Greg_GRapids
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I was given a Haenel Schmeisser Model 1 Pocket pistol. It is in great shape. I took it to the local gun shop and asked the smith to check it out to see if it can still be fired. He acted as if he had no interested in helping me. He simply pulled back the slide and said he did not like how far forward the firing pin was when the slide was back. (it sticks out from the slide about 3mm when all the way back) He told me to keep it as a collectable and forget about firing it.
I took it apart and all the parts seemed to be intact, in good shape, and functioning. The only thing I did notice is the the main spring seemed a bit twisted when it was removed and laid out on the table.
Besides firing a few different autoloaders at the range I dont know a whole ton about guns. Only advice I was given was to load one round in the mag and pull back the slide with the gun pointed down range to see if the pin makes the gun go off without the trigger being pulled.
Are these 80 year old guns usually safe to shoot? If the gun in in good condition and the barrel tooks clean and free of defects is there any chance this thing is going to blow up in my hand?
I have seen a repro mag for sale online. Does anyone know if they sell spring kits for this gun?
Any help would be great! Or just a good gunsmith in the Grand Rapids Michigan area. Or anywhere in the lansing to detroit area.
I took it apart and all the parts seemed to be intact, in good shape, and functioning. The only thing I did notice is the the main spring seemed a bit twisted when it was removed and laid out on the table.
Besides firing a few different autoloaders at the range I dont know a whole ton about guns. Only advice I was given was to load one round in the mag and pull back the slide with the gun pointed down range to see if the pin makes the gun go off without the trigger being pulled.
Are these 80 year old guns usually safe to shoot? If the gun in in good condition and the barrel tooks clean and free of defects is there any chance this thing is going to blow up in my hand?
I have seen a repro mag for sale online. Does anyone know if they sell spring kits for this gun?
Any help would be great! Or just a good gunsmith in the Grand Rapids Michigan area. Or anywhere in the lansing to detroit area.