[BHPshooter]

Like the title states, I detail stripped my FEG Hi Power today... and you wouldn't believe the sludge that cakes in there. Of course, that was probably aided by me greasing it so liberally, but either way -- it's clean now.

A couple of things that I noticed:
The machining on FEGs is really sad.
Hi Powers only appear that they would be easy to manufacture. I think one of the reasons they cost so much is the amount of machining required.
If you have to learn to detail strip a pistol, the Hi Power has got to be one of the easiest.

Now, the POINT of the post: How often are you supposed to detail strip your gun?

Thanks,
Wes

[RGO]

Nice job, Wes. I have been meaning to detail strip my Hi-Power one of these days, too, although my purpose would be just for fun/education, as I don't think detail strips are really necessary just for regular maintenence (I'm sure others will feel differently).

I have an FEG and a Browning, and the internal finish of the FEG is much less refined than the Browning, but it does work just fine. Although I first thought Browning Hi-Powers were expensive (and they are), you do really get your money's worth with them.

[Lennyjoe]

If you have to learn to detail strip a pistol, the Hi Power has got to be one of the easiest
I hope so cause Im fixin to do mine here shortly.

Gonna change all the springs, sear and install an ambidextrious safety.

[GLOCKADODADOO]

I found detailed strippin' is really not that hard " frame only ". Once you get the nadds to do it !!

I think it's just about as easy as a glock. OH man there's that bad word again !

Now if I can just get the nerve to do the slide ! :uhoh:

[Trebor]

You don't have any parts left over, right? Even itsy-bitsy "oh, that can't be important..." parts, right? :)

Seriously though, I don't think that regular detail stripping is usually reccomended. Now that you've done it once and know you could do it again, I'd hold off unless there was a good reason. If you just want to clean all the gunk out beyond what you can get with a good field strip, I'd say maybe once every couple years, if you shoot alot.

What does everyone else think?

[PCRCCW]

Hey dont knock having parts left over! My first Carb rebuild, a Quad-ra-jet, had alot of left over parts and ran like a top! Until my car caught fire and burned to the ground. But it sure ran good! Te he he he he........:D

Good job Wes...............very nice.

Shoot well

[c_yeager]

When i first detail stripped my makarov (first gun btw) i found all sorts of crap in there too. I decided that all the greese and such was probably doing more good than harm on the moving parts and elected to leave it there. But, it sure did provide a neat insight onto how the pistol worked. I was amazed by how many "double duty" parts (pieces that have 2-3 functions in the operation of the pistol) were in there. I wound up with a much greater respect for the designers of these pistols.

[Kamicosmos]

I detail stipped my Beretta 96fs awhile back to swap some springs. Was a bit scary, but I took my time and bot it apart and back together in one go with no problems. Didn't touch the slide though...that looks too complex!

I've also detail stripped a Luger and that was quite a bit more challenging.

I also had a bad run with an Automag II, but looking at it now, I can't figure out what I was doing wrong, cause it's so simple... :confused:

[Sisco]

I finally detail stripped my Kimber a while back, with the help of Wilson Combat's book. Once you've done it it's no big deal.
Last week I took an old Llama 9mm 1911 that belonged to my Dad and spent 30+ years in a leather holster and tore it down. Couldn't believe it still functioned with all the rust and crud in there. Soaked all the parts in Hoppes #9 overnight and it cleaned up pretty good.
Broke the mag release catch and had to order a new one from Numrich. They don't have Llama parts so I used a Colt GI. Had to do some fitting but got it in there.

[Boats]

I have had 1911s for over 15 years, detail stripping that class of pistols is cake. I do it once every three thousand rounds or so. If I had a more complex auto, I'd consider a dunk kit rather than bother with roll pins and small springs.

[BHPshooter]

You don't have any parts left over, right? Even itsy-bitsy "oh, that can't be important..." parts, right?

LOL! No, no parts left over. Plenty of crud that I didn't put back in, though. :p

PCRCCW, man... what kind of car was it? That's too bad. With a Quadrajet, I'll bet it purred... until it burned, anyway.

Wes