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by Ketchman
December 25th, 2019, 11:48 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat
Replies: 18
Views: 18032

Re: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat

Guitarman thank you for bringing up the subject of training which is the essence of safety. My main goal here is to rely on training and intelligence for safety before man made devices which can fail. I realize I will be flamed for this but part of training is how to safely handle your firearm. And ...
by Ketchman
December 25th, 2019, 7:34 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat
Replies: 18
Views: 18032

Re: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat

Exactly my point so what is the difference between carrying a snubbie without a mechanical safety and a pistol that has a heavy DA trigger pull without a safety? Just sayin............
by Ketchman
December 24th, 2019, 10:21 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat
Replies: 18
Views: 18032

Re: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat

Does that apply to anyone carrying a snubbie Curly?
by Ketchman
December 22nd, 2019, 10:15 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Snap caps
Replies: 11
Views: 11322

Re: Snap caps

If your asking about using .380 snap caps in your 9x18, yes I do and it works.
by Ketchman
December 20th, 2019, 7:17 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat
Replies: 18
Views: 18032

Re: Carry questions- or Resurrecting a dead horse to beat

I carry with one in the chamber and safety off. With a trigger pull in excess of 10lbs even with the 17lb spring option I believe that this is the same as carrying a DA revolver, a type of sidearm carried for over a hundred years with a very small DA occurance. There is no such thing, in my opinion,...
by Ketchman
December 19th, 2019, 10:20 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

Sounds like excellent progress. Keep us up to date sir.
by Ketchman
December 17th, 2019, 3:46 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

I did not change out my firing pin spring the first time I changed springs and saw no change, but after thinking about how old that spring may be (40+ years) I changed it out for the increased power one so now the springs are new and I have had no problems. I recommend doing it because you have the ...
by Ketchman
December 17th, 2019, 3:46 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

I did not change out my firing pin spring the first time I changed springs and saw no change, but after thinking about how old that spring may be (40+ years) I changed it out for the I created power one si now the springs are new and have had no problems. I recommend doing it because you have the sp...
by Ketchman
December 15th, 2019, 5:12 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

yours should work nicely with either early or late mags, good thing for you.
by Ketchman
December 10th, 2019, 4:52 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

And an Uncle Mike's #1 IWB holster fits the P64 perfect and is cheap. It is what I use.
by Ketchman
December 10th, 2019, 4:52 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

Start looking for the mag now cause you may be done with all the other before you find one. And is yours a pre 73 or post 73?
by Ketchman
December 9th, 2019, 6:54 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Newbie From SC
Replies: 6
Views: 6826

Re: Newbie From SC

Welcome aboard Jack. We will happily answer any question you have.
by Ketchman
December 9th, 2019, 6:51 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: I just bought a broken P64...
Replies: 42
Views: 40753

Re: I just bought a broken P64...

Just trust us, get the Polish Irom grip. We all got the spring packs and a large number of us bought the grip too.
by Ketchman
December 8th, 2019, 5:12 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Forum updated to fix error
Replies: 4
Views: 6123

Re: Forum updated to fix error

Thanks for the work and support Chris and a Merry Christmas to you.