jazzpicker
Bearcat
After having some light primer strikes and a few FTFs in a 30 year old but newly purchased Mark 1 Pistol. I was advised to throughly clean the pistol, especially the bolt and firing pin to try to resolve the problem.
I disasembled the pistol took out the filthy bolt for cleaning. I drifted the the bolt stop pin removed the firing pin. In front of the FP in a groove embedded in grease was a spring, (I think the firing pin rebound spring). I removed the spring but was unable to tell it's exact position in the bolt because of the grease.
The spring has a small and a large end and a flat curved piece of metal inserted in the large end of the tiny spring. I cleaned all and inserted the spring ahead of the firing pin in the groove with the metal end forward (toward the muzzle) with the curve up then I replaced the firing pin and stop pin.
THe thing that worries me is that I can't detect any rebound when the FP is moved. Is there anybody that can understand this poor description of my reassembly of the bolt and give me advice for reassembly of the bolt and spring?
Thanks
I disasembled the pistol took out the filthy bolt for cleaning. I drifted the the bolt stop pin removed the firing pin. In front of the FP in a groove embedded in grease was a spring, (I think the firing pin rebound spring). I removed the spring but was unable to tell it's exact position in the bolt because of the grease.
The spring has a small and a large end and a flat curved piece of metal inserted in the large end of the tiny spring. I cleaned all and inserted the spring ahead of the firing pin in the groove with the metal end forward (toward the muzzle) with the curve up then I replaced the firing pin and stop pin.
THe thing that worries me is that I can't detect any rebound when the FP is moved. Is there anybody that can understand this poor description of my reassembly of the bolt and give me advice for reassembly of the bolt and spring?
Thanks