Single six.... learned my lesson....

[115grfmj]

Okay I have a KNR4, (Brand new lipsey's ss 4 5/8 " Barrel), and I was reading
the posts about the poor mans trigger job. So it was about midnight, and I
dutifully removed the panels, and lifted the spring off the retainer, no problems here. Was happy with the new trigger pull, but the trigger
reset seemed to be different, so I put it back on. I figured that while I was
in there I should detail strip the gun for a thorough cleaning. So I removed
the screws and ......SPROING..... all the springs (except the trigger spring)
go shooting off in every direction . Okay I admit it I've never had a
single action apart before. I consider myself reasonably machanically inclined.
But . It took me two hours before I could figure out how to put the
thing back together. Most of which was trying to compress the hammer sping
back into the D*#m thing! :banghead: .


I wanted to share the two lessons I learned from this.

1) When taking a ruger SA apart, 1st cock the hammer, then insert
a pin into the hammer spring strut (to keep it compressed), before removing
it, or you will certainly regret it.

2) Don't start gunsmithing projects after midnight, especially if
you've never worked on that particular gun before

 

[BluesBear]

AMEN Brother. TESTIFY!

Been there. Done that.



Recently.


Do not disassemble a 50 year old Remington 550-1 thirty minutes after ingesting 10mg of Methadone & 900mg of Gabapentin. Just because you took one apart once 20 years ago doesn't mean you're gonna remember exactly how it's done.
The fact that it hadn't been fired OR cleaned in over 10 years didn't help matters either.

 

[foghornl]

I have lost more springs, pins, and other misc parts than I will ever admit.


:banghead: :banghead:

 

[cookekdjr]

Glad you got it back together, 115. If it had been me, I would have dumped all the parts in a pillow case and taken them to a gunsmith. I don't have the patience or the talent to fix something like that in less than say...6 mos.
-David

 

[Majic]

Lesson number one:
Read the disassembly/assembly instructions.

Lesson number two:
Repeat lesson number one.

Lesson number three:
Refer to lesson number one as often as needed.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Don't start gunsmithing projects after midnight, especially if you've never worked on that particular gun before

It's supposed to be an adventure.

 

[sm]

Remington Nylon 66.

There is a reason these are maintenance free. There is a reason one does NOT take them apart - Just shoot the darn things.

This worked fine and dandy, until the morning I left my residence with water over my knees...

Returned to find my Two Nylon 66's already beginning to rust, my beer can collection floating in all rooms of the residence...most seem to find their way to bathtub...

Oh no...I could not just spray with CRC 556 and wait. Nope I had to "attempt" this feat after help pull the carpet out of my apt and 20 others. My fingers, hands were so sore...

Seems I was not able to get to them fast enough, CRC was too late. Gunsmith said at least with the rusted clumps - it was easier to take apart than normally.

I left with one butt fed Nylon 66, he kept mine for the stocks only.

Then that one went thru a fire...they don't do well with fire.

I really want another Nylon 66. Never expect to take it apart - I know better. Just my luck an alien Spaceship would crash land on it , tornado would find it, or somesuch disaster...

Do not take a Nylon 66 apart...don't need to....

 

[P95Carry]

A small suggestion - that can save butt (and face) when disassembling ........ assuming you have good lighting - during the phase when springs can reach escape velocity - drape a thin white sheet over head and work space - plus try to do the disassembly on a metal tray too, covered with cloth.

If then an errant spring heads for Mars - it will quickly be caught by the sheet - and hopefully drop where visible.

When taking a ruger SA apart, 1st cock the hammer, then insert a pin into the hammer spring strut (to keep it compressed), before removing it, or you will certainly regret it.

VERY useful - helps considerably!!

 

[ulflyer]

Nylon 66

SM, I like the 66 also. Have had one many years but after one experience with dissassembly........never again! Spray it with gun clean, light oil, and leave it alone.

I see them pretty regularly at gun shows here in N.C. At Raleigh last weekend one table had maybe 5 or 6. Didn't notice prices, but I think they are in the $150 -- 200 range.

 

[BluesBear]

It seems like about two years ago you were lucky if you could get $75 for a nice Nylon 66.

Here lately I see them all over selling tor $175 and up.
I recently saw a Sherwood Green model that sold for $350 !

 

[c_yeager]

I once launched the entire extractor assembly out of my buckmark. The extractor itself left with such velocity that it bounced off a wall ten feet away, then deflected off the ceiling, off another wall, then it skittered to a stop right between my feet. In fact every single piece wound up within reach of where i was sitting. That was my lucky day.

On another note, wear eye protection when you do this. I wasnt, and that extractor left with enough force to bury itself in my optic nerve it it found my eyesocket.

 

[sm]

I gotta an Idea for the Redneck Olympics - Redneck 3 gun.

-Who can launch their GI plug the furthest
-Who can launch their 3 shell restriction shotgun plug the furthest
-Who has the nastiest Garand Thumb.


Nylon 66: I "used to" pick these up for $25-$50 , not anymore. Hard to find, and as mentioned - pricey!

I gotta email telling me a buddy found 3 in a small rural Pawn/Gun/Grocery/Gas Station he bought all 3 and got a break on price - $180 for all 3.

I guess this is where some of the old Nylon 66's and single shot shotguns , .22 rifles are. Need to visit the rural areas and take a looksee around.

 

[Beachcomber]

Gunsmithing projects

2) Don't start gunsmithing projects after midnight

If there's one thing I learned over the years...

Never start vast projects with half-vast ideas!


-Rick

--
Shoot Safely... we don't need anymore gun laws.

 

[sgt127]

An associate of mine bought three NAA mini .22lr revolvers when they first came out. He was fascinated by the little revolvers. Got home and decided to see if the insides were made as well as the outside was finished. Took a screwdriver and began dissasembly. After a few turns of the screwdriver he heard a little "sproing". Took it apart, looked at all the pieces and went to put it back together. Nope. Ok...he must be putting something in wrong. WE'll just take another one apart and see how the pieces all go together. A few turns of a screwdriver, heard a little "sproing" noise, got the sideplate off.
After a couple hours, he dicided he would take the third apart to see why the first two were being so difficult. Screwdriver...Now familiar little "Sproing" sound of a spring letting go inside somewhere. After six hours, all three guns were dutifully packed in individual plastic sandwich bags and returned to my friend that owned the gun store by a bleary eyed, obscenity muttering associate of mine.

 

[Gordon]

"I'll just put this Wolffe spring kit in my Astra 400",
Now I knew the main spring would be a bear, but OH MY GOD! Can any one say 'arbor press!'?
A Colt Lightning was my first handgun nightmare, at age 14, couldn't get it together after looking for the broken bolt spring and my Dad was POed, it was his Dad's!
I too had a Nylon 66 throw away after dissassembly when I was 17 or so. The one I've had in barn for 25 years, still works because it gets a CLP and air blow out every 5 years or so!