Remington 95 repair

[Hatchett]

A friend stopped by today and left this with me. He says he found it in his grandfather's belongings. It appears to have been made between 1888 and 1910 according to its trademark and a google search.

Everything seems find on it, excepting the rust, except I opened it up and found the mainspring broken in two. Apparently someone realized this long ago because the head of the mainspring screw is completely bald as if the screw was jammed and they didn't feel like being patient with it.

http://www.gun-parts.com/cowboyguns/
This place appears to sell a replacement mainspring, and dixie sells a repro replacement screw. Is there anything I should know before ordering either?

Also, I've never had this problem though I'm sure it's a common one. What's the best way to remove an old, tiny, baldheaded screw from an old gun?

 

[scrat]

i hope that 45 acp isnt the ammo for it. lol
when getting replacement parts some times you will have to do some fitment. most important thing is having the old parts to match up. Once you get the replacement parts and get a working set i always recommend getting another set of parts and making sure they work also so you have a replacement set

 

[StrawHat]

Neat old derringer.

To remove an lod screw when the head is beyond hope, I have had sucess by drilling out the old screw and using an easy out to remove it. For some very small screws, I will drill them and drive a tapered pice of hex metal into the bored hole. I make them from spare allan wrenches. Once in place, a small crescent wrench helps turn out the old screw.

Replacing the spring will be the easiest portion or returning the old pistol to use. Those were chambered for the 41 Rimfire round and those are fairly scarce on the ground. Once in a while a special run is made but not often. And when they are made the retail price is usually high. And suprisingly enough, the price is higher after the intial run is sold! Fellows buy them and then resell them at a profit. I know, shocking but it happens.

Best of luck, those Remingtons can be a lot of fun.

 

[TheRodDoc]

A tig welder is the best and sure way to remove any stuck, broke off or ruined screw or bolt. Every Time. The pinpoint heat from welding on it expands the screw and then when cool it contracts again which frees the frozen screw. Most people that tig weld know how to do it. If not let me know and I will try and explain.

Don't try drilling it out first though.