I have been doing new (to me) pistol maintenance on a HS Citation, S/N
SH 1467xx. Cleaning, polishing, lubrication and replacing springs.
All had been normal until I removed the firing pin & cleaned out the firing pin channel.
the new firing pin spring (from Wolff) was, just like the one that came out, about 1" long and snugly around the firing pin base, just like the old one.
However, when I attempted installation, it was no go. After careful examination,
I found that the firing pin channel in the slide was drilled to just short of the front end of the slide, just like my 1911s, BHPs and most other pistols. My measurements would have the correct firing pin spring to be about 1.5" long and about 0.18" in outside diameter. There is no way that the one that came out or the new one could function as a firing pin return spring.
Any suggestions from the mavens of High Standard?
Roger
SH 1467xx. Cleaning, polishing, lubrication and replacing springs.
All had been normal until I removed the firing pin & cleaned out the firing pin channel.
the new firing pin spring (from Wolff) was, just like the one that came out, about 1" long and snugly around the firing pin base, just like the old one.
However, when I attempted installation, it was no go. After careful examination,
I found that the firing pin channel in the slide was drilled to just short of the front end of the slide, just like my 1911s, BHPs and most other pistols. My measurements would have the correct firing pin spring to be about 1.5" long and about 0.18" in outside diameter. There is no way that the one that came out or the new one could function as a firing pin return spring.
Any suggestions from the mavens of High Standard?
Roger