New to N frames

[HRMF1975]

I picked up my first N Frame model 28-2 today. During disassembly to remove the crud that had been in there since the Nixon administration, I noticed a pin that fell out of the rebound slide and spring. Is that supposed to be in there?

 

[SuperMan]

..yes...it is an overtravel pin limiting trigger overtravel after the hammer is released from the sear area of the trigger.

Haven't seen on in a LONG time.

Bob

 

[rct269]

Yes, but damned if I can tell you why!

I had (at least) one each of all the (Pre-war) N frame targets (and a Registered Magnum) in my collection, and the two .45's, an Outdoorsman, and a .44 4th Target from the Post-War period. The two .45's because they were actually used in match competition, the Outdoorsman because there was a Pre-war version, and the .44 for the same reason. As best as I can recall, that little rod was in one of them----don't remember which.

That said, I clearly can't say it wasn't in any/all the others when they left Springfield; but if they were, a previous owner saw fit to leave them out---and I can't recall ever seeing one in a K frame------and I had at least one each of all of those (from the 1902 Targets on to the end of the 5 screw Targets)---all of the .22's/.32's/.38's.

Ralph Tremaine

And now, thanks to Superman, I CAN tell you why! I suppose if I were a serious shooter for a good bit longer than I was, I'd have known that!

 

[rct269]

Speaking of rebound slides and springs, there was a time---a loooooooong time ago, when I devised a special tool to simplify both the disassembly and reassembly of what was (at the time) an irksome task. It's one of those little bitty screwdrivers that came with the guns----with a little notch cut into the blade. It worked fine for an even loooooooooooonger time.

Then along came a gentleman who's clearly much more (and vastly superior) of a tool junkie than I am, and he designed an even better tool. It's known as "Smithmaster". It comes from "Gunsmither Tools". It's actually A LOT better than my creation for any number of reasons---if only because it's A LOT bigger and A LOT easier to hold onto----and needless to say, A LOT easier to use.

If nothing else, you can just sit and stare at it---and marvel at the creativity of man's mind.

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Toolguy]

The pin in the middle of the rebound spring is supposed to be a trigger stop. The factory ones are all so short that they do nothing. In order for that to actually work, they have to be hand fitted to each gun within a couple thousandths of an inch. I just take them out.

 

[rct269]

Well, you've got to hand it to them---too short beats the Hell out of too long!!

Mommy, why won't my gun go bang?

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Alk8944]

The best tool to install the rebound slide spring is simply a #0 Phillips screwdriver. Try it and you won't want anything else!

 

[rct269]

The best tool to install the rebound slide spring is simply a #0 Phillips screwdriver. Try it and you won't want anything else!

And this is yet another example (albeit some more sophisticated than my notched screwdriver) and some less sophisticated than the Gunsmither tool----which deals with both the installation, and the what (??), the "outstallation".

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Retired W4]

And this is yet another example (albeit some more sophisticated than my notched screwdriver) and some less sophisticated than the Gunsmither tool----which deals with both the installation, and the what (??), the "outstallation".

Ralph Tremaine

Be careful not to lose the spring during outstalllation.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

I picked up my first N Frame model 28-2 today. During disassembly to remove the crud that had been in there since the Nixon administration, I noticed a pin that fell out of the rebound slide and spring. Is that supposed to be in there?

Yes

I leave them be.

 

[H Richard]

I bought a "Smithmaster" probably 25 years ago, and glad I did. Great tool, it is easy to use as it is the right size.