Excellent video, very informative and better than most on Y.T. I have two TOKs and absolutely love them both. Now days they are getting a bit harder to find in stock and the prices have definately gone up in the last year. My advice to anyone looking for a great cheap to shoot pistol is to buy one now while they are still on the market cause once the real ones are gone they are gone forever.
I spent 4 hours trying to get that %$@#@#$% firing pin back together. I left ALL the pieces lying on the table to go to bed, found a link to this video, went to bed dreaming of a GOOD DAY to come. The next morning I re-watched the last section of the video as a refresher. Went back to the table, 5 minutes, DONE! My fingers are Older and Fatter than yours so I did need to hold on to the retainer with a pair of needle nose pliers.
Fantastic video. I just got mine and was able to strip, clean of cosmoline and reassemble in 1 hour! I attribute it soley to your video. Please keep the education coming! Much appreciated. BTW I use Easy Off Lemon scent, no heat , oven cleaner to remove cosmoline on metal, plastic and wood.
@rheinmetall30mm If the hammer is in the half cocked position, there is no way for that to make the gun fire. If the hammer is fully cocked, there is no way for that to make the gun to fire. If the hammer is all the way forward, resting on a live round, then such actions would absolutely cause the gun to fire.
@rheinmetall30mm I got mine from SOG. I don't have a problem with dry firing them as long as you clean and lube the firing pin and it's channel. It isn't prone to breaking pins like the CZ52. But, like all mil-surps, I do recommend snap caps if you can find them. Both my TT33 and my M57 feed empty cases, so you may want to snag a few off the ground before leaving the range next time.
Excellent video, lots of good info here (especially regarding the firing pin). Really looking forward to getting my hands on one of these while J&G Sales still has 'em available - I really dig the 1911-style safety and other improvements the M57 has over the TT-33.
Thanks for the compliments. The one thing I did not go into here (and may in a future video, unsure as of now) is how the safety works. Long story short, it's simply a trigger block, much like what is found on the SKS of rifles in function. To the best of my knowledge, there is no Tokarev with a safety that blocks the sear or hammer from dropping. However, with how large the sear/hammer engagement surface is, along with carrying in a holster, I foresee no issues at all.
Excellent video, very informative and better than most on Y.T. I have two TOKs and absolutely love them both. Now days they are getting a bit harder to find in stock and the prices have definately gone up in the last year. My advice to anyone looking for a great cheap to shoot pistol is to buy one now while they are still on the market cause once the real ones are gone they are gone forever.
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8balrik 6 months ago
You Sir are a genius !
I spent 4 hours trying to get that %$@#@#$% firing pin back together. I left ALL the pieces lying on the table to go to bed, found a link to this video, went to bed dreaming of a GOOD DAY to come. The next morning I re-watched the last section of the video as a refresher. Went back to the table, 5 minutes, DONE! My fingers are Older and Fatter than yours so I did need to hold on to the retainer with a pair of needle nose pliers.
fn111557 7 months ago
thanks for showing how to remove and re-install firing pin!
bobsolla 9 months ago
Good Video. I didn`t know how to get that damned pin back in.
wyfarer69 10 months ago
Fantastic video. I just got mine and was able to strip, clean of cosmoline and reassemble in 1 hour! I attribute it soley to your video. Please keep the education coming! Much appreciated. BTW I use Easy Off Lemon scent, no heat , oven cleaner to remove cosmoline on metal, plastic and wood.
MrEzcompany 10 months ago
@rheinmetall30mm Southern Ohio Guns.
flicksguns 11 months ago
@rheinmetall30mm If the hammer is in the half cocked position, there is no way for that to make the gun fire. If the hammer is fully cocked, there is no way for that to make the gun to fire. If the hammer is all the way forward, resting on a live round, then such actions would absolutely cause the gun to fire.
flicksguns 11 months ago
@rheinmetall30mm I got mine from SOG. I don't have a problem with dry firing them as long as you clean and lube the firing pin and it's channel. It isn't prone to breaking pins like the CZ52. But, like all mil-surps, I do recommend snap caps if you can find them. Both my TT33 and my M57 feed empty cases, so you may want to snag a few off the ground before leaving the range next time.
flicksguns 11 months ago
Great video. Have really been thinking about picking one of these up for a while now.
jgtapoc 1 year ago
very good video, you saved my life with the firing pin install trick. My wife was ready to shoot me because of the cursing. Will shoot tomorrow.
smokndav 1 year ago
@smokndav Glad to hear that it helpd you out.
flicksguns 1 year ago
Excellent video, lots of good info here (especially regarding the firing pin). Really looking forward to getting my hands on one of these while J&G Sales still has 'em available - I really dig the 1911-style safety and other improvements the M57 has over the TT-33.
darkwriter77 1 year ago
@darkwriter77
Thanks for the compliments. The one thing I did not go into here (and may in a future video, unsure as of now) is how the safety works. Long story short, it's simply a trigger block, much like what is found on the SKS of rifles in function. To the best of my knowledge, there is no Tokarev with a safety that blocks the sear or hammer from dropping. However, with how large the sear/hammer engagement surface is, along with carrying in a holster, I foresee no issues at all.
flicksguns 1 year ago