broke my p226 trying to install the guarder metal slide

[bundun]

i was 'planishing' the part # p226-5



and i wasn't being careful and put it in the vice to hold it so i could sand it more easily...anyway after sanding it enough it turns out i squished it a little bit and the loading nozzle wouldn't fit right. i decided to use pliers to try and just pull it apart a bit...not a good idea, i broke the damn thing clear in two. :banghead: sooo yah i'm definitly not a very good gunsmith...

so the reason i'm posting is to find out if there is a way to remedy this problem without going out and buying another tm p226...which would suck.

thanks for any info,
brendan.

[Fidget11]

Originally Posted by bundun

i was 'planishing' the part # p226-5



and i wasn't being careful and put it in the vice to hold it so i could sand it more easily...anyway after sanding it enough it turns out i squished it a little bit and the loading nozzle wouldn't fit right. i decided to use pliers to try and just pull it apart a bit...not a good idea, i broke the damn thing clear in two. :banghead: sooo yah i'm definitly not a very good gunsmith...

so the reason i'm posting is to find out if there is a way to remedy this problem without going out and buying another tm p226...which would suck.

thanks for any info,
brendan.

well you would have to find somewhere to buy the part. i know there is a guy in the classifieds who is in japan and can get most all of the parts for any tm. he is getting me a new front sight for my p226 as mine disappeared on me. otherwise i think your pooched.

i have done that upgrade and the guarder metal frame. it takes a long time, when i filed it down by hand it took me nearly 9 hours to complete the upgrade.

[bundun]

who is this guy who's getting you the part?

[Kokanee]

JAFA

[CDN_Stalker]

I learned a new word just now. Never heard "planish" before.

Best of luck to you on getting your 226 back up & running!

[MadMax]

Yeah, I'd say JAFA is your best bet for getting spare TM bits. He's in Japan right now and picks up stuff from TM.

[CDN_Stalker]

And here I thought JAFA meant "Just Another Fucking ........A-word". Oh well, just learned there's some guy named JAFA that is a whiz at getting hard to find parts.

[Fidget11]

not just hard to find... impossible to find in some cases. a spare tm sig p226 front sight was not possible from any of the major retailers. nobody had or would sell one to me but somehow JAFA found one.