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July 5, 2010
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I have a more or less 35 year old 15-2 and i am ashamed to say i have never had the side plate off. I desided to install a lighter hammer spring to see how i and the gun like it . After hearing how rough some insides were . It was interesting to see so little wear there was on the bearing areas of the gun. I have shot many thousands of rounds in it and it looked darn near new,other than a pile of powder residue. Only the front egdes of the hammer sides had any blueing wear.Cleaned it up and added a bit of pro gold lube to bearing and pivot points and put back together. Insides of frame are crude but not the moveing parts. Good for another 35 years ,,maybe.
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February 28, 2009
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Hmmmm! That means that in another 10 years I better plan on taking the sideplate off of my wife's 715. Waddaya think? I bought it in '85.
-Mike
July 5, 2010
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Darn I thought i was the only one that did not service a weapon more regularly. Guess theres at least 2 of us. I have done all my others many times just forgot my favorate handgun. Oh, nice DW
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February 28, 2009
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Actually, I clean all of my guns after every use and I always start by running an AFT/acetone mixture through from both the trigger and hammer. I just never have taken the sides off any of my small frames.
-Mike
July 5, 2010
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Oh i figured you do a good cleaning on your handguns. I have used break cleaner and then some break free the same way. Just remember someone say'n how crude the insides were of his DW. What a suprise, very nice detail work in there with just about no wear. Now i got to get a better understanding of how the 44 comes apart. Only had it about 9 months. I am sure it has never been apart. Later.
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