Sarge Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 6 hours ago, ChemistShooter said: Or both. Quite likely both. Gun continues to function properly after 300 rounds. Somewhere in all the fixing, something cured the problem, most likely the gunsmith cleaning the striker channel. +1 on the pencil trick. I checked the height first thing after cleaning the punch. 1.220', dead on Dillon specs. I used my laboratory ultrasonic cleaner to clean the striker channel, (so I wouldn't have to take the slide apart), which is more powerful than a brass ultrasonic cleaner. And that was BEFORE the trip to the gunsmith. It must've been unbelievably sludgy in there. My little Springfield manual says not one word about cleaning the striker channel. Off to Google "how to clean a striker channel with an ultrasonic cleaner" . . . First thing to learn about striker channels is to keep oil well away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 9 hours ago, ChemistShooter said: Off to Google "how to clean a striker channel with an ultrasonic cleaner" . . . Wooden Q tip soaked in Hoppes # 9. The firing pin bore spot face will have brass flakes stuck to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemistShooter Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 11 hours ago, Sarge said: First thing to learn about striker channels is to keep oil well away from it. So noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemistShooter Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 9 hours ago, 9x45 said: Wooden Q tip soaked in Hoppes # 9. The firing pin bore spot face will have brass flakes stuck to it. Where do you get wooden Q-tips? I don't recall ever having seen a wooden Q-tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, ChemistShooter said: Where do you get wooden Q-tips? I don't recall ever having seen a wooden Q-tip. Pharmacy. The kind they use in a doctor's office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2000red Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Brownells cotton tipped applicators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Yup, Brownells, just got a box of 1,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemistShooter Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Ok, got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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