After disassembling and reassembling my model 57-1 for cleaning, I went to work on my 686-1. First time that I've had it apart, so things were trying, but I managed. When I went to reassemble everything, the rebound slide spring slipped a bit and I went to do it again. That's when I noticed that the small pin that goes inside of the rebound spring was gone. I didn't disassemble the whole thing when i removed it, so I didn't notice it. I also didn't see, or hear it land when it slipped on installation. I went to find one at gunparts, and noticed that they don't list one for a 686-1, nor does anyone else. Am I looking for something that I never lost?
686 rebound assy. ???
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I don't believe they were a part of the standard 686 design. The overtravel pins are not required for proper function anyway.
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Thanks for the reply. I thought that it was odd that I didn't see, or hear it, but I did notice that it wasn't there. I also found it odd that Gunparts.corp, as well as MGW don't show it in a parts diagram for the 686, as well as a model 57.
I mentioned that I had some difficulty with the disassembly, but this is also the first stainless gun that I've taken down, and think that the stainless made getting the trigger and hammer off of their studs a little more difficult than from a blued gun.
All of the other blued guns that I've taken down have had the pin, no matter the frame size.
Those are supposed to act as a trigger stop, but they are all so short as to be useless. If you lost them out of every gun, you would never know the difference.
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I believe they were mainly used in N frames. Only ones I've ever found them in.
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Maybe armorer951 or Protocal can elaborate more on your reply. But, in the last month, I've went thru a model 14, 15, 25 and 29, as well as the 686, and everyone has had the over travel stud except the 686. The schematics at gunparts doesn't show that part for any of the models. Am happy that armorer951 replied to my thread, his explanation was sound, and greatly appreciated.
My Kuhnhausen shop manual says the pin within the rebound spring is found only on the N-frames.
Me too. Only see them in N frames.
they could be fitted to any gun frame .they are tricky to get just right ,and usually go in 1 way rounded end in first) They can be set to work single action or double action not both.at the same time .Some were installed as after market by some people .Are you the original owner of the gun?
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Only the original owner on the 686. Thanks for the info.
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The solid steel pin to go inside the spring of the trigger rebound safety slide can be made from a fitted piece of #100 drill rod shank. Both ends are best polished and rounded. Trick is to determine what is the correct length for a given K, L, or N frame revolver. Just barely clearing the lockwork may be detrimental to the fire system. I find they have to be fitted to the individual revolver and the specific lockwork in use in that gun.
Next thing "is it worth all the trouble?" Probably not unless you a working on a serious game gun. I would not advise any sort of a stop in a working gun.
I will say that the fitted rod will never come loose as did the triangle shaped trigger stop used on some K frame target sighted guns. It became a factory and department armorer thing to remove those stops, starting in the 1970's, from LE duty revolvers after a few came loose and tied up the gun.
Next thing "is it worth all the trouble?" Probably not unless you a working on a serious game gun. I would not advise any sort of a stop in a working gun.
I will say that the fitted rod will never come loose as did the triangle shaped trigger stop used on some K frame target sighted guns. It became a factory and department armorer thing to remove those stops, starting in the 1970's, from LE duty revolvers after a few came loose and tied up the gun.
iT MIGHT BE A MATTER OF FACTORY FITTING ,AS I HAVE EARLY HAND EJECTORS THAT have no overtravel in single action fire. They HAVE NO EXTRA STOPS OF ANY KIND INSTALLED.
BillBro
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Ive read toi that thise stop rods (yes, theyre about useless) are found only/mainly on the N frame models. Why then did I find one in my new 586? No big deal to me but it is in there so I put it back after disassembly.
