sargents1
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This is a cross post from Rugerforum.com.
Right then. My chamber Swage/Ironing tool came in the mail today (isnt that going to sound quaint in a few years when the postal service finially goes the-way-of-the-Dodo Bird) and I effected a repair.
But first, lets recap.
A while back I field stripped the gun for cleaning. When I re-assembled the gun, I accidentally let the firing pin retainer pin fall out of the bolt.
That would be this little pin shown sticking out of the bolt here:
I re-assembled the gun and test/dry-fired it a few times. All seemed well. McWife and I went shooing last weekend. My MkII started jamming badly after about one magazine full of CCI Mini-mags. So we put it up and proceeded to shoot my P85 and G20SF. Note: a Glock 20 10mm is not ideal for training new shooters. Neither is a 20+year old P85MKII that hits about a foot high and has a grip bigger than the G20...but she managed well enough considering we were under attack by a flock of mosquitoes (the Maine State Bird BTW).
When we got home I examined the MKII and found this:
No wonder the cartridges were hanging up in the chamber. There is a metal booger sticking down into the chamber caused by the firing pin shaped dent in the breach face. Nicely done Sargent....And Yes, I know the chamber was filthy.
So, I did some research on the Interwebs and found out about a chamber Ironing / Swaging tool that is supposed to be the hot ticket for fixing this kind of damage. Brownells gets about 22$ for this item and with shipping it came in under 30$. I figured that would be about the same as having a gunsmith do the repair and if I ever needed the tool again then it would pay for itself. I ordered on Tuesday and and it showed up today (Friday). Not bad for Ground shipping.
Tonight after putting the kids to bed and watching the news, I cleaned off the kitchen table and got organized.
This is what you get for your 22$ + Shipping. You get This little proboscis thingy.
So I read the directions. They were straightforward enough.
- Dab some oil on the tool to prevent galling.
- insert the swaging tool into the firing chamber taking care to put the flattened part of the too against the dimple (read: Damaged part) in the chamber.
- Rotate the tool a few times until the dimple gets pushed out so that it no longer obstructs the chamber.
This is what it looks like afterwards. There is still a dent in the breach face, but the material no longer protrudes into the firing chamber.
and another view.
I havent had a chance to try it out, so we dont know if this repair was effective. But, the chamber opening is round again and it Looks like it will work.
I hope to be able to try this out this weekend, being a long weekend and all. I should be able to post an update once I find out if this actually fixed the gun.
Cheers,
-S
Right then. My chamber Swage/Ironing tool came in the mail today (isnt that going to sound quaint in a few years when the postal service finially goes the-way-of-the-Dodo Bird) and I effected a repair.
But first, lets recap.
A while back I field stripped the gun for cleaning. When I re-assembled the gun, I accidentally let the firing pin retainer pin fall out of the bolt.
That would be this little pin shown sticking out of the bolt here:
I re-assembled the gun and test/dry-fired it a few times. All seemed well. McWife and I went shooing last weekend. My MkII started jamming badly after about one magazine full of CCI Mini-mags. So we put it up and proceeded to shoot my P85 and G20SF. Note: a Glock 20 10mm is not ideal for training new shooters. Neither is a 20+year old P85MKII that hits about a foot high and has a grip bigger than the G20...but she managed well enough considering we were under attack by a flock of mosquitoes (the Maine State Bird BTW).
When we got home I examined the MKII and found this:
No wonder the cartridges were hanging up in the chamber. There is a metal booger sticking down into the chamber caused by the firing pin shaped dent in the breach face. Nicely done Sargent....And Yes, I know the chamber was filthy.
So, I did some research on the Interwebs and found out about a chamber Ironing / Swaging tool that is supposed to be the hot ticket for fixing this kind of damage. Brownells gets about 22$ for this item and with shipping it came in under 30$. I figured that would be about the same as having a gunsmith do the repair and if I ever needed the tool again then it would pay for itself. I ordered on Tuesday and and it showed up today (Friday). Not bad for Ground shipping.
Tonight after putting the kids to bed and watching the news, I cleaned off the kitchen table and got organized.
This is what you get for your 22$ + Shipping. You get This little proboscis thingy.
So I read the directions. They were straightforward enough.
- Dab some oil on the tool to prevent galling.
- insert the swaging tool into the firing chamber taking care to put the flattened part of the too against the dimple (read: Damaged part) in the chamber.
- Rotate the tool a few times until the dimple gets pushed out so that it no longer obstructs the chamber.
This is what it looks like afterwards. There is still a dent in the breach face, but the material no longer protrudes into the firing chamber.
and another view.
I havent had a chance to try it out, so we dont know if this repair was effective. But, the chamber opening is round again and it Looks like it will work.
I hope to be able to try this out this weekend, being a long weekend and all. I should be able to post an update once I find out if this actually fixed the gun.
Cheers,
-S
