Wm.Traynor wrote:After cleaning and oiling last Sunday, the trigger assembly was removed for lubing. It had not been done for a while and a bit of creep was evident while bench shooting, so some G96 was squirted appropriately and the unit was sett aside to drain.
After wiping down and without reinstalling in the rifle, the hammer was cocked and the trigger carefully pulled to see if the creep remained.
B A D M O V E!
Both the mag release and its spring F L E W O F F into the outer reaches of my garage
B U T I found both of them
However, I could not see how to fit the spring to the lever and housing Nowhere could I find fitting instructions
So, this morning I went to the garage and sat down on the milk crate that has been with us for 35 years and thought and experimented and stuffed about until finally, I figured it out
You're Welcome
Wm.Traynor wrote:bladeracer, that is genius Full marks for ingenuity
No1Mk3 wrote:Yes womble, the mechanics, fitters, toolmakers nightmare sound, "ting, clank" gone into a mini worm hole under the work bench and landed in some other Universe.
LawrenceA wrote:I have a 1915 Luger in bloody good nick.
The wooden magazine base is held in by a little wooden dowel.
The mag was pretty gritty so I decided to clean it.
Here is where sirens shuld have sounded.
Pushed out the pin and it skeddadled to somehwere in the loungeroom!!!!
100 year old wooden gun parts are hard to come by. Especially ones that look like twigs.
A week later after removing all the furniture and crawling around I gave up.
A week later my wife found it in her shoe!!!!!
Least it was found
Brno model 2 trigger ball bearing are good at it as well.
straightshooter wrote:At times I have been a slow learner but one lesson I have learnt when dismantling unfamiliar complex items containing springs under tension or other small fiddly components is this.
Do so inside a large clear polythene bag. When the inevitable/unexpected happens the bits don't go too far.
Oldbloke wrote:Take a pic first.
Oldbloke wrote:Take a pic first.
Oldbloke wrote:Take a pic first.
Oldbloke wrote:A good trick is using diesel.
If you wash something like a trigger assembly with diesel it's good for cleaning. But because it's actually a very light oil it also lubricates everything. Just drain and wipe off the excess.
Of course you can add a drop or two of oil where you think it needs it as well.
Saves a bit of work.
Larry wrote:You have me curious now. I am sure I have had mine apart but cant remember or picture it in my head. At least I have been warned and will be more careful than usual. But like others I have lost the Jesus part before when things go ping.
No1Mk3 wrote:Oldbloke wrote:A good trick is using diesel.
If you wash something like a trigger assembly with diesel it's good for cleaning. But because it's actually a very light oil it also lubricates everything. Just drain and wipe off the excess.
Of course you can add a drop or two of oil where you think it needs it as well.
Saves a bit of work.
G'day Oldbloke,
Old Target Rifle shooters trick is to wash your sights in 2 stroke, removes build up and when petrol evaporates leaves a smear of oil behind. Still do it to my Central and Parker hale sights, Cheers.