jhb
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got one of those aimsurplus belgium hi powers recently. while taking it apart and cleaning it i checked how loose the barrel was to the slide by pulling back the hammer, and taking just a hair off the resistance while not unlocking the barrel....
it moves a bit back and forth. i don't have measurements to explain it better, but it was more than i expected, but id' say not more than a few millimeters if i had to guess......
then i went and looked at the barrel lugs and how they fit in the slide recesses. no apparent rounding of either. some wear on the slide recesses but not all that much.....and no apparent burr creation or rounding that seem out of the ordinary, considering the amount of years and use this pistol has done. with the barrel put in the slide in the locked position it does move a bit back and forth.
although this is an old one and i know very little about hi powers so maybe it is made this way? basically i really don't know......
not being a gun smith in anyway, shape, or form.......how much movement is too much, when it comes to slide and or barrel damage...and will it turn a useable pistol into a paperweight? appreciate any feedback or insight as this is a topic i know very little on.....
i have no pictures or videos made to show more detail.....just looking more for some basic 101 common sense teachings on hi powers on this topic.....
i will eventually take it to a gun smith and have him look it over, but wanted to get my ducks in a row before i head over.......plus never hurts to learn a thing or two in general.......
thank y'all in advance........
it moves a bit back and forth. i don't have measurements to explain it better, but it was more than i expected, but id' say not more than a few millimeters if i had to guess......
then i went and looked at the barrel lugs and how they fit in the slide recesses. no apparent rounding of either. some wear on the slide recesses but not all that much.....and no apparent burr creation or rounding that seem out of the ordinary, considering the amount of years and use this pistol has done. with the barrel put in the slide in the locked position it does move a bit back and forth.
although this is an old one and i know very little about hi powers so maybe it is made this way? basically i really don't know......
not being a gun smith in anyway, shape, or form.......how much movement is too much, when it comes to slide and or barrel damage...and will it turn a useable pistol into a paperweight? appreciate any feedback or insight as this is a topic i know very little on.....
i have no pictures or videos made to show more detail.....just looking more for some basic 101 common sense teachings on hi powers on this topic.....
i will eventually take it to a gun smith and have him look it over, but wanted to get my ducks in a row before i head over.......plus never hurts to learn a thing or two in general.......
thank y'all in advance........
