Recent content by bodger

Good to know, thanks. I had the trigger block out of the lockwork when I buffed it. I can see what you mean, no way to control a Dremel in there and could wreak havoc with other parts. It's that dang hand spring that is so hard to re-assemble. I've done it several times, but apparently didn't...

I'm reviving this thread because I just had the same problem with my Model 66. I was taking the lock out, I had previously removed only the "flag", but not the remaining parts. I plan on ordering one of BullesEye Smith's now famous plugs. I had the same "hitch" upon re-assembly. I found this...

I'll be ordering soon.

Seems like quality has slipped on many name brand guns in the recent past. I guess S & W is too busy getting the locks to work.

That would prevent BUI. Bidding Under the Influence Very dangerous. One could end up with a muzzleloader and not know how to use the damn thing.

PM sent on the # 15 gun

Yes I have done that. Looked at a gun on GunBroker that I absolutely do not need, and bid on the thing anyway and then checked in for days on end hoping someone will outbid me. Only once did I end up winning the auction. it wasn't so bad, I shot the gun for a bit and then sold it locally by...

Anything can happen. I never dreamed I would see General Motors become nationalized. I saw that and knew that I had best stand by. I grew up in the fifties, served in Southeast Asia in the early seventies, and have been working ever since. I don't recall ever feeling the general tone of...

You're welcome. It was my priviledge and honor to serve. No, I was born and raised in a small town in south central Ohio, a long way from south central Los Angeles. I remember the riots though, I was 12 and watched them on TV. I was in LA when the riots in '92 broke out after the Rodney King...

Hi all. I was led to this forum by the need to reassemble a recently unassembled Model 66. I was having one heck of a time trying to figure out how to properly replace the hand torsion spring. Apparently, I'm not the only one to have encountered such a daunting task, and I found a thread with...

+1 to that. I just took apart my Model 66 for the first time. That hand torsion spring is a little beetch to get back in there. edit to add: I talked to a gunsmith who has devised a wire tool that makes holding the spring in position a lot easier than the screwdriver trick. He attaches the...