Help! Ruger Mark 3 repair

[OkayShooter]

Happy to report that it is a 1/8 drill bit. I'll the Canadian Tire tomorrow and get to work on trying to fix this thing.

Drill press makes a great makeshift lathe. Ive clamped a file to the base and lowered the object down to square things up.

 

[AikiNut]

Aren’t drills hardened? Hacksaw or file might struggle

 

[kevin g]

I'd make a few of them while you're at it..seein's how you broke the first one...lol
Drill press, needle files, emery cloth in various grits, dremel tool with cut off zip wheels....you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish !
Best of luck with it...keep us in the loop with your results.

 

[Can-down]

Aren’t drills hardened? Hacksaw or file might struggle

Yes they are. A cutting wheel on a grinder or dremel would be my choice, but a quality hacksaw blade made for hard steel ( not the one you inherited from your granddad that has all the teeth worn down.... ) and a quality mill bastard file should get the job done, even quicker if you can chuck the drill bit and spin it like a lathe.... a few drops of oil wouldn't hurt either.

Outlaw, if you are using a hand saw, you might want to check out the blade selectionw while your at Canadian Tire and get a fresh one suited for the job.

 

[OutL4w]

Yes they are. A cutting wheel on a grinder or dremel would be my choice, but a quality hacksaw blade made for hard steel ( not the one you inherited from your granddad that has all the teeth worn down.... ) and a quality mill bastard file should get the job done, even quicker if you can chuck the drill bit and spin it like a lathe.... a few drops of oil wouldn't hurt either.

Outlaw, if you are using a hand saw, you might want to check out the blade selectionw while your at Canadian Tire and get a fresh one suited for the job.

Strangely, I got a load of tools, I have no concerns over having the right tool to get this done, I just needed the wisdom of others to find the source of the solution which in that case is to use a drill bit. I recall that many years ago I had to adapt a locking mechanism part from a Beretta 92 to fit into a Taurus PT92.

 

[OutL4w]

I'd make a few of them while you're at it..seein's how you broke the first one...lol
Drill press, needle files, emery cloth in various grits, dremel tool with cut off zip wheels....you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish !
Best of luck with it...keep us in the loop with your results.

Don't jinx me!

 

[Silverado]

That drill bit fix is the purest way, but for anyone maybe not equipped or inclined:




And of course (forehead smack), Bill Ruger of all people would design to utilize standard parts I'm sure.

 

[Can-down]

Amazon is pretty good for finding small hardware parts these days that's for sure.

 

[Can-down]

Strangely, I got a load of tools, I have no concerns over having the right tool to get this done, I just needed the wisdom of others to find the source of the solution which in that case is to use a drill bit. I recall that many years ago I had to adapt a locking mechanism part from a Beretta 92 to fit into a Taurus PT92.

Right on, should be an easy repair.

I had to make a replacement pin a few years back and used a drill bit shank.... the pin I was replacing is still somewhere in my shop....

 

[OutL4w]

That drill bit fix is the purest way, but for anyone maybe not equipped or inclined:

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And of course (forehead smack), Bill Ruger of all people would design to utilize standard parts I'm sure.

Considering how overcomplicated the mechanics of this pistol are, that is certainly a big surprise.