Cleaning my m27-2 nickel

[BigBill]

I was wiping down my m27-2 in nickel and polishing it lightly with tissue paper and fritz. I noticed the ejector rod loose in the cylinder. It's the way I received it a decade ago. Is it common for this threaded rod to come loose? Now I need to check them all.

 

[22hipower]

They do come loose if not tightened fully; good idea to check them occasionally to keep them from binding up. I have a pre-24 that I've never shot, handle occasionally, and the ejector rod now and then and gives me fits. Must be a gremlin in the safe as there's no reason I can see for it to become loose.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[rockquarry]

Very common for them to come loose. Use one of those soft, rubbery grippers for opening jars with and get it as tight as you can with your fingers only.

 

[civil1977]

Be sure to put at least three empty shell cases in the cylinder to support the star before you try to tighten the rod.

 

[JP@AK]

Yes, they can come loose. So follow the suggested procedure and get it tight again. Numrich sells a tool for this purpose, but you can get away without one, if you are careful.

I will note that BigBill and 22hipower have mentioned completely different situations. 22hipower's .44 Special revolver is old enough to have right hand threads on the extractor rod, whereas Bill's revolver has left hand threads. The former are much more likely to loosen than the later guns that have left hand threads. The right hand threaded rods come loose much more frequently as a response to recoil. That's why S&W changed the K and N frames to the reverse direction threads in the early 1960s.

Added: Hey, 22hipower, why yours comes loose in the safe is beyond explanation. "Gremlins" is as good a theory as any!