The Gunsmithing Gods Have Smiled Upon Me

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I recently came into a very nice pre-war M&P Target. While cleaning the hammer in the midst of my usual look under the hood I felt something tiny fall through my fingers. Uh oh. The pin that secures the double action sear to the hammer was gone. An hour on hands and knees with a flashlight revealed some dead spiders and spent primers but no tiny pin. But wait, there's that cylinder bolt plunger that I lost months ago. I wonder...yes, the pin is exactly the right diameter and length, minus the smaller diameter portion that the cylinder bolt spring fits over. A few minutes with a file and presto, a pre-war, double action spring replacement. That sinking feeling I had when considering where to find a replacement pin for a 90 year old revolver vanished. All is well.
 

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That sure is a beauty, inside and out. I would've been sweating bullets if I lost any part on a vintage revolver like that. Congratulations on the revolver and your modification for a replacement part.
 
Don'cha love it when things evolve to fix themselves? Even when the problem is the result of something kinda.....uninformed......?
It is satisfying to find bits & pieces and small parts that were, for all the world, lost to the ether.
I lose parts all the time. It is an affliction I think. I keep doin' it. I am reasonably patient, and with diligence, I usually find the lost part, usually after replacements have already been sourced. It is for this reason I keep a fairly decent assortment of spares.
 
move the table to the other side of the room. Then have your wife walk barefoot around the area. that usually turns up something after a few choice words
 
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