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Old 06-11-2014, 09:38 AM
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Unfortunately, I managed to launch and lose the sear spring for a 1980s N frame hammer. Boy, is it tiny! I checked Numrich, Brownells, and Midway (in that order) but all are out of stock. Can anybody help?

Yes, lesson learned about capturing flying parts. This was the first time - swear.
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Old 06-11-2014, 04:17 PM
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Let me look I think I might have one, send me a PM.

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Jeez, I must have gotten Gunpartscorps last one... it arrived Saturday. I needed a replacement because I did exactly the same thing.
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I just checked Gunpartscorp.com online listing, and they show the sear spring for a 1917 (an N frame) part number 358540B, available for $2.35. This might work.
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You're supposed to keep an eye on those springs when they launch.



Its around here somewhere...

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Yes,use a large clear plastic bag to break the revolver down in;I have Ruger parts that are still tracked by NASA !
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And a large magnet to run around the floor.
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Thanks for all the suggestions on sources - and to Yorkie Man for the offer. I'll check the couple of outlets I neglected on the first round and see if I can come up with one for sale. I'm not sure how W.E.G. got that picture of me searching my shop Also, I was aware of the plastic bag strategy, but being my cocky self figured I was special and didn't need it. Live and learn
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Losing a spring is a rite of passage. Congratulations!
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The rule is: the spring will go to the dirtiest, nastiest, messiest, corner of the garage...

Use to have S&W parts dept. on speed dial.. They would answer the phone,, ' That you again, Dan ?' ...

And I tried the plastic bag routine,, it would just shoot out the opening of the bag toward the messiest corner of the garage.

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In every case the offending part is referred to as the 'jeeziz' spring.
Occaisionally, a pin or detent ball will be launched simultaneously.
I have lost tiny parts. Everyone has. I have also ( believe it or not) found the little buggers eevery time. Usually after the replacemnt part has been installed and the gun back in working order.......
I am a believer in the plastic bag maneuver nowadays, and I have a big magnet.....
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Jeezis was the precise word I used. If this is a right of npassage then I passed. Also resolved to move everything in the shop and sweep with a hand broom. This is gonna take awhile


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You're supposed to keep an eye on those springs when they launch.



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Go to the local dry cleaners and get a clear bag that they put over your laundry. They are big and easy to see through and work under.......
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I was taking apart a Remington 7400 for the first time once and ended up with a red mark across my chest like the one in the picture, ouch. Springs don't have to fly out to go missing. I have lost two sets of ejector springs from my 3rd gen pistols and I don't have anymore to spare.
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AND:
wear safety glasses, as sometimes our eye will catch a flying gun part (so I been told)
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My claim to fame is in one of my normal insane moments I took a S&W revolver apart in a HAY BARN! Believe it or not my wife (Penny) found the lost spring.
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It wont be your last lost part. Big magnets are your friend.
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