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Used a buddy's bench grinder and it fit like a charm. Also, received 300 rounds of Silver Bear 9x18 ammo today too. Now it's off to the range.

Received my 22 pound recoil spring attachment today from Wolff springs. I am having a heck of a time getting the slide back on when attempting to install it. Is this common? Any suggestions?

Thanks again for the heads up. I found a solution! I busted out some Break Free from my gun cleaning kit and doused the safety mechanism. After 10 minutes of soaking the slide worked like a charm! After my Army ROTC days in college I should have known that Break Free would have solved the issue. We ...

Thanks juniustaylor. I'll give it a shot and let you know how I make out.

I did not disassemble the slide components. Only the slide, grips, and mainspring. The wierd part was that it worked o.k. before I boiled off the cosmoline and now it is very stiff. I did manage to get it to move but I had to tap it with a rubber mallet. I'm thinking that if I work it enough it will...

Took delivery of my 1969 P-64 today. Boiled it to remove the cosomoline and it worked like a charm, however, now that I'm attempting to put it back together the thumb safety is stuck and I can't take it off safety. Does it need to be lubed? Any ideas?