Thanks for this. My father died a while back and I ended up with one of these in great shape. It’s a 1975 production ( factory 11 ). All what you say is true and I’m proud to have it.
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Thanks for the vid, well done. I love my P64 (mfg. 1976). Installed an extended mag release, 20lb recoil spring, 18lb hammer spring. One tough pistol. Recoil is a bit rough though. 9mm Makarov is a nice round. Do you have a Makarov pistol to do a review on? I have 3 and totally enjoy them. Stay safe, stay armed, stay free.
I do, a FEG PA-63. ua-cam.com/video/3LGhy2kqX2A/v-deo.html Along with a video on changing out the springs. ua-cam.com/video/x_ZxeOdS0RU/v-deo.html If you liked my review of the Radom P-64, I think you'll enjoy these videos as well. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
I like that you call the P-64 an "Alternative" to the PPK rather than confusing people by asserting that the design must have come from Walther in some way. It does have a few features similar to the PPK, but overall is a totally different beast. I own one myself made in 1971 and it's one of the cleanest and most well maintained sidearms in my collection. It's such an easy gun to teach and use that I had my sister on the paper in less than 7 rounds.
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Swapping out the grips on these to some cnc'd French walnut really changes the vibe on this pistol. It was my EDC for about a year until I replaced it with a Beretta 3032 Tomcat. The P-64 I have is too good a specimen for daily carry.
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Was wondering if you ever installed the 17lb hammer spring, did it result in any light strikes? I always buy my springs at Wolff and am considering a Radom P-64. Not as a carry gun. I'm a collector and didn't have one of these in my collection. Thanks for showing how to replace the hammer spring. Great video, Thanks!
I did, but liked the feel of the 18lb spring better so never tried actually firing it with the lighter spring. Sorry. But Wolff provides stronger firing pin springs (I assume) in case you get light strikes. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
You got the magazines backwards - the 2nd iteration changes necessitated a bigger cutout at the top of the magazine. The 1st iteration will work with all magazines, but the 2nd will not take the 1st iteration magazines.
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Replacing the hammer spring is only one small step in fixing the trigger. One really must, at the very minimum, remove the hammer pin and hammer and get all of the cosmoline and gunk out of it and its pivot hole/pin. The stiff safety/decocker is an easy fix too and requires disassembly and cleaning. Sometimes a coil of the spring needs to cut to facilitate proper detent pressures. Basically this gun really is well served by a complete detail strip. The amount of dried cosmo found inside is insane. Removing the firing pin and loaded chamber indicator rod and spring will yield a half thimble full of goop between the two. IMHO this is a necessary safety issue. .A stuck firing oin could easily cause a slamfire when chambering a round. It's not as hard to do as it seems. When you have the hammer out clean off the sear notches with a toothpick and be sure to get all the cosmo out of there which will help make sear engagement crisp and precise and avoids a hair trigger with the Wolff hammer springs. Don't modify these notches or the sear at all but be sure with the wood toothpick to get all the heavy wax off which is actually modifying their shape by being in there. Use a good moly gun grease on the hammer pivot after ensuring all the goop is out of the hole and pin. Grease the hammer strut where it engages the hammer too -this is another binding point that detracts from hammer feel. Doing all these things will make a huge improvement even without changing the factory hammer spring.
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Thanks for this. My father died a while back and I ended up with one of these in great shape. It’s a 1975 production ( factory 11 ). All what you say is true and I’m proud to have it.
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
Thanks for this review.
Your thorough work on these videos is appreciated.
Keep up the interesting gun reviews!
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Thanks for the vid, well done. I love my P64 (mfg. 1976). Installed an extended mag release, 20lb recoil spring, 18lb hammer spring. One tough pistol. Recoil is a bit rough though. 9mm Makarov is a nice round. Do you have a Makarov pistol to do a review on? I have 3 and totally enjoy them. Stay safe, stay armed, stay free.
I do, a FEG PA-63. ua-cam.com/video/3LGhy2kqX2A/v-deo.html
Along with a video on changing out the springs.
ua-cam.com/video/x_ZxeOdS0RU/v-deo.html
If you liked my review of the Radom P-64, I think you'll enjoy these videos as well. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
I like that you call the P-64 an "Alternative" to the PPK rather than confusing people by asserting that the design must have come from Walther in some way. It does have a few features similar to the PPK, but overall is a totally different beast. I own one myself made in 1971 and it's one of the cleanest and most well maintained sidearms in my collection. It's such an easy gun to teach and use that I had my sister on the paper in less than 7 rounds.
They are indeed. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
Swapping out the grips on these to some cnc'd French walnut really changes the vibe on this pistol. It was my EDC for about a year until I replaced it with a Beretta 3032 Tomcat. The P-64 I have is too good a specimen for daily carry.
Indeed it would. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
Was wondering if you ever installed the 17lb hammer spring, did it result in any light strikes? I always buy my springs at Wolff and am considering a Radom P-64. Not as a carry gun. I'm a collector and didn't have one of these in my collection. Thanks for showing how to replace the hammer spring. Great video, Thanks!
I did, but liked the feel of the 18lb spring better so never tried actually firing it with the lighter spring. Sorry. But Wolff provides stronger firing pin springs (I assume) in case you get light strikes. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
You got the magazines backwards - the 2nd iteration changes necessitated a bigger cutout at the top of the magazine. The 1st iteration will work with all magazines, but the 2nd will not take the 1st iteration magazines.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam.
Replacing the hammer spring is only one small step in fixing the trigger. One really must, at the very minimum, remove the hammer pin and hammer and get all of the cosmoline and gunk out of it and its pivot hole/pin.
The stiff safety/decocker is an easy fix too and requires disassembly and cleaning. Sometimes a coil of the spring needs to cut to facilitate proper detent pressures.
Basically this gun really is well served by a complete detail strip. The amount of dried cosmo found inside is insane. Removing the firing pin and loaded chamber indicator rod and spring will yield a half thimble full of goop between the two. IMHO this is a necessary safety issue. .A stuck firing oin could easily cause a slamfire when chambering a round.
It's not as hard to do as it seems. When you have the hammer out clean off the sear notches with a toothpick and be sure to get all the cosmo out of there which will help make sear engagement crisp and precise and avoids a hair trigger with the Wolff hammer springs. Don't modify these notches or the sear at all but be sure with the wood toothpick to get all the heavy wax off which is actually modifying their shape by being in there. Use a good moly gun grease on the hammer pivot after ensuring all the goop is out of the hole and pin. Grease the hammer strut where it engages the hammer too -this is another binding point that detracts from hammer feel. Doing all these things will make a huge improvement even without changing the factory hammer spring.
Thanks for the detailed comments and thanks for watching. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out my other "Mick Mac" Tabletop Review videos on UA-cam and Rumble.
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