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Question: When this pin was replaced on PPS-43, what does it imply?


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A question on PPS-43.. borrowed a screenshot from Ian (of Youtube) to help raising my question. The gun in his illustration looks good to me, the question is on another PPS-43 which has a replaced pin.

 

When the pin in the red circle was replaced on a PPS-43,,,, is that a deact/react sign? a sign of barrel being replaced? What's the implications? Thanks.

 

 

 

 

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If you want to get the bolt out of the gun, like to replace it because the firing pin tip wore down, you have to separate the 2 halves of the gun.
I saw one a few months ago where this was the case, and they had spread the upper to clear the head of this pin.

Richard

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Thats the hinge pin for the upper and lower.....It also retains the rear of the trunion.

 

On an original PPS-43, the only reason to remove it would be to swap upper/lower receivers or remove the trunion.

 

It's removal isn't necessary to remove the bolt or barrel. The barrel is retained by a vertical pin

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Thanks for the info! I will let this one go then. Will wait a better one.

 

I bought a copy of "Military Small Arms of the 20th Century" compiled by Ian V. Hogg and John S. Weeks. Page after page, I tried to find which one attracts me... there are many interesting guns, but I have many constraints.. Maxim is super interesting, but I cannot handle its size and weight,,, PPSH41 is interesting, but it has a big wood stock, M60 is lovely, but it's postwar, Thompson 1921 is beautiful, but it's too nice to shoot... with all those self-applied constraints,,, actually, there are not many guns left...

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What is your problem with a wooden stock? It's not just the PPSh41, a lot of really nice SMGs have them. Look at the Berettas, Bergmans, Steyr-Solothurn, Suomi, Reising, Lanchester etc. You're limiting yourself a lot by rejecting them.

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What is your problem with a wooden stock? It's not just the PPSh41, a lot of really nice SMGs have them. Look at the Berettas, Bergmans, Steyr-Solothurn, Suomi, Reising, Lanchester etc. You're limiting yourself a lot by rejecting them.

 

Your statement makes perfect sense. I need to adjust my scope.

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