put S&W 500 back together.. have a part left over...?

[Spike 7.62]

Refurbishing a Smith 500 that went through a house fire. Everything is back together but there is a piece left! I have found NO schematic or parts diagram of the 500, so if you have one I'd love to see it. I've looked at schematics such as the 686 and no such part is featured.


^ the part

 

[Alk8944]

It's the bolt lock. Turn it over and here is a groove across it that the long pin on the hand engages. Remove the sideplate, look behind the rear of the trigger. You will see the slot this fits in. You will have to remove the trigger to install it.

 

[rwsmith]

Shoot....

It's the bolt lock. Turn it over and here is a groove across it that the long pin on the hand engages. Remove the sideplate, look behind the rear of the trigger. You will see the slot this fits in. You will have to remove the trigger to install it.

Shoot. I was going to say to throw it away.

 

[Spike 7.62]

It's the bolt lock. Turn it over and here is a groove across it that the long pin on the hand engages. Remove the sideplate, look behind the rear of the trigger. You will see the slot this fits in. You will have to remove the trigger to install it.

Ah ha! What's strange is that the pistol seems to function fine without it.


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How we got them


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Getting there..

Poor guy lost EIGHTY FIVE guns. 83 were complete and total losses. Far beyond recovery. These 2 were in a different part of the house and suffered less damage.

The fire was actually caused by a flood. Maybe the moral of the story is to have insurance if you have a substantial gun collection.

 

[qballwill]

Yeah, it will still function without it, but it assists in keeping the cylinder locked into place under heavy recoil.

 

[DonD]

Have to wonder how much heat the gun was exposed to and if it is still safe to shoot, particularly with a revolver that can safely exceed 50,000 psi? Don

 

[diyj98]

Have to wonder how much heat the gun was exposed to and if it is still safe to shoot, particularly with a revolver that can safely exceed 50,000 psi? Don

You beat me to it. I was offered a smoking (pun intended) price on a Ruger Super Blackhawk that had been in a house fire. I passed. I wouldn't risk touching off a 44 magnum with potentially soft steel in the revolver.

 

[Shootbrownelk]

It looks like it got hot enough to affect the metallurgy of those handguns. Use a LONG string on the trigger when you test fire. Is there a machine shop around your area that could check the Rockwell hardness? I'd be leery about shooting them. JMO

 

[Snapping Twig]

Send it to S&W for testing before firing.

The heat issue is real.

 

[Spike 7.62]

I thought of that too, but the customer is always right...

Alk, I tried to follow your directions but I don't see anywhere for this part to fit. Could you possibly post a picture or diagram with an arrow or something to show me exactly? I really appreciate your help. Still scratching my head...

 

[qballwill]

 

[DonD]

Have commented before but there are a number of people on this forum who really know the internal guts of S&W revolvers. Excellent resource when they provide advice on a post. Don

 

[Spike 7.62]

Perfect! I was actually looking at that and thinking of which way it had to go.

Thank you guys for the effort! I'll post pictures when she's all cleaned up!

 

[smokey]

83 complete loss guns. How did he store them, were they in safes or what?

 

[Nemo288]

I have posted this in the gunsmith forum but it may be appropriate here:
The new 5th edition of Kuhnhausen's S&W shop manual is now available.
It is larger and better printed than my first edition.
Recommended to anyone who opens up a Smith.

I will join those who suggest having the factory test those guns.

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Nemo