Okay, someone brought me one of these "Design by Erma Werke" 22LRs and it doesn't go bang every time you pull the trigger.
I stripped it and everything seems like it ought to work - coil mainspring is strong, function seems correct, etc.
I got to looking at the slide and was wondering whether the striker is a bit short: it's an inertia firing pin and only .025" of the striker extends beyond the safety cross bolt. Perhaps I could relieve the sholder on the striker? I've got plenty of room; when Safe the end of the striker is .100" inside the bolt.
I thought, "Looks like it should be just like a Walther." I was expecting to push the striker in, remove the cross bolt, then remove the striker. But I was wrong.
It seems that there is another piece of steel, visible from the bottom of the slide, that's retaining the striker. Hmmm...
Am I on the right track? Any disassembly instructions? I can't find a web site or discover any contact information, so here I am.
[Actually, this looks like a nice little piece - a decent combination of steel and alloy, rather cleverly designed for manufacture and durability. Seems a wasted effort, though...]
I stripped it and everything seems like it ought to work - coil mainspring is strong, function seems correct, etc.
I got to looking at the slide and was wondering whether the striker is a bit short: it's an inertia firing pin and only .025" of the striker extends beyond the safety cross bolt. Perhaps I could relieve the sholder on the striker? I've got plenty of room; when Safe the end of the striker is .100" inside the bolt.
I thought, "Looks like it should be just like a Walther." I was expecting to push the striker in, remove the cross bolt, then remove the striker. But I was wrong.
It seems that there is another piece of steel, visible from the bottom of the slide, that's retaining the striker. Hmmm...
Am I on the right track? Any disassembly instructions? I can't find a web site or discover any contact information, so here I am.
[Actually, this looks like a nice little piece - a decent combination of steel and alloy, rather cleverly designed for manufacture and durability. Seems a wasted effort, though...]