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First thing I checked were the soles of my New Balance running shoes. 
Ok - need to fix an accident cleaning my 617
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Been Down this road more times that I care to admit. I swear there's a black hole or an alternate universe under my bench.
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I keep a cow magnet on my bench. Haven't had to use it yet but you never know...
I once launched a 1911 guide rod plug with enough force to put a dent in the ceiling. I found it when I moved.
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I use a plastic zip-lock bag to put parts in and seal it up. It's hard to lose a sandwich bag.
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So ... you don't clean a revolver by taking the grips off, spray the gun with Gun Scrub and then spray it down Kroil and wipe it off?
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I wish I could. No room to make a mess with spray cans. Loading/cleaning station is on one side of my home office. Hoppes 9, CLP, bronze brushes and good cleaning rods, lots of patches, elbow grease, and an old coffee can to collect the residue.
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ACNF= Always check Numrich first!
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https://www.mdsgunrepair.com/store/p1866/Yoke_Screw,_S&W.html currently has four left at $9.40.
That's a bummer, but you have two new ones coming!
Did you try looking with a bright flashlight? That's worked a couple of times for me! You have an extra, so if you can find the missing one, you will likely never need either one again. I have a couple of small round magnetic dishes for such easily lost oddments. 
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jmpishjnery, I ordered from Numrich just fifteen minutes after my first post, after Shotguncoach posted a link. Thanks for the link, but too late.
sniper, I was down on the floor for half an hour with a flashlight and magnet, pulled every box from under the workbench, swept the edges of the floor with the magnet, and the area rug behind the chair. Not fun for a 74-year-old with bad knees.
sniper, I was down on the floor for half an hour with a flashlight and magnet, pulled every box from under the workbench, swept the edges of the floor with the magnet, and the area rug behind the chair. Not fun for a 74-year-old with bad knees.
Orrr...it just might have bounced into an alternate universe!
The flashlight trick is a good one for searching. A tight beam focuses your gaze. Also, you can hold it on the floor and sweep the beam across. Sometimes it easier to see the shadow of a small part than the part itself.
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Just a thought, a 617 is stainless, would the bulk of the screws be stainless and not very magnetic?
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They are stainless, and yes they are not as attracted to magnets. A magnetic Wheeler screwdriver will hold it in place, but won't necessarily attract it until it touches.
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I have lost a spring from one of my guns so after looking for it for 2 days, I decided to Email S&W and ask for a new spring. I said I'd pay for the spring and shipping cause it was my fault to have lost it. In a week a new spring arrived at my home and for free too.
Once upon a time I was cleaning my Remington 1100 in the loft of our cabin when the magazine spring retaining ring launched itself into space. Spent way too long in fruitless searching before I ordered a replacement from Brownells. Then I found it.
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Biggest thing I ever lost in this office/hobby/reloading/gun cleaning room is a .223 snap cap. Was dry firing and cycling my new M&P15 with five snap caps in the mag, and when I ejected the last one, I only found four on the floor. That was years ago, and it still hasn't shown up. Yes there is a wormhole that opens up and swallows things...
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Stainless can be funny stuff to work with.
Even something like simple machining can affect it's magnetism.
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