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Northern Amateur

Northern Amateur

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Is it just me or is there anyone else that had to deal with the dreaded 'BOING' of some tiny little spring and/or the part that sits on top of said spring as it makes away into the next county? I should know better yet I can't help but tinker with new toys. Take them apart, clean out the factory shavings and crap, put back together a month later after receiving the missing little parts.
Missing one Ruger Redhawk latch pivot lock. Somewhere in southern Ontario. Before that, bolt plunger spring from a S&W 686. Neither has even been fired yet (S&W is back together after receiving part plus spare).
Seriously thinking about building a disassembly box. Sheeeesh!!

cheers,
 
In a bag... /a clear bag so that you can watch the disassembly and figure out howto avoid the "sproing"!
 
Big zip lock plastic bag works well....been there several times...good magnet can work well for finding the blighters...lol
 
Good ideas. Was thinking about the magnet idea. Unfortunately, there's a lot of ground with nooks and crannys where this thing launched. God only knows what else I may find:rolleyes:
 
It's the dreaded three wall (or ceiling) pings that are usually lost forever.

One pings are usually recovered

Two pings are a challenge

Three pings... forget it.

I have a magnetic wand for just these situations LOL.

Ya ain't alone Bro:redface:

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Sportsman 22 little spring in the hand grip GONE!

Ruger MK1 exploded!

S&W 586 trigger assembly lost but found!

1911 even though I new it was coming sprooing!

The worst ever was a 30-06 Rem 742 semi auto was one of the worst violent mechanical explosion that I have had my face that close!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Northern Amateur said:
Neither has even been fired yet
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LMAO

I know that feeling. You don't wanna take it apart because it hasn't been to the range yet and you remember last time you learned you damn lesson. Yet curiosity gets to the cat can't keep your paws from foundling the new gadget. Then comes the split second after the boing where your frantically scanning the air and listening for the crack, if your lucky you can see the bounce from the corner of your eye. Most likely you hear a crack and roll yet still spend the next hour on your hands and knees.

I still haven't graduated to revolvers or levers though. Your on the next level. I stick my tail between my legs after the base plate and hammer is out.
 
I keep coffee cans of nuts, bolts, washers and misc hardware under my work bench. How many times have I had to dig through multiple cans looking for a sproinggggg part ?
 
Story of my life! I R mechanic, I’ve spent far too much of my life searching for that one bolt, or tool, or spring. Don’t forget to search high when searching high and low.
 
Last week, a couple of tiny parts went away without any sound as I was bent over plumber-fashioned as I tinkered. The plunger was found without delay, but only after being sure that there were no witnesses and some investigation was I to discover that the tiny spring had gone right down the chimney.
 
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Northern Amateur said:
Is it just me or is there anyone else that had to deal with the dreaded 'BOING' of some tiny little spring and/or the part that sits on top of said spring as it makes away into the next county? I should know better yet I can't help but tinker with new toys. Take them apart, clean out the factory shavings and crap, put back together a month later after receiving the missing little parts.
Missing one Ruger Redhawk latch pivot lock. Somewhere in southern Ontario. Before that, bolt plunger spring from a S&W 686. Neither has even been fired yet (S&W is back together after receiving part plus spare).
Seriously thinking about building a disassembly box. Sheeeesh!!

cheers,
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Keep up the good work.... I'm in the next county and have almost enough parts to build a new gun! :d
 
Lol. You pansies. Try working on S&W 41’s. Or Buckmarks. Parts held in by grip panels, blocks inder spring tension with sprung parts in them (sw extractors and pin and plungers). One ping and you are well and truly cooked.

Thankfully I can build new and better parts for the 41 that fixes ammo pickyness, so if I lose one or 2 its not the end of the world. But I like to save them to examine the surfaces that make the gun picky in the first place. So if they do fkoff I know WHAT part is not happy.
 
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