Redcoat3340
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Purchased an Astra 600/43 to help fill my "collection" of German police pistols.
It was in fair condition, about what the pic looked like, but I was hoping it would be better....ya get what ya pay for, I guess.
I have a couple of questions:
a. the trigger is semi-awful. Anyone have any experience making them better? I'm going to give it to my smith and ask him to do a total tear-down and cleaning then some polishing on the trigger parts.
b. In terms of buying spare parts, such as are available, what usually breaks on these? Ejectors? Springs? Wonder if anyone has a complete spring kit to replace everything? or just I just get every spring Numich has in stock and have smith replace them when he puts it all back together.
c. I'm not sure these have any "collectors" value, aside for folks like me who collect German police pistols or WWII guns or Astras or Spanish guns. (This has no Nazi marks.) So I'm wondering if it's worth the $$ to have it refinished...IF AND ONLY IF I can get the trigger to a place where it's shootable at more than 5 yards.
Range report next week...but maybe later, probably not 'till after I get it cleaned up. (I did a field strip and cleaned what I could, but this baby needs a total overhaul.)
It was in fair condition, about what the pic looked like, but I was hoping it would be better....ya get what ya pay for, I guess.
I have a couple of questions:
a. the trigger is semi-awful. Anyone have any experience making them better? I'm going to give it to my smith and ask him to do a total tear-down and cleaning then some polishing on the trigger parts.
b. In terms of buying spare parts, such as are available, what usually breaks on these? Ejectors? Springs? Wonder if anyone has a complete spring kit to replace everything? or just I just get every spring Numich has in stock and have smith replace them when he puts it all back together.
c. I'm not sure these have any "collectors" value, aside for folks like me who collect German police pistols or WWII guns or Astras or Spanish guns. (This has no Nazi marks.) So I'm wondering if it's worth the $$ to have it refinished...IF AND ONLY IF I can get the trigger to a place where it's shootable at more than 5 yards.
Range report next week...but maybe later, probably not 'till after I get it cleaned up. (I did a field strip and cleaned what I could, but this baby needs a total overhaul.)