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Post by jaypee on May 22, 2017 19:01:53 GMT -5
When it's necessary to tear into the back end of the Hi Power, one needs a tool to hold the hammer all the way back. Here are the ones I use on both the rowel hammer and spur hammer. First, here's the one I use on the rowel hammer And here's the one I use on the spur hammer Now maybe we can get Slav to show the one he markets. JayPee
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Post by chris623 on May 22, 2017 19:54:14 GMT -5
JayPee, I detail stripped my HP for the first time since I bought it new in 1988. I've honestly not shot it much, so it wasn't dirty. It's been a bedside weapon. Figured I might need some guidance in putting it back together because I've heard of a "special tool" one needs. This must be the "special" one. What did you make that out of, welding rod?
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Post by jaypee on May 22, 2017 20:01:13 GMT -5
JayPee, I detail stripped my HP for the first time since I bought it new in 1988. I've honestly not shot it much, so it wasn't dirty. It's been a bedside weapon. Figured I might need some guidance in putting it back together because I've heard of a "special tool" one needs. This must be the "special" one. What did you make that out of, welding rod? Oh heck no, it's just a clothes hanger. Wallyworld sells heavy duty hangers that work really well for these tools.
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Post by huntershooter on May 22, 2017 20:03:48 GMT -5
Love it Jay Pee. I have it's twin I use regularly.
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Post by chris623 on May 22, 2017 20:11:40 GMT -5
JayPee, I detail stripped my HP for the first time since I bought it new in 1988. I've honestly not shot it much, so it wasn't dirty. It's been a bedside weapon. Figured I might need some guidance in putting it back together because I've heard of a "special tool" one needs. This must be the "special" one. What did you make that out of, welding rod? Oh heck no, it's just a clothes hanger. Wallyworld sells heavy duty hangers that work really well for these tools. Oh, goin' "hi-tech", huh? ?
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Post by jaypee on May 22, 2017 20:15:14 GMT -5
Oh heck no, it's just a clothes hanger. Wallyworld sells heavy duty hangers that work really well for these tools. Oh, goin' "hi-tech", huh? ? Nah, this is hi-tech! JP
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Post by chris623 on May 22, 2017 21:02:21 GMT -5
Wow, it sure is!
Is that what you have to do when installing the sear?
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Post by Slav on May 23, 2017 3:11:48 GMT -5
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Post by jaypee on May 23, 2017 7:25:07 GMT -5
Wow, it sure is! Is that what you have to do when installing the sear? Yes sir, it is. The hammer must be held back against the stop for assembly and disassembly. I'm hoping some of the other guys will show us their versions too. The one Slav sells is the cat's meow too. JP
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Post by chris623 on May 23, 2017 8:02:28 GMT -5
Well, leave it to a novice, I took mine apart without a tool.
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Post by jaypee on May 23, 2017 8:45:12 GMT -5
Well, leave it to a novice, I took mine apart without a tool. You can do it without a tool if you have a third hand or have manual dexterity approaching the speed of light....... It's just much easier with a tool. JP
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Post by chris623 on May 23, 2017 9:11:28 GMT -5
I'm sure it would be. I just hope I didn't harm the sear or hammer surfaces when I did it. I paid a pretty penny back in '88 for a fantastic trigger job. Gonna go out to the shop to look at the sear in a little while.
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Post by HRFunk on May 23, 2017 9:13:19 GMT -5
Believe it or not, the first time I ever detail stripped a Hi Power, I held the hammer back by inserting the handle of a punch underneath the hammer strut. You have to find a punch with a handle of the proper diameter, but it will work pretty well.
HRF
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Post by vis35 on May 23, 2017 9:31:46 GMT -5
jaypee; the little wire gizmo like you've shown is exactly what I use. Works like a charm
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Post by CXM on May 23, 2017 9:58:38 GMT -5
That is a nice one JayPee... so nice you should bottle it for commercial consumption... For a long time I used a $1.95 clamp with rubberized jaws I bought at Harbor Freight... it worked but was sure not an elegant solution... Not long ago the BHSS tool came on the market and I bought a couple (one for my work bench and one for my range took kit... though I can't imagine detail stripping a gun at the range) and they are really great... much better than the clamps I used earlier... FWIW Chuck
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