite figured out what that thing does. Pretty sure it drops the hammer upon decock. I'll have to work on that a bit.

["DoubleAction"]

MLB; It takes alot of thought and guts into detail stripping a certain gun for the first time. I often wonder if some guns are better off with being left with just field strip cleaning.

[TMan]

Well it is interesting that in the instruction manuals provided with the majority of guns, they only give instructions to field-strip the gun for cleaning.

I found it interesting that the manual for my latest 1911, aka world's cheapest 1911, gives instructions for completely disassembly.

One approach, instead of a complete disassembly is to use "Gun Scrubber" or a similar product for spraying inside the frame. However, afterward I'd want to lubricate the moving parts.

True confession: my cheaper guns get the Gun Scrubber treatment - it is only the more expensive ones that get the through disassembly and cleaning. Well, that is the plan. Usually the more expensive ones end up taken out of service waiting to be cleaned. Thats why I have so many guns - nothing to shoot - they are all dirty. ;D