Gentlefolk,
Please forgive the imprecise question, but I am away from my pistol right now and working from an imperfect memory.
Just got a Gunbroker used but virtually NIB P232.
When I stripped it, I noticed there was a piece on the left side of thr frame, which had a small circular spring, which sat on the frame rail. This piece would move off the framerail when pressed, it appears to be attached by the spring.
I compared this to my new-to-me but older P220, which has a similar artifact on the left side, but this piece is immoveable, or at least more firmly attached.
I don't know what these contrivances do...from location, might be the slide lock spring??? But the fact that the P230 moves, but the P220 does not, makes me wonder.
A similar contrivance on my Walther PPKS also does not move.
Any idea what I am looking at, and if this behavior normal?
Thx!
Please forgive the imprecise question, but I am away from my pistol right now and working from an imperfect memory.
Just got a Gunbroker used but virtually NIB P232.
When I stripped it, I noticed there was a piece on the left side of thr frame, which had a small circular spring, which sat on the frame rail. This piece would move off the framerail when pressed, it appears to be attached by the spring.
I compared this to my new-to-me but older P220, which has a similar artifact on the left side, but this piece is immoveable, or at least more firmly attached.
I don't know what these contrivances do...from location, might be the slide lock spring??? But the fact that the P230 moves, but the P220 does not, makes me wonder.
A similar contrivance on my Walther PPKS also does not move.
Any idea what I am looking at, and if this behavior normal?
Thx!