Model 60 (no dash)

[jimmyj]

I took my "Old Off Duty /Backup" to the range for a limited shooting period.
Returning home I discovered that the cylinder would not open. Working a business card between the barrel lug and the ejector rod the cylinder opened.
However the lug bolt and spring came out. Checking the lug housing I found the lug housing pin still in place !

Opinions ?

Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[Green Frog]

Maybe your gun is broken? Did all of the lug bolt fall out or just part of it? I'd hazard a guess that the lug bolt is indeed broken and you need to punch out the pin, clean the recess, and replace whichever part(s) is/are broken. Without seeing the gun or at least pictures, that's the best I can offer.

Froggie

 

[jimmyj]

Is there a proper method to taking the front locking lug pin out ?
example: pin from left to right or right to left ?

Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[armorer951]

The pin can come out either side.

 

[WR Moore]

If you're looking for parts, that's called the locking bolt and locking bolt spring.

 

[jimmyj]

In my 65 + years of owning and shooting Smith and Wesson Revolvers this is the first and only time the front locking bolt has failed.
What is odd is the locking bolt, spring, and pin are all intact ! Somehow the locking bolt and spring slipped pass the retaining pin.

 

[armorer951]

The locking bolt is fit with a cutaway that serves to secure it inside the barrel cavity. The front shoulder of this pin slot can also be used to control the degree of full extension of the locking bolt when the cylinder is open. By removing material from the front step, the nose of the locking bolt will be allowed to protrude further out of the cavity for proper function if needed.

I would guess that this step in the the bolt in the OP's model 60 had been opened/adjusted to the point of being compromised by wear and recoil....which permitted the locking bolt shoulder to eventually pass the pin securing it in the barrel, and come completely out of it's designated cavity.

 

[Hondo44]

The retaining pin is small, and the locking bolt fit in the locking lug is normally a loose fit. I think you just forced the bolt passed the pin and/or gouged part of it away (it's softer than the bolt). That allowed the front end of the bolt to also pass over the pin and come out the back of the lug.

Drive out and check the pin. It may need a little more force to drive out because the gouged out material may have formed a burr.

If it's gouged, re-install 180 degrees different (with the gouge down). You should be good to go.

In the future when the extractor rod comes loose, pull the hammer part way back until the cyl locking bolt drops down, then stick the credit card between the cyl and the cyl locking bolt. Now you can drop the hammer and turn the cyl by keeping a thumb on the rod so it can't turn, while turning the cyl to tighten it. Then open the cyl and tighten the rod properly.

 

[Hondo44]

By the way Jimmy, I don't recall thanking you for both your Coast Guard and law enforcement services.

I'm sure every member here feels the same so on behalf of myself and all of us, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES AND SACRIFICES to all Americans!

 

[jimmyj]

Eight years USCG
45 years L.E. (forced disability retirement)
Present- private armed security

I am getting old and worn out

By the way Jimmy, I don't recall thanking you for both your Coast Guard and law enforcement services.

I'm sure every member here feels the same so on behalf of myself and all of us, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES AND SACRIFICES to all Americans!