I have a friend that has a Bryco Jennings 9mm . He was taking it apart and the magazine release spring flew off when he removed the grips. Does anybody have any idea where and how this spring goes back.
Thanks,
Greg

the Bryco / Jennings was the subject of the original
"Saturday Nite Special" At that time, they only made one model of Zinc alloy (read soft metal) and poorly designed safeties that would go off in your hand as you were jerkin it out of your trousers!. the company would go bankrupt, and was sold to subsequent relatives to avoid all the payment of the judgements. Not safe guns. buy something of quality! Safety is EVERYTHING is shooting.

Hey Greg,

Although I have noo idea how to fix the gun, my bes suggestion would be to stop using it. A frame on one cracked during a shot and the shooter had pretty bad damage to his right arm/face. Iknow this is just my opinion, but please take it for what it is worth.

I have a friend that has a Bryco Jennings 9mm . He was taking it apart and the magazine release spring flew off when he removed the grips. Does anybody have any idea where and how this spring goes back.
Thanks,
Greg


First off, realize that, as you might have noticed from other posts, the Bryco Jennings-9 does not have the best reputation for safety, and your friend would probably be better off getting a better, more reliable gun.

That being said, the magazine release catch spring fits in behind the magazine release lever. How it popped out when the grips were removed I'll never know, must have been a bit boogered up in there to begin with. To replace the spring, you'll have to drift out the retaining pin that holds the mag release catch lever in place. Once you've done that, put the spring into position behind the lever, compress and hold in place while you slide the retaining pin into position, and voila, you should once again have a functional mag release.



I would recommend a nice 38 revolver, but to each his own :)


Ken

My nefew gave me a .380 Bryco Jennings about 15 years ago. I took it to the range the other day to try it out for myself. After 2 shots with flames coming out every where. I told my son in law there is only one place for this and we stopped over the river and buried it box and all. Those things are pure junk. :mad: Some Gift.

Thanks guys,
I will print this up and pass it on to him. By the way his nick-name is Baldy. I just had to read your post quickly to see if you were him. Nope not the same person. 1 recognizes a poorly made weapon and the other thinks this weapon will still work as is. I just like putting things back together or trying.
Thanks again,
Greg

That being said, the magazine release catch spring fits in behind the magazine release lever. How it popped out when the grips were removed I'll never know, must have been a bit boogered up in there to begin with. To replace the spring, you'll have to drift out the retaining pin that holds the mag release catch lever in place. Once you've done that, put the spring into position behind the lever, compress and hold in place while you slide the retaining pin into position, and voila, you should once again have a functional mag release.


Ken,
The the mag release just falls out with the spring. I thought that the grips kept it in place. I will look tomorrow and see if when he opened it wether the retaining pin might have dropped out as well.
Thanks for the info,
Greg

The the mag release just falls out with the spring. I thought that the grips kept it in place. I will look tomorrow and see if when he opened it wether the retaining pin might have dropped out as well.
Thanks for the info,
Greg


Now that's not right. THere's definitely something wrong there, unless it's some wierd modification of a JA-9 that's not in the books. The grips shouldn't be holding the mag release in. If he's not missing a retaining pin, then definitely have him take it to a local gunsmith so they can look at the actual gun. They may not be willing to work on it, for liability reasons, but hopefully they'll at least take the time to point out what's causing the problem.

Best of luck,

Ken

The the mag release just falls out with the spring. I thought that the grips kept it in place. I will look tomorrow and see if when he opened it wether the retaining pin might have dropped out as well.


Do you have to lose a finger, hand or eye before you melt it into fishing wieght?

What do you have to lose?

r

Ken,
The the mag release just falls out with the spring. I thought that the grips kept it in place. I will look tomorrow and see if when he opened it wether the retaining pin might have dropped out as well.
Thanks for the info,
Greg


Something else just occured to me. This JA-9 does have the European style mag release right? Meaning at the bottom of the grip where the mag release/retainer clips over the bottom/floor plate of the magazine, and not one further up the side of grip. If it's the latter, I'll need to look around and find out if I have a schematic or example of that type of mag release, as it may go together differently.

Ken

Something else just occured to me. This JA-9 does have the European style mag release right? Meaning at the bottom of the grip where the mag release/retainer clips over the bottom/floor plate of the magazine, and not one further up the side of grip. If it's the latter, I'll need to look around and find out if I have a schematic or example of that type of mag release, as it may go together differently.

Ken


Ken,
The mag release is up around the trigger guard about 1/2 way up the grip.

Tarheel,
I will pass your advice on to him. He won't be shooting it with me. He said that he was going to take it to a smith but I expect that it will just sit in his house unfired from now on.

Greg

Ken,
The mag release is up around the trigger guard about 1/2 way up the grip.

Greg


Bah! Then it is the grip that is holding the mag release in place. Should be the right side grip, if you take it off, you can see where the butt end of the mag release comes through the frame. There should be a small hole in that piece where it comes towards the grip. A stiff piece of wire-like spring steel goes in that hole, and lays across the frame underneath the grip. That's what provides the tension for the mag release. It's the same design used by Beemiller, the manufacturer of the Hi-Point pistols.

If your friend no longer has that piece of steel wire on the mag release, then he needs to go back to where he was when he took it apart in the first place, get a flashlight, and start crawling, cause it's around there somewhere. Carpet really likes to eat up those thin, small pieces of steel. The flashlight is helpful if shined at a sharp angle, almost perpendicular to the floor. It helps highlight small parts by elongating their shadow. You still have to have your face practically laying on the floor, but it helps :)


Ken

Heres a good place of any Jennings handgun

http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/guestpics03/colin02_ironpour01.jpg

I wholeheartedly agree with Jon