I bought this nice little 948 sight unseen--I like these little .22 pistols--and discovered that some nitwit had PAINTED the frame in an apparent attempt to "refinish" it. I imagine that it was some spray-on gun coating--it would come off by scraping it with a fingernail.
Anyway, the paint was so thick on the rails that the gun would often fail to return to battery after firing a shot. It seemed sluggish, and I suspected the coating rather than the springs. These tend to be very reliable guns.
Since the pistol looked fairly simple, I disassembled it completely ( an easy job) and set about removing the Earl Scheib job. That done, I carefully polished the frame to a medium shine using a succession of fine wet-or-dry sandpaper (400 through 1500) backed by a rubber eraser,, finishing off with MAAS metal polish. I removed as much of the internal coating as I could reach also.
When I was satisfied, I reassembled it and gave it a test fire, using both HV and standard velocity solid and hollow point ammunition.
Perfect! Not a single FTF or feeding problem.
And, I think it looks pretty cool, too!
Tim
Anyway, the paint was so thick on the rails that the gun would often fail to return to battery after firing a shot. It seemed sluggish, and I suspected the coating rather than the springs. These tend to be very reliable guns.
Since the pistol looked fairly simple, I disassembled it completely ( an easy job) and set about removing the Earl Scheib job. That done, I carefully polished the frame to a medium shine using a succession of fine wet-or-dry sandpaper (400 through 1500) backed by a rubber eraser,, finishing off with MAAS metal polish. I removed as much of the internal coating as I could reach also.
When I was satisfied, I reassembled it and gave it a test fire, using both HV and standard velocity solid and hollow point ammunition.
Perfect! Not a single FTF or feeding problem.
And, I think it looks pretty cool, too!
Tim
