The only civilized way to remove the rebound spring

And so it begins....Now you need to start working on that box of spare parts.

Midway carries a similar tool that's just a 1/4" driver bit. Works great. Sure saves the sore fingertips.

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Chris
SWCA #2243 SWHF #292

You need to get an extractor rod tool also so that you can get those extractor rods loose/tight without marring them up.

Great minds think alike!

My SECOND dedicated Smith and Wesson tool:

If you buy a S&W revolver with an adjustable rear sight you'll need a special screwdriver to make the adjustments. Brownells sells a bit for $2.99 that will fit just about any bit screwdriver handle to adjust the rear site. The bit is # 210-3.

"Special screwdriver"?
You can adjust them with more or less anything. I've even used .22LR cases that I stomped flat to adjust my sights.

I'm only a rookie, I use a center punch to remove/replace the rebound slide spring and a pair of linemans pliars with the jaws padded with leather to remove/replace the ejector rod.

I have always used a padded vise to hold the ejector rod, insert some empty brass in the cylinder holes and then unscrew. This avoids scratches on the ejector rod.

Hope this helps.

Steve

I'll second the use of the bench vise for holding the ejector rod to loosen or tighten. Wooden vise jaws hold it securely w/o marring it.

I sure wouldn't have minded haveing the small tool now sold for that purpose in a field kit a couple of times when the older right hand threaded e/rods backed out!

I've always use a small phillips screw driver to pull and insert the rebound spring. On installation, the tip is alligned so one of the 4 slots in the tip is over the pin and when the spring is inserted, it can be layed down over the pin. Then pushed down the rest of the way.

All the special tools available now are really great and if I was starting out now I would no doubt take advantage of all that I could.

There were almost no small specialty tools when I started and you made what you needed.
Even those that were available were generally out of my price range.
There's alot of nice, affordable tools around now.

I recommend the "Smithmaster" tool from Gunsmither. I believe I got it at Brownells. I also have the dogleg tool in a set of screwdrivers from Midway, but the Smithmaster tool makes the job much easier.

My other tools i use frequently.

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H Richard
SWCA1967 SWHF244