Gritty Grinding Slide

[rick9plus]

I have a 1971 round hammer P-64. I have shot it a few times, but notice that the slide feels noticeably "gritty" and grinds when I pull it back to chamber a round. Can anyone tell me what I should look for that might be contributing to the gritty/grinding feel of the slide? I could also use some advice as to what to do to smooth it out. The slide snaps back normally... it just feels rough.

Thanks for the help.

[polypet]

Maybe what you are feeling is the slide pulling back the hammer.

[pshootr]

Intended for Kel-Tec pistols, Golden Loki's reliability preparation page will give you an idea of the steps involved in completely preparing a semi-auto handgun for smooth operation. http://www.goldenloki.com/gunsmith/keltec/fullrp.htm

[hairypolack]

throw some lube where the slide makes contact with the frame. I usually do that after i'm done cleaning the thing and it seems to run fine.

[siafu]

After I sanitized the works with Gunscrubber I applied a little Lubriplate white grease on the rails and a few drops of Weapon Shield oil on some other spots. It is as smooth as butter in every respect now. So smooth that I can't believe they are nearly 39 years old! Then again, I am 42 years old and I cycle like butter too.

[lagavulin62]

I would say the gun needs a good cleaning, especially soaking. I had a similar problem on a makarov I recently purchased but I use this also on my p64. nice and smooth now. use this link and the soaking recipe is at the bottom of the page.

www.makarov.com/tech.html