jmoore
10-08-10, 19:32
After shooting it for about 1k rounds - finally decided to detail strip the Glock for the first time (that would be first time for the both of us). Decades of tearing down 1911s - newbie on the tupperware:)
Put in a NY1 spring and a Glock "-" disconnector combo while I was in there. That part was easy.
Then it came time to reassemble!!!! I must have tried for 1/2 hour to get the slide catch pin (lower of the 2 - whatever Glock calls it:) fully inserted. It would go in 2/3 of the way - then no joy. Yep - tried the high tech "Glock tool" as a guide pin to confirm everything was lined up, and then tried to follow it through with the damned pin. Viewed 3 or 4 vids - yep - I had everything in the correct place and sequence. As I was getting tempted to start hammering - I decided to attempt a right-to-left insertion instead of left to right (and my wife says I don't like variety in my life!!!!:)
Went in - easy as could be.
Comments/recommendations for the next time I'm feeling like I want a challenge?
TIA
john - aka Glock newbie
Put in a NY1 spring and a Glock "-" disconnector combo while I was in there. That part was easy.
Then it came time to reassemble!!!! I must have tried for 1/2 hour to get the slide catch pin (lower of the 2 - whatever Glock calls it:) fully inserted. It would go in 2/3 of the way - then no joy. Yep - tried the high tech "Glock tool" as a guide pin to confirm everything was lined up, and then tried to follow it through with the damned pin. Viewed 3 or 4 vids - yep - I had everything in the correct place and sequence. As I was getting tempted to start hammering - I decided to attempt a right-to-left insertion instead of left to right (and my wife says I don't like variety in my life!!!!:)
Went in - easy as could be.
Comments/recommendations for the next time I'm feeling like I want a challenge?
TIA
john - aka Glock newbie