Recent content by B_Wilki01

Tried a different hammer spring in it (Wilson Combat), so that's why it looks different. Didn't help too much, so I put in a lighter return spring and put the original hammer spring back. Seems to be working fine, if it light strikes I will be looking into Wolff springs or something close to...

Boiled all the parts in water, REALLY helped in getting a lot of the gunk out. Forgot to get pictures of it all assembled but it was vastly cleaner inside. Oiled it up, feels better, but the trigger is definitely heavy, but then again, these were built in a time where reliability mattered...

I got the guts to take it apart, after some oil/PB Blaster soaking on it overnight and today, it came apart without issue! No marring of the gun or the screws, although they had to be scraped out due to all the gunk. Used to taking down more modern smiths so the 4 screws on it was odd to me a...

I do remember shooting it for function testing not too long ago. It shot well at 7 yards, no insane groupings but not a shotgun shooting bird shot at 100 yards either. No key holing or anything. Concern I have is shooting 230 grain FMJ brass case factory ammo and it finally giving out at that...

Glad to be here! Looking down the barrel with a light I can see where it has this odd looking spot. Ran a patch down it a while ago to keep the barrel lubricated for storage and feels like it should, then it gets really easy, almost like there is nothing, then it grabs again.

Hey all! New member here, figured I should come to the source for knowledge beyond my levels! Backstory: I got my moms okay to repair my pawpaw's 1 and only handgun he ever had during his life. I never really got to know him unfortunately due to cancer taking him when I was young, but...