June 23, 2004, 01:32 PM | #1 |
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Problems with a 45
My Lama 45 minimax is having issues. When pull the trigger the firing pin makes a very light strike on the primer but that is all...I have cleaned it thoroughly, the slide is going completely into battery and the firing pin is not broken that I can see. What could be wrong with it?
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June 23, 2004, 03:00 PM | #2 |
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Pull the firing pin and clean the FP cavity in the slide. Also make sure the FP block is installed correctly.
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June 23, 2004, 07:28 PM | #3 |
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are the springs fresh?
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July 2, 2004, 09:17 AM | #4 |
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Light FP strike
I'd get a "quality" FP & Wolff "extra power" FP spring. While you're at it, get a new Wolff recoil spring in the appropriate weight. I don't know if these parts are the same in your's as a standard 1911, but you should find out.
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January 29, 2005, 03:50 PM | #6 |
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very good advice
Mr Bonar hit the nail on the head. I have worked on several of them and none of them would shoot for any length of time before something else would develope.
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January 29, 2005, 08:09 PM | #7 |
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In the case of light strikes, I would suspect either the mainspring (hammer spring) or a headspace problem. The former is easily fixed; the latter is not.
I have worked on a couple of those guns and while they seemed reliable, they showed lots of hand work on the inside, never the sign of a quality gun in this day and age, and were very bad in the accuracy department. One would barely hold 12" groups at 25 yards, the other was a little better. So I think Harry Bonar's suggestion should be seriously considered. Jim |
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