Posted: 2/7/2009 12:51:25 PM EDT
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I posted this in GD but was advised to post it here.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=827838 dont know how to make it hot |
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Quoted: I posted this in GD but was advised to post it here. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=827838 dont know how to make it hot Hotness |
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Some possible causes/fixes.
Make sure you have the right ejector spring. (Dumb, but I have gotten the wrong parts from suppliers). Make sure the front plunger is the right type. Early plungers fit into a shallow hole in the ejector, later versions have a beveled front that fits over the top of the ejector. The rear plunger has a pointed end. It faces to the rear, into the safety. (Again, make sure you have the right parts). Make sure the spring and plunger tunnel in the frame is clean and free of fouling. Make sure there isn't something else down the spring and plunger tunnel. I have found the remainder of old plungers down there. The safety itself has two detent holes to keep the safety in position and give it the "snap". These holes can get filled with fouling. Removal and replacement of the safety is a little difficult, so if you're not totally sure about it, see a gunsmith. Make sure the safety itself isn't worn or defective. Dumb, but make sure the firer isn't accidentally bumping the safety under recoil. |
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To above poster, I have taken the slide completely apart and put one hell of a cleaning on it. I replaced the spring but not the plungers. To the naked eye they look good. I removed the safety, it looks pretty good too. This only happens when the gun is fired and no the firers thumb is no where near the safety & neither was mine.
I'm planning on replacing the plungers on both ends to see if it corrects the problem. Other than the safety, what else might cause it? |
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That's pretty much it.
The PP series safety/plungers/spring/extractor unit is about all there is to it. No other part has any real effect on the safety. The safety has an effect on the firing pin and the hammer drop lever, but they don't really have an effect in the reverse. If the safety in in good shape, and the plungers and spring are in good shape AND installed properly, the safety should have sufficient tension to stay put either ON or OFF. Prime suspects for this are insufficient spring tension for some reason, worn/fouled safety, or bad/wrong plungers or spring. If this is a used gun (not brand new to you) remember, God only knows what some previous owner may have done to it. In PP series guns I've seen wrong springs, wrong plungers and NO plungers, altered safeties, and altered extractors or wrong extractors for the front plunger. Suspect everything, trust nothing. |