Frontovik193rd
Bearcat
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2016
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Has anyone ever successfully totally disassembled and reassembled their P85? I bought one that had been poorly refinished and I wanted to refinish in the correct colors using DuraCoat. Finishing went great as did the reassembly of the slide. The frame was a totally different matter. I'm on my third try. That thing is way over-engineered. Any thoughts, hints, tutorials, etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm an LEO and got one of these in to my Department from Ruger when they first came out, for evaluation. We were still carrying S&W Model 64's at the time. I had the option of buying it, which I did. Like a fool, I sold it and now, I wanted to get another one to round out the collection of all the guns I ever carried or used in my career
I ordered the J.B. Wood book from Amazon, hoping that it had "how did they get the camera up there" shots of the frame assembly. I've also looked at the YouTube videos. I've researched it on the internet. I have tried several times to get it right, but no joy. If I only had good shots of how the parts interact, I would be fine. The one piece that is driving me nuts is the reassembly of the ejector and it's spring. I know that the hooked end of the spring hooks onto the right side of the ejector. Where does the straight end fit? That isn't shown in any of the books, videos, etc. that I have seen. Most of the parts look like they logically interact with other parts, but the whole system is locked-up. In test fitting the pieces, I couldn't get them to function together (and the trigger spring and plunger). I can't even get the slide latch to fit through, over the top of the trigger. How does the trigger assembly/trigger bar/sear/hammer/hammer spring interact? Right now, I have a very nice looking set of parts. <face plant>
1911's are logical......BHP's are logical.....Glocks are logical....This thing looks like it was designed by Rube Goldberg (I'm dating myself). I had no trouble, at all, with the slide, but the frame is a nightmare! I wish there was a sticky showing the innards of this beast?!?! OBTW....Cursing at it in English, Russian, and Hebrew didn't work either. Any help (especially pics) would be greatly appreciated. The refinish turned out a perfect match to the original and I have a set of the checkered wood grips to go on it. I love the P85, even if it is a Tank.....and I would love to get it back together.
Has anyone ever successfully totally disassembled and reassembled their P85? I bought one that had been poorly refinished and I wanted to refinish in the correct colors using DuraCoat. Finishing went great as did the reassembly of the slide. The frame was a totally different matter. I'm on my third try. That thing is way over-engineered. Any thoughts, hints, tutorials, etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm an LEO and got one of these in to my Department from Ruger when they first came out, for evaluation. We were still carrying S&W Model 64's at the time. I had the option of buying it, which I did. Like a fool, I sold it and now, I wanted to get another one to round out the collection of all the guns I ever carried or used in my career
I ordered the J.B. Wood book from Amazon, hoping that it had "how did they get the camera up there" shots of the frame assembly. I've also looked at the YouTube videos. I've researched it on the internet. I have tried several times to get it right, but no joy. If I only had good shots of how the parts interact, I would be fine. The one piece that is driving me nuts is the reassembly of the ejector and it's spring. I know that the hooked end of the spring hooks onto the right side of the ejector. Where does the straight end fit? That isn't shown in any of the books, videos, etc. that I have seen. Most of the parts look like they logically interact with other parts, but the whole system is locked-up. In test fitting the pieces, I couldn't get them to function together (and the trigger spring and plunger). I can't even get the slide latch to fit through, over the top of the trigger. How does the trigger assembly/trigger bar/sear/hammer/hammer spring interact? Right now, I have a very nice looking set of parts. <face plant>
1911's are logical......BHP's are logical.....Glocks are logical....This thing looks like it was designed by Rube Goldberg (I'm dating myself). I had no trouble, at all, with the slide, but the frame is a nightmare! I wish there was a sticky showing the innards of this beast?!?! OBTW....Cursing at it in English, Russian, and Hebrew didn't work either. Any help (especially pics) would be greatly appreciated. The refinish turned out a perfect match to the original and I have a set of the checkered wood grips to go on it. I love the P85, even if it is a Tank.....and I would love to get it back together.