I'd get a complete spring kit for this and replace all springs. The action cycle looks excessively weak. The trigger return spring is gone. Also there is rust on the inside of the polymer frame. Let it soak in Evaporust or white vinegar to neutralize it then spray paint the inside to cover those areas. Rust promotes rust.
@@thoticus_ If that we’re the case, corrosion on polymer would manifest as an embrittlement of the material, and clearly the polymer grips are still intact. Polymer corrosion is not at play here and would not manifest looking like iron oxide. It just doesn’t happen. This video is a fraudulent representation.
Thank you for not using a hammer to disassemble. I’ve seen other restoration videos where the people insult have no idea how guns work and are just beating on them to get them apart it’s nuts. Me being a gun enthusiast I’m sittin there yelling at my phone. Lol nice video! I actually have the Ruger p90dc 45 it’s stainless. This looks like the p95 I think. They started making these guns in 1989 threw to 1992 for military contracts that sig ended up winning. But one things for sure these pistols are tanks they never and I mean never jam on you . Have super light triggers. Then add the heft to the tank of a gun they are it makes them super accurate. Way more accurate then a glock
That was pretty amazing. Too bad it wasn't one of the stainless versions because then it wouldn't have rusted so much. I own of few of these and they are actually pretty accurate.
I have one too. Love the gun. Agreed though. Mine is a stainless and it's pretty amazing how easily the stainless parts cleaned up but just how pitted the blued upper was. I had watched the CZ75 restoration before this one, and I thought he'd use the JB Weld trick on this one to fill in the pits too.
This popped up in my recommended. Is this one of those fake channels where they caused it to rust in the first place? Like those people who rescue a cat from a sticky trap in an abandoned house near a landfill that nobody ever goes to.
@34:39 and 34:50 on the end of the recoil spring assembly, there should be a little ring inside the groove on the recoil rod. Then on the end of the springs should be a keeper that pushes against the springs and on the inside edge of the upper receiver where the rod slides through the hole in the front. When the recoil assembly is removed from the upper receiver, the ring will sit against the keeper so the springs don't fly out. The entire assembly number is KV0700-100. I don't know if the individual parts are available individually, but those 2 pieces should be on the recoil assembly before you try shooting it.
I would love to see the slide get some laser relief cuts, exhaust ports in the front and the polymer stippling. New springs. Make it a Glock contender. Ha ha ha
Awesome work thought my Leo trade in was crusty this is beyond belief wish I had the know how and will to take mine down to bare bones and replace springs and such she's well worn but I love those pistols bet she fires right off when you get replacment parts thumbs up
I would have thrown it in a bucket of used burnt motor oil for 2or3 days it would have broken all that stuff loose I've used it to break loose old tools and stuff and it worked like a charm!!!
“I am unsure if there is a round in the chamber so I need to be careful with the trigger” as he places thumb inside trigger guard with the barrel straight up…
I used to restore and fire guns that were lost during WW2 and then found by me between 2004 and 2017 and so they were in a vastly worse condition than this one and still ended up firing full powered rounds with no issues whatsoever! Even such rifles as SVT-40 can be cleaned,disassembled and if there is no damage to the bore and chamber (which is always the case if they are found with a round chambered and a nice layer of brass covering the rifling which saves the bore from corrosion)after a few small parts being replaced were working exactly as good as mint condition guns:no jams and no reduction in accuracy at all!The looks were obviously terrible but who cares if they are just as safe,reliable and accurate as they were before getting lost?Actually quite funny how people are reacting when they see me firing those on the range:after a few shots they usually glance at the gun and realize how bad it's condition was and express their total shock and disbelief of what they see 😂
Been watching various restoration channels on RU-vid for years. Few if any have any kind of audio narration which is a shame. Guess they don't want to bother taking the time to inform their viewership on technics and procedures used in the restoration process.
I did most of the inner portion of the slide off camera as it wasn't as interesting to watch as the outside. I got rid of all the rust and blued it. Next time I will be sure to include it all
I think that thing would look great in a wooden box, maybe a red velvet lining hanging on a wall in my TV room. Got a well weathered finish. As for making it fire able maybe not so much...
