quick krieghoff question

with the forearm off, should there be sideplay with the bbl on the receiver?
yes/no.
if no, what is the fix?

 

for an answer call Tim Ward he used to be the gunsmith for Dupont Krieghoff

 

anyone else with first hand knowledge wanting to post and share?

 

There really shouldn't be. While there are several potential causes for side play between the barrels and receiver. If it's occurring on a gun that was previously tight, then the most common would be wear on the hinge pins or mating surface of the mono block.

There were some other problems associated with the older lite weight receivers, hopefully you're not referring to one of those.

 

no, this one is a 4000 series dupont gun.
its odd. its ever so loose, then when you put the f.a. on, and lock it up, the gun feels like its a brand new gun tight as a vault door, requiring a strong arm to break it open.
the weird part on mine is....take off the f.a.......and the slide slop is gone. it only happens when putting the bbls on first time out of the case.
ok, hinge pins mono block. first aim will be hinge pins.
thanks ic'.
its been a while. i forgot!

 

I had the same situation on a 32. KI fitted barrel. Shot if for years with no issues.

 

interesting........

 

No. If the forearm is off and the barrel assembly is locked onto the receiver, there should be zero noticeable sideplay. The barrel on a Krieghoff should feel rigidly seated in the receiver’s fork, any wiggle means something’s worn or out of spec.