115grfmj
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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
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