Decocker/Safety Fixes

[whgraham]

Does anyone have a picture of the specific areas of the safety/decocker that should be polished or filed to improve this part? The one on my new P64 hardly functions it's so stiff.

Thanks a lot.

[normsutton]

whgraham

here you go


viewtopic.php?t=1045&start=15


NORM

[whgraham]

Thanks Norm.

Working on it now. Had a scare. Broke a cardinal rule, and the safety plunger and spring went flying. Took a while to find both, but thankful I did.

Do would suggest rounding off the plunger head a little, or actually creating a slight channel in the safety lever, or some other solution.

Thank you. Bill Graham

[normsutton]

Bill

what I recommend , is just clean out . then just put a mixture of graphite and oil on it then work it, I don't even use the safety on mine, and most of the guys on the board that carry don't use it ether

NORM

[lagavulin62]

bill, not trying to hijack the post but wanted to ask norm if this same strategy(graphite/oil) would work for a makarov. got a bulgarian that has a pretty tight manual safety even after cleaning and oiling. norm do you think this is more internal or just the external area around the safety lever? I guess I could try replacing with another safety and seeing if that works? to extend this not too big a concern because I dont use the safety much either. to be honest I only use it as a decocker when needing to practice double action.

[normsutton]

lagavulin62

graphite is a lubricant and a polish ,I mix oil with it to make it like a grease , on a Mak it should work too

NORM

[whgraham]

NORM, you are a pretty brilliant fellow. Graphite mixed with gun oil works great. A slightly smoothed plunger and some of your paste concoction and it feels great. Nice and smooth. Thanks.