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Closer to the end now and that slide doesn't look healthy at all. Rest looks pretty good and the barrel looks pristine, but that slide 😕. If you don't want to replace it, I'd consider doing the refurb, but only as a show piece, would look awesome in a case on a wall of a man cave ..
Yes, their is a safety button, but also the one I own (different model, also Ruger) has a safety feature that it isn't fireable unless a magazine is inserted in the weapon. It acts like what it is doing here. I have others that can fire without the mag being there (drop the magazine out with one in the chamber.). I could be wrong, he commented somewhere about a spring, but I know mine disables the trigger when the mag isn't there... 🙂
@@j.c.aguiar2126 I will definitely look into it, on other teardown of this gun I noticed I little spring missing from the trigger assembly. But that might not be what is causing the issue, thank you for the advice!
Yeah this is obviously 100% staged I would bet he bought a cheap fire arm...check...took the parts needed for it to function out or easily replaced out/replaced ...check....and forcibly aged the rest of the firearm....can't say check but I mean I can imply it.
Whoever owned that fine piece of equipment before you clearly didn't have any respect for it if they were okay with allowing it to become that rusted. I can't stand people who treat their guns like that.
Doesn't look fake to me. The barrel is 100% real. The slide is just really messed up, but I think with the magazine in place it might fire... Or blow itself to pieces, but it's real...
I get the impression that the slide and the safety catches are from a different gun that was obviously past being saved or restoring because the rest of the gun, including the barrel I’ve got no rust, no pitting anything after cleaning, why would the slide degrade to that extent, and the rest of the gun hardly have any pigeon or damage after cleaning I would say that’s two separate guns are you do sliding parts for one gun, the main structure and the barrel of another gun it’s been artificially, aged and rusted, and then clean up for the video actually see more damage on the rest of the firearm, which there isn’t
The rest of the exterior of the pistol is not made from metal so it is not possible for it to corrode. The barrel was mostly protected by the slide. Don't you think if I bought new parts or put different gun parts on there I would have shot it?
I guess it is probably a crime gun thrown away into a muddy river/ stream, and then recovered by magnet fishing. Looks too far gone to shoot safely. Plus, you are in possession of a crime gun...
it's been purposely corroded for the purpose of restoration. this gun is like 20 years old, pitting that bad isn't even on guns that have been left outside for 50 years.
before you start hammering at the thing you can put a rod in the barrel to check if there was a round in there. normally the barrel is not completly blocked with debries so you can measure the lenght it goes in and check if its clear.
how about if the barrel and internal parts are corrosion resistant staainless, i found a schmidt rubin 7.5x55 in viet nam 55 years ago that was completely rotted away from its ssbarrel and trigger parts that were pristine,,,not fake at all,,,
Wow, that turned out like something you would see in a Fallout video, like 20 years after a nuclear apocalypses. Would really liked to see if it ever fires. Where do you find these rusted up busted up pistols from?
The p94 I have is a exceptional gun. Well worth owning, have never had any feeding issues or ejection. This one just needs a repair parts kit, bought a couple from cheaper than dirt. Just to have around. That was 20 years and a lot of brass ago. Still ain't had to replace a single part.
You can always stick a cleaning rod down the barrel, to see how far it goes. Then measure it on the outside to see if it goes all the way to the breach or stops short. Most ruger pistols have a magazine disconnect. So the firearm will not fire unless there is a magazine in there. So the trigger just moves and does not ingauge the stricker.
Y'all talking about this and that like an avalanche of experts, but no one is commending the restorer for taking up a notoriously beat up Ruger 9mm by prolonged combined elements of Wo2, grime, and slime, and the makers of this magnificent firearm for a classic weapon that fought back gloriously. And l bet my last dollar it'll fire like hell. After all said and done It's an up for Storm Ruger Co. 👍
I've got one that I traded for about 12 years ago, Very solid pistol with 2 clips and case. I don't get to fire it much but I still have it. Very nice work though! The stainless parts and barrel will be fine but get a spring kit for it. Ruger might recommend a new slide but as long as the firing pin doesn't stick it should be fine.
Here's a hypothetical backstory...With the popularity of these types of videos showing up. I'm going to guess that the restorer or supplier to the restorer intentionally buried these weapons in whatever solution to get them to look this way. They are always the type of gun you can get for cheap at any pawn shop.
