Field strip & reassembly

[Mark M.]

Gruss Gott,Kinder!

I would very much apreciate if any or

all of you could help this happless

novice out by answering the following

technical(undoubtably stupid!) question.

When I field strip my pistols after a

gratifying term of stress-reduction

therapy,I've noticed something which

gives me pause for concern.After I've

removed the barrel&toggle assembly from

the frame,I notice that the toggle doesn't seem to be under spring pressure

when I remove the rear pin and take it

and the breech block out.However,when I

reinsert it after cleaning there is a

good deal of rearward pressure on the

entire unit,making it somewhat harder to

return the back pin to its place.My

question is: Why is this tension not

present upon disassembly,but highly

evident when I try to rejoin the parts?

Am I doing something wrong?It seems as

though I must be.They always work,but I

still have to wonder.After all,I used to

dry fire them after they were cleaned

until someone on the Forum taught me

that it was possible to "de-****" them.

Am I doing serious damage to parts which

I'm unaware of??

Any information you all(y'all!] can provide me with will be much apreciated!

Thanks!


Tschuss! Mark M.