Sebago Son
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"Hey Man.... I gots to know!..."
Albert Popwell....
Albert Popwell....
I Gots to Ask & Know??????
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A few drops of Wilson Combat Universal for mine.
I have purchased some PACKED with grease.
Or so much evaporated WD40 that its turned into varnish.
I have purchased some PACKED with grease.
Or so much evaporated WD40 that its turned into varnish.
buck45
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Clean and de grease w/ CLP and compressed air. Re assemble with 0 weight Mobil 1 at ALL contact points then leave it alone. Won't evaporate and doesn't seem to attract residue.
I never take the sideplate off unless there is a problem that requires it. You are just asking for broken or buggered screws, in addition to scratches and marring. Those sideplates are fitted to such tight tolerances that it is just not worth the hassle. A drop or two of Rem Oil at the hammer and trigger openings every once in a while is all I do. Never had a problem, and never snapped the head off a stubborn screw trying to fix something that aint broke. My reasoning is...if the sideplate was meant to be removed by the average shooter, they would have used thumbscrews.
Just my opinion...disagree all you want.
Just my opinion...disagree all you want.
Pulling the side plate off is no big deal. I've done it with no problems. But, once you've done that there really isn't much in there for you to do unless you are a gun smith. I quickly got out of the habit. No real need that I can see. Normal maintenance doesn't require it at all.
I use a moly anti-seeze or paste to lube the inners with the side plate revoved. I put some on the trigger sear too. After it assembled again the triiger will feel like an expensive trigger job was done on it with just a lube added to the sear. It will lighten the trigger pull by up to 50% right away and smooth it out too.
Now i'm looking to see if there is better way to lube the outside during long term storage. Some guns never get shot I only take them out to relube with them. Thanks, Bill
Now i'm looking to see if there is better way to lube the outside during long term storage. Some guns never get shot I only take them out to relube with them. Thanks, Bill
Actually it is quite simple to remove, clean and replace all the "guts" once the side plate is off, assuming you have some basic mechanical skills. (By replace I mean replace the original parts, swapping in different parts is much more tricky and may require fitting and may require a "real" gunsmith)
I watched this YouTube video a few times then did my Model 19: Smith and Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum Detailed Disassembly - YouTube This shows the proper way to remove the side plate as well, so you can just stop there if that's all you want to do.
The video is for a Model 29 but all Smith revolvers are basically the same (J-Frame's have a different main spring, but the rest is the same and guns without a hammer spur may be slightly different).
My Model 19 had some thick dried oil/grease in there after 41 years, I am glad I cleaned it up as it was much smoother afterward. I first cleaned it without removing the guts then got the courage to remove all the guts, there was quite a bit of gunk under and around the guts that did not get washed out when I sprayed it down with gun cleaner. I also replaced some of the springs while I had it apart.
Some people get hung up getting the side plate back on, usually the issue is with the hammer block. It needs to be pushed up as far as it will go before installing the side plate, a little lite grease will hold it in place, and the top tip of the plate needs to be hooked under the frame before pushing down, with that done it should go right on.
And to say it again.... don't mix up the screws! The crane screw must go back into the same hole.
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KLYDE
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American Gunsmithing Institute sells a great DVD on this subject. You want the Disasembly/Reassembly video. NOT the armorers course video. Icalled AGI in CA and ordered direct, $20 something bucks. Also in book form is "The Smith and Wesson Revolver" from Jerry Kuhnhausen which also has some good info. Do yourself and your guns a favor and get these PRIOR to work or maintenance. Regards Mike
I have the Kuhnhausen book as well. It is an excellent resource!
Just FYI: On the complete disassembly, Kuhnhausen has you leave the cylinder and crane on until you remove the hammer, the video I linked above removes the cylinder and crane first. I have found that leaving the cylinder and crane in place as Kuhnhausen says is much better and makes it much easier to remove the hammer, it eliminates the need for a third hand (no surprise here as Kuhnhausen is awesome!) Otherwise the video is excellent! (Also, in the video, I am not sure if he keeps the screw separated so they go back into the same holes)
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I loved that line. The actor (Albert Popwell) that said it appeared in every other Dirty Harry movie. He even got on Magnum PI (as TC's ex's new husband). Unfortunately he died during heart surgery in 1999.
Oh yes - I use Prolix on the lockwork inside my revolvers.
Fat Old Guy
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He wasn't in "The Dead Pool."
I didn't realize how old he was. When he was in Magnum, PI he was already 60 years old.
You're right. He was only in the first four. Gotta love IMDB (but I've gotta read more carefully).
Fat Old Guy
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I wish IMDB was around 30 years ago. I remember watching one of the Dirty Harry movies with my brother and commenting, "Hey, that guy has been in every Dirty Harry movie." My older brother, who knew EVERYTHING, of course told me that I was wrong. At the time, there was no easy way to prove my point.
Way off topic here but since everyone's talking about Dirty Harry and Albert Popwell being in movies together different times, how about this. In "Tombstone" with Kurt Russel, his brother Morgan (Bill Paxton) is also Costner's rival Randall McCoy in The Hatfield's and McCoys. Also, Costner's wife in "Wyatt Earp"(Mare Winningham) turns out to be Randall McCoy's wife in the Hatfields and McCoys. I never could figure why two movies with the same theme such as Tombstone and Wyatt Earp came out so close together.
As to the OP's question, FP-10.
As to the OP's question, FP-10.
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Hammerless-12
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Ok I will be the real odd duck here, I like G96 Guntreatment. "Go ahead PUNK make my day". Am I the only one that likes G96 Guntreatment, and it smells good.
silentflyer
Member
Yes Eastwood has some friends he made when he first got to Hollywood, and he has never forgotten them, read an interview years ago (Playboy?), they had a couple of sidebars these guys commented they all still got together with Clint and went fishing on the beach a couple of times a year, cheap beer,a loaf of bread and some bologna, just like the "old days". Success hadn't changed him.
