27-2 extractor pin loose

[azazel1024]

So out shooting my 27-2 a couple of days ago and I noticed one of my extractor pins extracted with the star. Honestly I didn't grok what was going on, I couldn't lose the cylinder and I saw it poking up out of the extractor, so I pushed it in. A couple more cylinders and it was staying in the extractor rather than the cylinder. I didn't put that together until I was hope and just giving it a whip down when I noticed it was back in the cylinder and did a "doh! Yeah, those should BOTH be staying in the cylinder to align the star".

Doing some searching, I read something about a tool S&W had at the factory that you'd use, hit it with a 4oz hammer and it would peen it in place.

What WOULD be the best procedure to get it snugged in? I don't want to just whack it with a hammer (unless that is the what you are supposed to do). Is it basically that you support the pin and give it a hard tap, and it mushrooms out the head in the cylinder hole some to hold it? Or should I just use a drop of locktite down in the hole? Or something else to hold it in place?

If it does become lost, anyone know of a replacement pin that is available?

Thanks.

 

[Mbrgr1]

I usually....

gently peen the pin on one end with a flat punch, clean out all lube and then tap it gently in.


If you are not careful, mushrooming the head will get it stuck in the extractor.


Easy does it!!!

 

[ken158]

There is a tool that came with the armorers tool kit that looks like a pin or nail set holder. Line up the pin and tap it into place always worked for me.

 

[stansdds]

Another option I will propose is to clean and de-grease the pin and pin hole, then put just a tiny bit of blue Loctite on the pin and re-seat the pin.

 

[cndrdk]

All of the above, and make sure the extractor hole (in the extractor star) is clean and free of burrs.

 

[azazel1024]

Thanks all!

I basically did all of the above, but used a tiny amount of red locktite rather than blue. I couldn't actually get it to quite the same depth as the other one. I suspect because of that little bit of locktite that went in with the pin. But it is below flush with the outside of the extractor (as in, not proud with the extractor closed).

I really appreciate all of the advice. Interesting that other manufacturers don't seem to use extractor pins. It makes me wonder what the juice is on that squeeze. I can't say all, but my Colt Official Police and Dan Wesson don't have them. Admittedly that is a small sample size.