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Hoyt Weathers · 08-07-2007, 07:16 PM

To all repliers:

I have shot one or two magazines of ammo through this pistol.

I had the "bright" idea of removing some of the small parts which I thought needed to have the Russian dip blue removed. Then I tried to re-straw them, but they turned out kind of a bright Peacock blue. They look good that way! I think my oven temperature of 500 degrees F. was too high.

If I recall correctly, it was when I tried to put the parts back together that the binding first happened. The barrel group was almost into battery when it stuck the first time about 1/2 inch from being in battery. Now here is where I believe that I flubbed up big time.
I used a punch and a steel hammer to pound it loose. It finally did come loose and off the frame.
That may have, and probably did, warp the frame rails and/or the barrel rails.

08-07-2007, 07:16 PM	#16
Hoyt Weathers User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Trinity, Alabama Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	To all repliers: I have shot one or two magazines of ammo through this pistol. I had the "bright" idea of removing some of the small parts which I thought needed to have the Russian dip blue removed. Then I tried to re-straw them, but they turned out kind of a bright Peacock blue. They look good that way! I think my oven temperature of 500 degrees F. was too high. If I recall correctly, it was when I tried to put the parts back together that the binding first happened. The barrel group was almost into battery when it stuck the first time about 1/2 inch from being in battery. Now here is where I believe that I flubbed up big time. I used a punch and a steel hammer to pound it loose. It finally did come loose and off the frame. That may have, and probably did, warp the frame rails and/or the barrel rails. __________________ "When I die, if there are no dogs in Heaven then I want to go where they are." (Will Rogers)