#How to disassemble a handgun full#

There are elements in total takedown that require, in many cases, the special tools and skills of the gunsmith. The tips do not include each and every step along the way-only the more complicated ones. I am confident that the reassembly tips given are clear enough to permit the easy reassembly of all the guns covered.

#How to disassemble a handgun full#

In this book, reassembly directions will seldom be reduced to a single line in order to avoid an embarrassing trip to the gunsmith carrying a box full of parts. In others, though, this procedure is insufficient. In most cases, this may be the only instruction needed and nothing more will be said here. In the area of reassembly, many of the published instructions end with the words, Reassemble in reverse order. In other volumes in this series, revolvers, rifles and shotguns are also covered. This is the idea behind the book you have in your hands. Obviously, something was needed in this area-a book that would cover takedown and reassembly of most of the modern guns, a number of older ones, and some of the tricky aspects of the more well-known pieces. In the case of guns no longer made, the instruction sheets are often valuable collector items and are not readily obtainable. In the case of some imported guns, the direct-translation was somewhat humorous to read, or was of little help in actual disassembly and reassembly. Occasionally, I recommended that the reader try to obtain an instruction booklet from the manufacturer or importer, but this was not always the best answer.

In many cases, I had to tell the readers that nothing had been published on his particular piece. ContentsДuring the years I was Gunsmithing Editor for two monthly magazines, one of the most frequently asked questions by readers was, How do I take it apart? When the limited space of column answer permitted, I gave the routine takedown steps. Murtz, Dennis Reese of Springfield, Inc., Charles Brown and Kelly Walton of Hi-Point, Larry Gilliam of Excel Industries, Charles Flint of RG Industries, Brenda, Barbara and Steve of Fast Foto, Sherry Green, and Larry Seecamp. of Iver Johnson, Bob Angell of Sile, Robert Bonaventure of Beretta, Eugene Sauls and John Leak of Sterling, Russ Moure of Interarms, Al Baker of Galef, John Satterwhite and Jo Anne Powers of Heckler & Koch, Kim Murphy of Colt, Frank Harris and Don Dorr of Kahr Arms, George Colclough of Smith & Wesson, Steve Kehaya and Scott Corrigan of Century Arms, Charlie Crawford of CDNN Inc., Dan Chapman of Downsizer Corporation, Jim Supica of Old Town Station, Cassandra Hamed of Gun Parts Corporation, Bob Roskovich of Dominion Import Group, Bert Stangler, Judith Wood, Cliff Bauman, Robert J. Stoner, Tom Cook, Lowell Jacobs, Gerlad White, Margie Case, Arch Lenighan, Thomas Hodge, Jr. John Yarger and Jim Yarger of Lock & Load Gun Shop, Glenn Lancaster, Gene Wilson, W.M. I would like to thank these people for their help in supplying some of the guns used in this book, or other assistance.

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