P-64 Slamfires

[juniustaylor]

How many times had you shot it before this incident? I'm just curious. Was there no other pieces of the firing pin in the gun?

[snailman153624]

I'm still not sure how the decocker caused it to slamfire. My P64, in addition to locking the firing pin, also blocks the hammer from contacting it when the safety is flipped on. Even with this defect, the firing pin would not come into contact with the hammer, even if you smacked it with a mallet. The hammer is physically blocked from contacting the firing pin.

I have wondered, however, if one were to flip the safety on and back off in rapid succession (before the hammer finished swinging up) if the gun could go off. I have practiced using the decocker at the range to make sure it was functional and safe, though.

[SpinKiller]

No injuries but to my pride and my floor....taught me a valuable lesson though. First time in my life of shooting (about 38 years) that I have ever had an accidental discharge due to a malfuntion. It pounds home the montra...MUZZLE CONTROL, MUZZLE CONTROL, MUZZLE CONTROL!!

I was wondering where to, or if I could find a replacemnt firing pin. Thanks for the tip.

Did I say.... THANK YOU!!

[juniustaylor]

$25 + $4-6 ship (USA) http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =291780881
$15 + $5 ship (Poland) 2-3wk wait http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =292307755
$40 (with other parts from member on this board) viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4812 You could always see if he'd be willing to part with the firing pin.

Did you find the firing pin relatively easy to get out?

[juniustaylor]

My guess is I'm wondering if it broke during your shooting session. Then the broken off piece may have been either wedged or cocked somehow so that when the safety was rotated it still stuck out enough for the hammer to contact it, then it acted almost like a transfer pin and transferred the energy to the main piece of the firing pin. The firing pin has to barely move to contact a primer, it's almost like a 1/16" or so, it's not much. I could be totally wrong, just my guess.