Long Barrel .22 Conversion

[alanint]

CCI Mini Mags provide nice mid-range power between high velocity and hyper velocity loads. They are a standard among suppressed .22 firearm users.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by alanint

CCI Mini Mags provide nice mid-range power between high velocity and hyper velocity loads. They are a standard among suppressed .22 firearm users.

Yup, they work the best in several Erma Lugers of mine--just the thing when a pistol needs a little extra oomph without going crazy about it. They are 1235 fps. Remington Target, 1200 fps. Aguila Super Extra, 1255

The Toggle knobs--the nice, knurled ones on this model kit--look like the toggle knobs from the joints on the KGP series pistols, which do have an axle retaining pin; and I think they are contemporary manufacture, too. My kit is the earlier post-war, which has 'ears", I'll call them, with no knurling and a different shape, like the early kits. So without a retaining pin, how's the axle supposed to stay in? I guess at this point, it would be up to the owner to propose conjecture about this.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

So without a retaining pin, how's the axle supposed to stay in?

I have no idea. If you look at the second pic in post #10 above you can see the axle pin is sticking out already.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I have no idea. If you look at the second pic in post #10 above you can see the axle pin is sticking out already.

I pulled my 70s Mauser with the SE/08 kit installed today to fiddle with the kit's extractor, which wasn't pulling the empties out of the chamber last time I used it. I was intending to clean out its area and dress the claw, if necessary. (I succeeded only in locking all of the related parts into the breech block somehow, but that's another story.) The corresponding axle in my slightly earlier kit is a press fit. The rear pin is the only one that slides out. It can do this because once installed, it is captivated by the barrel extension, while the other two present open ends--thus the press fit for them. Looks like you'll need a slightly larger pin that will bind enough to stay put.

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Looks like you'll need a slightly larger pin that will bind enough to stay put.

Could the pin be knurled for a tighter fit, or is the pin too hard for the process.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by rhuff

Could the pin be knurled for a tighter fit, or is the pin too hard for the process.

The last pin I shortened and dressed could be filed, so I'd say give it a try. A couple dinks with a center punch should do it--three, evenly spaced around the C. More, if it's really sloppy.

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Not necessary. I have a sheet of polycarbonate and a sheet of plexiglas on the way. One will work.

Finding the correct glue may be a bother.

OK, I'll keep the mat'l for "art supplies" when it comes. Its specs look pretty good, though.