Recent content by knoxemt1983

ok i'll check it out. I may have found the culprit, but don't know what caused it to happen in the pics below you can see the trigger mechanism, the side with the circled place is shifted out a fraction of a mm. if i push it in and put the slide on it the everything will go back together but it...

just a bug, once it's repaired it will be gone and replaced with something more dependable for sure.

I just looked at the diagrams of it and nothing is missing, there's only a few parts to lose under the grip[s and the only reason I took them off was to inspect for cracks, no cleaning was done. I think you are talking about the recoil springs, they have little groove pieces on top pf them and...

thanks for the reply, I checked the pins but they appear to be just slightly below the frame and don't seem to be blocking it. I honestly can't for the life of me can't see anything blocking it. I feel like I'm hitting my head against a brick wall on this one.

so I have been looking for good gunsmith course in Tennessee and have not had much luck. I don't want to do the online class or video courses because, well I have no faith in them. I am really interested in getting into this field but cannot leave Knoxville because of some elderly sick family...

ok I'll check em out. thanks for the reply

yeah I thought about that so I removed both recoil springs after several hours of fooling with it. I then tried to move the slide into position still without success. should've put that in the first post, I'll add it. thanks for the reply. I am really at sa total loss on this, I'm sure its...

hello everyone, I am a new member although I have been watching thread here and over on TFA (Tennessee Firearms Assocition) forums for a while. I am a Paramedic full time, but also volunteer as a firefighter and work with my local SO as a reserve officer. I have been raised around guns, and...

I have a Beretta Tomcat 3032 that I purchased a couple years ago but haven't really used much until lately. I had a kel-tec p3at as a daily carry weapon but had to return it for warranty work, so I pulled out the tomcat, I took it to the range and ran about 50 rounds through it. I have seen the...

hey everybody, I am new to the forum but have been around lurking for quite a while. I have recently came across an Arisaka type 99, don't know alot about it yet. It's missing a couple pieces and I have been looking for somewhere to buy parts for it but with no success. I have 2 barrels, the...