ab4ka
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I've learned a couple of things in playing with my model 41 that might be helpful to others...
1. Apparently it's possible to cross-thread the under-barrel weight. I was messing around last night and when I went to put the (steel) weight back in it seemed to be a little stiff to turn it into place but I (mistake #1 of many) forced it in.
Today my aluminum weight I found came in and when I went to put it in it would only go about halfway before it started binding. I backed it out and looked at the end of it and you could see where the threads were starting to get messed up.
I took a nylon brush and brushed the hole out real good, and wiped the threads of the weights real good, then put a dab of grease on the steel weight. I carefully threaded it into place, and when it started to bind I just moved it back and forth kind of like a tap. I had to repeat this whole process a couple of times, but when it went in smoothly all the way, I removed the steel weight and tried the aluminum weight (with a dab of grease on the threads). It went in just as smooth as you please. Lesson learned.
2. They need a little lubrication in other than the obvious places.
When I got this gun the guy I got it from had slathered it in oil. It was pretty on the outside, but when I took it apart to check it out that oil had mixed with all of the powder inside (it didn't look like the previous owner had ever cleaned it) and made a nice, gooey gray mess. I couldn't get it out the easy way so I broke out a can of non-chlorinated Brake-Kleen and hosed away (after taking it apart). It worked like a champ and didn't hurt anything, and got it squeaky clean. Perhaps a little too squeaky.
I lubed it like any other pistol and it worked great and everything felt good. But I notice them more I opened the trigger guard to take it apart, when I'd go to put it back together it would get harder each time, to the point I thought I was going to break it. Thankfully, I stopped.
I looked down in there and it was totally, completely dry, which normally would be a good thing but things just weren't sliding like they should. I ended up putting a tiny bit of grease on the barrel lug where the thingy (techincal term) in the frame holds on to it. I also put a drop of oil on the part in the frame that moves up and down and the pivoting part from the top and worked it in. I put it back together and it was a tiny bit better but still felt wrong. I opened the trigger guard back up and where it attaches to the frame I put a drop of oil in there from the bottom and worked it in. That did the trick. Now it opens and closes smoothly without feeling like somethings about to break.
I'm sure I'll keep learning more about this gun as I go, but I'm getting more comfortable with it (not to mention liking it more!).
1. Apparently it's possible to cross-thread the under-barrel weight. I was messing around last night and when I went to put the (steel) weight back in it seemed to be a little stiff to turn it into place but I (mistake #1 of many) forced it in.
Today my aluminum weight I found came in and when I went to put it in it would only go about halfway before it started binding. I backed it out and looked at the end of it and you could see where the threads were starting to get messed up.
I took a nylon brush and brushed the hole out real good, and wiped the threads of the weights real good, then put a dab of grease on the steel weight. I carefully threaded it into place, and when it started to bind I just moved it back and forth kind of like a tap. I had to repeat this whole process a couple of times, but when it went in smoothly all the way, I removed the steel weight and tried the aluminum weight (with a dab of grease on the threads). It went in just as smooth as you please. Lesson learned.
2. They need a little lubrication in other than the obvious places.
When I got this gun the guy I got it from had slathered it in oil. It was pretty on the outside, but when I took it apart to check it out that oil had mixed with all of the powder inside (it didn't look like the previous owner had ever cleaned it) and made a nice, gooey gray mess. I couldn't get it out the easy way so I broke out a can of non-chlorinated Brake-Kleen and hosed away (after taking it apart). It worked like a champ and didn't hurt anything, and got it squeaky clean. Perhaps a little too squeaky.
I lubed it like any other pistol and it worked great and everything felt good. But I notice them more I opened the trigger guard to take it apart, when I'd go to put it back together it would get harder each time, to the point I thought I was going to break it. Thankfully, I stopped.
I looked down in there and it was totally, completely dry, which normally would be a good thing but things just weren't sliding like they should. I ended up putting a tiny bit of grease on the barrel lug where the thingy (techincal term) in the frame holds on to it. I also put a drop of oil on the part in the frame that moves up and down and the pivoting part from the top and worked it in. I put it back together and it was a tiny bit better but still felt wrong. I opened the trigger guard back up and where it attaches to the frame I put a drop of oil in there from the bottom and worked it in. That did the trick. Now it opens and closes smoothly without feeling like somethings about to break.
I'm sure I'll keep learning more about this gun as I go, but I'm getting more comfortable with it (not to mention liking it more!).
