Colt model "Mustang" explained
Field stripping of the Colt Mustang (I)
- Withdrawal of the magazine from the grip
- Detachment of the slide from the receiver
- Removal of the recoils springs and guide
- Reassembly tip (ejector locked)
Field stripping of the Colt Mustang (II)
- Two tips to re-install the recoil spring unit
- Removal of the barrel
- Impossibility to remove the barrel out the slide
- Trick to dismount a reluctant barrel
Advanced dismounting of the slide
- Dismounting of the firing pin
- Dismounting of the extractor
- Dismounting of the firing pin safety
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (I)
- Removal of the grip plates
- Dismounting of the manual safety
- Dismounting of the hammer
- Dismounting of the main spring and hammer strut
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (II)
- Dismounting of the sear spring
- Dismounting of the sear and ejector
- Dismounting of the magazine catch
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (III)
- Dismounting of the trigger assembly
- Dismounting of the disconnector
- Disassembling of the magazine
- Diagram of the parts
The safeties of the Colt Mustang
- The firing pin automatic safety
- Firing pin safety lever
- The manual safety
- The hammer safety notch
Functioning of the trigger mechanism
- Basic functioning of the trigger assembly
- When the trigger is depressed
- Strike of the firing pin
- Consequences of the slide recoil on the trigger
Phases of the recoil explained (I)
- Recoil operated gun
- Locking of the barrel with the slide
- Unlocking of the barrel by the recoil of the slide
- Ejection of the cartridge case
Phases of the recoil explained (II)
- Chambering of a fresh cartridge
- Reset of the trigger bar ahead of the sear
- Slide not fully closed on the barrel's chamber
- Functioning of the holdopen latch
From the 1903 "Hammerless" to the Mustang
- Colt model 1908 pocket "hammerless"
- GX2501-2 Colt prototype in caliber .380
- Colt (Star) Pony model of 1973
- Czech CZ 75 new tilting barrel
- Government Model in .380 AUTO
- Colt Mustang in caliber .380
- Colt "Mustang Plus II"
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