eye dunt no why they use them silly pins to hold stuff in place when Super Glue is so cheap????
The Pawn Shop called...
I got a call from the Pawnshop last week that they had a gun for me to take a look at - they occasionally have me look at guns that are having issues of some sort or other (I'm no gunsmith and they know it) since I fiddle around a lot and am pretty good at figuring gun-things out.
They presented me with a Desert Eagle 1911C. Hammer would not stay cocked, the thumb safety would not engage even if you held the hammer back, and naturally the trigger would not actuate. They asked if I could check the damage and fix it if possible. I told them that fixing it was no issue, worst case, it's a 1911 - all the internals are relatively inexpensive and readily available.
Got it home, ad began a general disassembly. When I removed the thumb safety and beaver tail, the sear and disconnector dropped right out...I think I found the problem
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After inserting the sear and disconnector correctly and putting the pin through them, as it should be, the gun works fine...no surprise there.
Now, this sort of thing could not just happen, so I'm guessing that somebody took the thing apart, messed up when they reassembled it, and then couldn't figure out what the issue was...??? I posit that such a person should probably not own a 1911...or anything more complicated than a slingshot, or maybe a Glock...
Just sharing
They presented me with a Desert Eagle 1911C. Hammer would not stay cocked, the thumb safety would not engage even if you held the hammer back, and naturally the trigger would not actuate. They asked if I could check the damage and fix it if possible. I told them that fixing it was no issue, worst case, it's a 1911 - all the internals are relatively inexpensive and readily available.
Got it home, ad began a general disassembly. When I removed the thumb safety and beaver tail, the sear and disconnector dropped right out...I think I found the problem
.After inserting the sear and disconnector correctly and putting the pin through them, as it should be, the gun works fine...no surprise there.
Now, this sort of thing could not just happen, so I'm guessing that somebody took the thing apart, messed up when they reassembled it, and then couldn't figure out what the issue was...??? I posit that such a person should probably not own a 1911...or anything more complicated than a slingshot, or maybe a Glock...
Just sharing
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I like a success story. Congrats all around.
My LGS had a problem child that wouldn't feed ammo. After bringing it home, I found that a piece of punctured primer jammed in with the firing pin, causing it to protrude.
A thorough cleaning and this nice little Mini is back in service.
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My LGS had a problem child that wouldn't feed ammo. After bringing it home, I found that a piece of punctured primer jammed in with the firing pin, causing it to protrude.
A thorough cleaning and this nice little Mini is back in service.
It's happened before - that's kind of how I came to my AK - a WASR 10 single-stack that someone had begun the conversion to allow double stack mags but hadn't gotten it done - mags wouldn't lock in place but were the devil to get back out. Several hours of dremeling, filing, and testing before I got it to work well, then they let me have it for a steal...and a 12ga pump gun too, for that matter...but I did put in quite a bit of time into each and they treated me very fairly, so I tend to do the same
I hang out in our local pawn shop quite a bit and see all kinds of people "down on their luck" and most of them have made that luck themselves. When they purchase anything, they get fingerprints on file the first time and run any high to medium dollar items by the police before placing the item for sale - and have been privy to a number of times that some joker has brought in stolen items (hint, they get all squirrelly when the fingerprint part comes up) and have been there for the cops to intercept people or goods too. There are, of course, some naturally predatory pawn shops, but nobody forces anyone to sell anything. As you said, if they are selling too high, they won't remain in business, but sell too low and the same holds true
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Oh no doubt some folks find them useful, and there are some good ones obviously. I've just never had the good fortune to find one.I hang out in our local pawn shop quite a bit and see all kinds of people "down on their luck" and most of them have made that luck themselves. When they purchase anything, they get fingerprints on file the first time and run any high to medium dollar items by the police before placing the item for sale - and have been privy to a number of times that some joker has brought in stolen items (hint, they get all squirrelly when the fingerprint part comes up) and have been there for the cops to intercept people or goods too. There are, of course, some naturally predatory pawn shops, but nobody forces anyone to sell anything. As you said, if they are selling too high, they won't remain in business, but sell too low and the same holds true
Detroit was littered with what you referred to as predatory pawn shops, and here in the Phoenix valley I find lots of same..
You're lucky to have a good one.
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