New S/42 in the family tonight

rivieraranch · 12-19-2010, 12:36 AM

I replaced the mainspring and the springs for the trigger, firing pin and extractor.

The replacement mainspring was a tad shorter than the one I took out. This may mean the new one will not bind up. The trigger pull is increased a little bit but nothing inordinate. Most notably, the extractor spring replacement was shorter and after installing it the extractor was easier to lift manually. The extractor being too tight was probably responsible for all the stovepipes.

I also bent the magazine catch spring a little to help hold the magazines in better.

Hopefully it will do better at the range next time.

rivieraranch · 05-27-2011, 05:02 PM

Can you believe that I haven't been to the range since December!

I visited my range today. The pistol was stovepiping after nearly every round. Then I noticed that the ejector broke off.

Now I need to get a new ejector.

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12-19-2010, 12:36 AM	#1
rivieraranch User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 101 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I replaced the mainspring and the springs for the trigger, firing pin and extractor. The replacement mainspring was a tad shorter than the one I took out. This may mean the new one will not bind up. The trigger pull is increased a little bit but nothing inordinate. Most notably, the extractor spring replacement was shorter and after installing it the extractor was easier to lift manually. The extractor being too tight was probably responsible for all the stovepipes. I also bent the magazine catch spring a little to help hold the magazines in better. Hopefully it will do better at the range next time.

05-27-2011, 05:02 PM	#2
rivieraranch User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 101 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Can you believe that I haven't been to the range since December! I visited my range today. The pistol was stovepiping after nearly every round. Then I noticed that the ejector broke off. Now I need to get a new ejector.