Below is the trigger group for my K-31 - I marvel at its simplicity and functionality.
Here is a shot of the bolt disassembled. It is also a wonderful piece of engineering. It wasn't gunked up too bad and was pretty easy to disassemble and reassemble.
After reassembling, I greased the parts of the bolt that required it. Yes, grease, not oil. The Swiss always used grease and I purchased a lifetime supply from a gentleman in Switzerland along with a couple of other things. It is almost a liquid (but not quite) at room temperature. It is called Waffenfett. Later on the Swiss used Automatenfett, which is more of a black graphite grease and I have a tub of that as well. Below is the yellow waffenfett.
Here is a shot of the bolt disassembled. It is also a wonderful piece of engineering. It wasn't gunked up too bad and was pretty easy to disassemble and reassemble.
After reassembling, I greased the parts of the bolt that required it. Yes, grease, not oil. The Swiss always used grease and I purchased a lifetime supply from a gentleman in Switzerland along with a couple of other things. It is almost a liquid (but not quite) at room temperature. It is called Waffenfett. Later on the Swiss used Automatenfett, which is more of a black graphite grease and I have a tub of that as well. Below is the yellow waffenfett.
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Is that the "packing" grease that's gunked up in some firearms when they're new? Kind of like a melty tinted vaseline?
Waffenfett translates out as "weapon fat" and automatenfett as "machine fat." Yup, that seems to be just grease.
Hey, that must be why the followers of the prophet prefer AK47s. It's the unclean grease!
No Annie it is different than that packing grease. The waffenfett is a grease the Swiss used fifty or sixty years ago, and nobody seems to know just what it is. Glad I have a bunch now.
Thanks for explaining. What's the name of that packing stuff anyway?
I don't know. My Ruger Mark 3 was totally jammed with it though when I got it new.
I know what you mean. They factory fire them, and then leave it dirty plus pack grease. Yick! The only gun that wasn't crudded up new out of the box was the Kimber. It ALSO was the only one that never had a cough or sputter...
something to that maybe??
I have been looking at those Kimbers lately as I like the look of them, sounds like yours is nice. My Mark 3 has never had a failure either fyi.
The old rifle stock is in cosmo cooker today, we will see how that goes. Hope it works, there is a lot of crud in the walnut.
I love that little 1911 compact!
Here's mine:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t81/JetGirlPics/Kimber.jpg
Hope you're able to get stuff out of that wood. Did you post about it at RFC? I kind of skip around there unless I'm searching for something specific.
That Kimber is a beauty. I didn't post over at RFC because this is a centerfire. I may do it though when I am done - a before, during, after deal. I have a ways to go - the stock is cooking away today in the cosmo cooker.
Don't sell RFC short for centerfire rifle questions. A stock is a stock! You may want to pick some brains... not everyone there posts what they know unless someone with a similar situation asks about it.
I'd give it a shot!
And thanks for the Kimber compliment. I was really saving up for one with the Eclipse finish because looking at it just feels like you're looking at liquid. They're beautiful! But, I couldn't justify another couple hundred bucks for "pretty". The only thing I'm wishing now is that I'd gotten a full size, because the .22 conversion kit will not work on the compacts. Live and learn.
Yea, full size with that conversion kit was why I was interested in the Kimbers. But full size doesn't make for too good of a carry piece. Always the compromises. Well, Wisconsin is one of two states (Illinois) that doesn't have legal conceal carry anyway (chuckle).
Always good to talk to you Annie, you are one of my favorite commenters especially on the gun posts. I think I will take a look at the archives at RFC in a few days when I have time about walnut stocks.
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