{"id":338,"date":"2014-07-29T21:20:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T01:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skidome.org\/firearm2\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2014-08-16T22:57:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T02:57:14","slug":"tuning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/firearm2\/competition\/tuning\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuning Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Rockwell;\"><strong><big><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">SCHEMATICS &#8211; TUNING- CLEANING ACCURIZING<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Just a bit of good old cleaning, lubrication, and check for burrs on the moving trigger mechanism. Add some basic rotary tool polishing on the bright metal and moving parts areas. POLISH is the key.\u00a0400 \/ 600 grit paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Every time I arrive at the indoor range, I have to show my handguns. They always comment how clean mine are. I asked aren&#8217;t all the handguns that you see clean? You would be surprised that most are dirty. So be kind to your firearm, cleaning and lubrication is a must. Not handy then take it to a gunsmith. Your life may depend on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\" align=\"left\">More In Depth Tuning in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/skidome.org\/firearm2\/?page_id=332\">Projects Section<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">SCHEMATICS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Your Manufacturer\u00a0 is also the place to check<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownells.com\/schematics\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Brownells Schematics<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban-armory.com\/diagrams\/exploded.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Amory<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stevespages.com\/page7a.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Steves&#8217; Pages<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #000000;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Most mass produced firearms can benefit from a tuning.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>If you are not confident in doing the work, seek out a Gunsmith.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Tuning in general-<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><i><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">BASIC\u00a0 $<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Have a clean bore-<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">USE Patch Out proof test<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: Rockwell;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharpshootr.com\/patchout.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Patch Out \/ Wipe Out<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Polish all touching parts-<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flitz-polish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flitz Metal Polish<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"color: #006600; font-size: large;\">Advanced\u00a0Tuning<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Check for new springs at<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gunsprings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wolff Gunsprings<\/a><\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">For Glock change out the guide rod and \u00a0replace with Separate rod and spring<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #006600; font-size: large;\"><b>New Barrel (Handguns)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #006600; font-size: large;\"><b>New Sights\/Optics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #006600; font-size: large;\"><b>Stock (Rifle \/ Shotgun)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><b>SHOTGUN TUNING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunnersden.com\/index.htm.shotgun-patterning.html\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Shotgun Patterning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunnersden.com\/index.htm.shotgun-bore-polishing.html\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Shotgun Bore Polishing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><b>SKS TUNING\u00a0<\/b><strong>ACCURIZING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Trigger Job, Polishing, Aftermarket springs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/skidome.org\/firearm2\/?page_id=392\" target=\"_blank\">See my article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">HANDGUNS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><b>1911<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sightm1911.com\/lib\/tech\/reliability_secrets.htm\">1911 TUNING<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pistolsmith.com\/index.php\">PistolSmith.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><b>GLOCK TUNING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpharubicon.com\/mrpoyz\/glock\">The $0.25 Glock trigger job<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">Glock tuning has many things you can do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Get Performance Springs<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gunsprings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wolff Gunsprings<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a manufacturer of precision springs for firearms. We offer recoil springs, hammer springs (mainsprings), magazine springs, firing pin springs, striker springs, trigger springs as well as many other\u00a0firearm springs.\u00a0 Springs are available for hundreds of different models including many vintage weapons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Replace factory guide rod with a separate rod and spring system<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">Go down in weight of Recoil Spring<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">Polish trigger and all touching parts<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">Aftermarket Sights\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawsonprecision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dawson Precession<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">Aftermarket barrel\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storm-lake.com\/index\" target=\"_blank\">Storm Lake<\/a>\u00a0makes a nice one, I have had mine in the Glock since 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCHEMATICS &#8211; TUNING- CLEANING ACCURIZING Just a bit of good old cleaning, lubrication, and check for burrs on the moving trigger mechanism. 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