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Appreciate your detailed analysis.

I've attached a photo of the pin that came loose from my 1971 P64. Dimensionally essentially the same as a new pin. I was surprised to find it in such good condition.

I've also attached a photo of the pistol when I first noticed the pin was falling out.

FWIW, the trigger guard pin on my 1971 had little to no wear. So, in this case, it wasn't pin wear that caused the trigger guard to come loose.

And, no wear other than finish on the trigger guard.

A couple more photos showing the extent to which the plunger has been peened.

Back in 2019, the trigger guard came loose while firing only the 60th round through the new-to-me 1970 P64. I did not recover the trigger guard pin, but presumed it snapped. Though, when I installed the new pin, I was surprised by how worn the plunger was. See image 4305. Fortunately, I purchased a ...

Thought I’d share my experience with the magazines being sold by Numrich, having recently purchased two of ‘em. Unfortunately, now up to $40 each! As noted in previous threads (see below), the feed lips are longer as compared to early P64 magazines. Loaded one of the Numrich mags with dummy rounds a...

7.8 oz.

Or, for our friend in Europe, 221 grams.

Not sure if this has happened to anyone else; thought it was worth passing along. After reinstalling the slide, check to ensure your trigger pin is captured beneath the slide. This afternoon I noticed the trigger pin on my 1968 P64 was protruding from the side of the pistol, and is scuffed up (image...

I re-purposed the springs from two P64 magazines I bought from Keep Shooting, installing them in the body of the two magazines that came with the gun. The Keep Shooting magazines aren’t working reliably in my 1968 P64, even after grinding down the longer feed lips. But, the springs seem to work fine...