Bob Dunlap is a renowned expert on many firearms, including Browning pistols, rifles and shotguns. He is a big fan of Browning, both for their history, design and execution of their products. FN has been a manufacturer of Browning designed and design firearms for over 100 years.
For those of you looking for practical instruction in how to get your FNP pistol completely apart, clean, troubleshoot, make common repairs, and get your gun back together and operating properly with none of those pesky and embarrassing leftover parts, you have come to the right place. Bob uses a cut away gun so that you can actually see how the internal parts function and their relationship to one another. This will help you to understand the design and function of these guns.
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Bob Dunlap is a renowned expert on many firearms, including Browning pistols, rifles and shotguns. He is a big fan of Browning, both for their history, design and execution of their products. FN has been a manufacturer of Browning designed and design firearms for over 100 years.
For those of you looking for practical instruction in how to get your FNP pistol completely apart, clean, troubleshoot, make common repairs, and get your gun back together and operating properly with none of those pesky and embarrassing leftover parts, you have come to the right place. Bob uses a cut away gun so that you can actually see how the internal parts function and their relationship to one another. This will help you to understand the design and function of these guns.
If you want the long course, on the design, function and extensive repair of this gun and firearms in general, look into our basic 108 hour Professional Gunsmith course.
Among the items covered in this DVD are:
History
John Browning sold many of his guns to FN when Winchester was not interested or wouldn™t pay what John thought was fair.
Designed in Europe and made in America. Gun is a traditional double action/single action
Design & Function
Gun is a short recoil, tipping barrel, cam locking system
A cut-away gun is used to illustrate and demonstrate the gun™s design and function, including the trigger/fire control system
Recoil spring is shown, coil bind explained, and the test for it is shown
Fire control cycle shown and discussed
The loading, chambering, ignition, extraction, ejection, reloading cycle is shown and described
How the drawbar, sear, hammer, and disconnector operate and interact is shown and demonstrated
Barrel lock-up on locking insert shown and explained
Advantages of square lock-up discussed
Double sear system operation demonstrated & explained
Trigger drawbar/disconnector interaction shown
Locking cam/rail insert shown and removal described
Hammer drop safety shown and explained
Firing Pin & extractor removal and operation explained
Why extractor can™t blow out
Trigger spring and slide stop operation shown
Ejector show and advantages described
Magazine catch issue discovered and described
Non-traditional main spring(s) shown
Double Action/Single Action Pistol
Operation of the single action system shown
Function and operation of the sear trip lever shown
How the slide mounted thumb safety prevents the hammer from striking the firing pin when the safety is on
Safety design and operation
Disassembly
Ken Brooks demonstrates complete disassembly, special attention given to parts that should not be disassembled under normal circumstances & why
Noted are parts under spring tension so they are not launched into Never Never Land
Use of a digital camera or cell phone camera during the disassembly is very useful during the reassembly process
Magazine removal and disassembly
Discussion of AGI Disassembly/Reassembly method shown and its reason for use
Slide removal and disassembly
Frame disassembly begun with removal of takedown lever
Fire control assembly removes as a unit
Barrel cam/trigger/rails removed
Magazine catch removed
Backstrap removed
Trigger disassembled
Hammer/sear fire control unit disassembled
Cleaning & Lubrication
AGI cleaning & lubrication methods shown, along with the reasons for their use
After cleaning, dry with air gun, a hair dryer, or in the oven on Warm ~185-200 degrees (metal parts ONLY)
What oil AGI likes to lube the gun with during assembly
Reassembly
Making sure you have no parts left over
In many cases the order of assembly is important, Ken shows you the correct order
Assembly is in reverse order of disassembly
Assemble all of the subassemblies before inserting into the frame
Getting the right pieces in the right places, the easiest way possible
Using the proper tool to help you line up the parts to accept their pins
Troubleshooting & Repair
Loose breech explained and correction explained
Locking block repair explained
Fitting the extractor
Potential problem with interface between magazine slide stop actuating pad and slide stop shown and correction explained
Fire control problems and corrections shown
Spring replacement or making discussed
Mag catch issues discussed
Final Thoughts and Wrap- up
If you noticed how often the terms explanation, and demonstration are used, you may be getting some idea of why this course is a must-have for any FNP pistol owner, or someone who intends to be.
View a sample of the content of this course below.
Weight
0.25 lbs
Dimensions
7.56 × 5.44 × 0.63 in
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