Warden Callaway Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 When we dropped my Colt SAA 38WCF first generation of at Spring Creek Armory in Ten Sleeps Wyoming to get a complete makeover, I bought a clever little tool that Bill Fuchs had developed (and patented) to eject the stuck base pin. A couple of days ago I made a video of using it. https://springcreekarmory.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 That is true KISS OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 All the years I worked on CAS Single Actions, I never thought of that. PLUS ONE too Lump Lump. Then be sure to "dress" the pin so it doesn't stick again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Thanks Warden -- Just ordered one. --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 nifty little tool , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Reminds me of a home-made tool I read about long ago, and used but then forgot about. Take a BB or small bearing, stick between two thin strips of tape, position it over the rear of base pin and lower hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 These work too. And not as likely to lose it! https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/takedown-tools/double-end-base-pin-puller-sku080000367-22307-48283.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Hoss said: These work too. And not as likely to lose it! https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/takedown-tools/double-end-base-pin-puller-sku080000367-22307-48283.aspx bit rich for my blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: bit rich for my blood No doubt kind of spendy. But not bad considering the limited market for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I have one of those as well. I think the spring creek armory tool will work better to get the pin started out of the gun --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 We've met and visited with Bill a couple of times - once when we dropped off a second generation Colt SAA to have the hammer notches welded and recut (then fitted to the action) and again when we dropped off a first generation to have refinished. Between time, he's repaired a second hammer. We correspond between times. About the development of the base pin ejector tool, his comments were that it was an independent idea and went through some development phase - simple as it looks. He told of using it and launching the pin completely out of the gun. He told a story of one customer trying it early one morning and the pin ended up under the refrigerator. His wife come on the scene of her husband wearing only his underwear, on his knees and elbows, fishing something out from under the refrigerator. He had some explaining to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Sounds like me building my first AR. Now if I could just move those pesky cabinets...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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