Well, I took my reluctant PPK/S-1 to the range yesterday. This was after the
gunsmith had replaced the recoil spring with one of lighter strength. I thought
he was nuts, but I loaded 200 rounds with 4 different combinations of bullets
and powder charges and brass, just to try it out.
I was NOT pleased with the results. I still got failures to go into battery with
all the loads. However the worst thing that happened is I had about one is 10
failures to fire! I had to hit the primers more than one time. It seemed to be
worse when trying to fire the gun in double action mode. Usually after it failed
to fire in double action I could cock the hammer with my thumb and it would
fire in single action mode.
I see another thread where several people talk about having to replace the
hammer spring and recoil spring after 750 or 900 rounds. Excuse me?
I have a Star model PD I purchased new in 1976. I quit using it last year
because the recoil buffer wore out and I can't find a replacement. None of
the springs wore out. I calculated I had fired something like 20,000 rounds
through the little .45.
Now you are telling me these German designed guns so fragile that the
springs wear out after less than 1000 rounds?
I'm going to contact the gunsmith Monday. If he tells me he didn't do
anything to the hammer spring, that will be the last nail, so to speak.
If so, the gun will be on the market Tuesday!
I sure hope he tells me he did something to that hammer spring!
I have approximately 1400 rounds through this gun. Do these springs
really wear out that soon?
gunsmith had replaced the recoil spring with one of lighter strength. I thought
he was nuts, but I loaded 200 rounds with 4 different combinations of bullets
and powder charges and brass, just to try it out.
I was NOT pleased with the results. I still got failures to go into battery with
all the loads. However the worst thing that happened is I had about one is 10
failures to fire! I had to hit the primers more than one time. It seemed to be
worse when trying to fire the gun in double action mode. Usually after it failed
to fire in double action I could cock the hammer with my thumb and it would
fire in single action mode.
I see another thread where several people talk about having to replace the
hammer spring and recoil spring after 750 or 900 rounds. Excuse me?
I have a Star model PD I purchased new in 1976. I quit using it last year
because the recoil buffer wore out and I can't find a replacement. None of
the springs wore out. I calculated I had fired something like 20,000 rounds
through the little .45.
Now you are telling me these German designed guns so fragile that the
springs wear out after less than 1000 rounds?
I'm going to contact the gunsmith Monday. If he tells me he didn't do
anything to the hammer spring, that will be the last nail, so to speak.
If so, the gun will be on the market Tuesday!
I sure hope he tells me he did something to that hammer spring!
I have approximately 1400 rounds through this gun. Do these springs
really wear out that soon?