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Model HSC Pistol / Re: Can't get barrel back in
« on: January 08, 2017, 08:48:59 PM »
Many thanks for your quick, helpful, reply Warbird. I used a 1/4" aluminum rod that I had in lieu of a plastic rod (that I don't have) and it worked immediately! I also used leather gloves, since both thumbs are pretty sore from working this over the last few days.
To confirm that I had the barrel fully seated, I removed and re-assembled it. Now that I'm an "expert" at this (ahem), I found another thing that helps is to rotate the recoil spring so the open coil point doesn't interfere with seating the barrel through the "bushing".
Thanks to the HSc Production Chart post http://www.mauserguns.com/forum/index.php/topic,6.0.html, I have to amend my original message in this thread that dates the gun from 1944 to 1943.
All of that said, I've been wanting one of these since the early 70's and have now added this specimen to my early 20th Century .32 / 7.65 pocket pistol collection.
Regards,
Dorsey
To confirm that I had the barrel fully seated, I removed and re-assembled it. Now that I'm an "expert" at this (ahem), I found another thing that helps is to rotate the recoil spring so the open coil point doesn't interfere with seating the barrel through the "bushing".
Thanks to the HSc Production Chart post http://www.mauserguns.com/forum/index.php/topic,6.0.html, I have to amend my original message in this thread that dates the gun from 1944 to 1943.
All of that said, I've been wanting one of these since the early 70's and have now added this specimen to my early 20th Century .32 / 7.65 pocket pistol collection.
Regards,
Dorsey