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Post by Callahan on Feb 8, 2010 9:12:32 GMT -5
TMan's comment about the Glocks made me think of this...
My Ruger is without question a pistol that takes some "getting used to" in learning how to field strip and reassemble. There's a whole lot of trigger-pulling and magazine extraction and reinsertion goin' on.
A surprise is the Kel-Tec PF-9. During reassembly, you have to push down on the barrel shroud as you push the slide back to lock it with the stop. The assembly pin will only go in all the way if you have pressed down on the barrel while pushing against the slide and engaging the slide stop.
First couple of times, you feel like you need three hands, all of them small ...
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Post by TMan on Feb 8, 2010 11:07:20 GMT -5
Callahan, in the subject line you said "detail strip", but then in the text it sounded more like "field strip".
By "Ruger" I assume you are talking about the 22LR. A detail strip on that would involve removing the sear and hammer too. Getting the sear back in place on it isn't easy either.
I think the worse thing I ever detail stripped was the CZ-52; I never thought I'd get the sear back in there. At least I had some instructions. When I took the S&W 22A apart there weren't any detailed instructions so I had to figure it out as I went along.
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Post by Callahan on Feb 8, 2010 16:09:01 GMT -5
Callahan, in the subject line you said "detail strip", but then in the text it sounded more like "field strip". By "Ruger" I assume you are talking about the 22LR. A detail strip on that would involve removing the sear and hammer too. Getting the sear back in place on it isn't easy either. I think the worse thing I ever detail stripped was the CZ-52; I never thought I'd get the sear back in there. At least I had some instructions. When I took the S&W 22A apart there weren't any detailed instructions so I had to figure it out as I went along. I fixed the header. I meant field strip. Sorry, I think you were absent some months ago when I posted the photo of my Ruger Mark III. I should have pointed out which model and caliber. Like anyone would remember... |
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Post by TMan on Feb 8, 2010 19:53:31 GMT -5
I kind of thought that it was a Mark III based on your comment about inserting and removing the magazine.
Quite some time ago, Gun Tests magazine recommended a "Do Not Buy" on their test of the 22/45 MK 3. Their reason: to difficult to field strip. Really ticked me off; so, I went out and bought one (Hunter version), and I love it.
At least Ruger supplies detailed field strip instructions. I have a Wilson Scattergun Standard version that came with a Surefire light and a Speedfeed stock. They started with a basic Remington 870 and modified it. In the case was the booklet for each, but no field-strip instructions. What was in the Remington manual made no sense because of the modifications. How much would it have cost to insert a sheet describing how to disassemble it? It took me awhile, but I did figure it out.
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