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Posted: 1/10/2011 8:48:45 PM EDT
| Just wondering how to keep the trigger group running top notch and free of debris. Thanks. |
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400 rds is OCD for sure. I've got something like 30k on one of my RRs and have never pulled the FCG. BTW, most of that 30k is the dirtiest BB Wolf. I do inspect for wear on the hammer/disco surfaces. And I check spring tension against another NIB RR.
Q-tips and CLP for the most part is all you need. Every 10k I spray the snot out of it with Brake cleaner, then relube. Even the TM says not to pull the FCG for anything like routine maintenance. That is a great way to put wear on the pin holes. Sam |
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400 rds is OCD for sure. I've got something like 30k on one of my RRs and have never pulled the FCG. BTW, most of that 30k is the dirtiest BB Wolf. I do inspect for wear on the hammer/disco surfaces. And I check spring tension against another NIB RR. Q-tips and CLP for the most part is all you need. Every 10k I spray the snot out of it with Brake cleaner, then relube. Even the TM says not to pull the FCG for anything like routine maintenance. That is a great way to put wear on the pin holes. Sam It does not ware them... as long as you take them out straight. |
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It does not ware them... as long as you take them out straight. Technically, correct in a perfect world. Problem is: real people in an imperfect world don't take them out straight. People in the real world sometimes hurry, sometimes use force, sometimes don't have a proper sized punch, sometimes don't center the punch, sometimes screw up the position of spring legs on reassembly so pins can walk, etc., etc. There's a reason the TM says not to do this as part of routine maint. Maybe they know something about imperfect people. Of course, we're all perfect, so............. 
Sam |
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It does not ware them... as long as you take them out straight. Technically, correct in a perfect world. Problem is: real people in an imperfect world don't take them out straight. People in the real world sometimes hurry, sometimes use force, sometimes don't have a proper sized punch, sometimes don't center the punch, sometimes screw up the position of spring legs on reassembly so pins can walk, etc., etc. There's a reason the TM says not to do this as part of routine maint. Maybe they know something about imperfect people. Of course, we're all perfect, so.............
Sam I am not saying that I am perfect... I use anti walk pins anyways. |
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I give the FCG a Mark 1 Eyeball check after every shooting session. If gritty and/or full of carbon, it gets a blast of Beechwood Casey
Gun Cleaner, then a shot of compressed air and Q-Tips, if necessary, to remove any residue. Then a light amount of CLP on a Q-Tip to lube important contact areas, then a function check to make sure all is OK. In BCT in 1970 they advised us to leave the FCG alone as long as nothing was broken, badly worn, etc. That advice has served me well for 40 years, so I continue to follow it. As previously noted, it's not an area that takes well to frequent disassembly/assembly. I've had my current DPMS for 8 years, have never fussed with it, and all is well. |
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