John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Dust cover detent ball went flying into another demention. Anyone have a cheap replacement idea that works? Like a BB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Just leave the dust cover off! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) You can buy assorted stainless steel balls in a kit from Amazon. They sell both SAE and Metric. Edited August 17 by Sedalia Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Has anyone ever NOT done that? You'll find it...right after replacement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 ACE has individual balls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 10 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: ACE has individual balls I'm going to behave...so tempted....but...behaving. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 "BALLS" said the queen, For I have none. Had I but two, I'd be KING and twouldn't that be FUN. Just couldn't help myself. No, but I could use a '73 Right Side Side Plate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beartrap SASS#57175 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 When you find them buy a half dozen, they're cheap and It'll happen again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 JB The ball mikes out at ,137 (3,5 mm) Although I think an 1/8 would work. GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 8 hours ago, Hoss said: Just leave the dust cover off! Thats what I did! Hugs! Scarlett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 8 hours ago, Hoss said: Just leave the dust cover off! 4 minutes ago, Scarlett said: Thats what I did! Hugs! Scarlett Mr. Barleycorn is in the business of selling firearms. I'll just bet that he doesn't want to sell an incomplete gun. I was cleaning my '73 in the garage and the indent ball flew out. I heard it hit the drywall ceiling and bounce once off the concrete floor. I looked for that damn thing for an hour. Near the end of the hour, I was letting a few swear words out (okay, more than a few), kind of loud. My gal came out to see what I was cussing about, so I told her about the little ball that was 1/2 the size of a BB. She looked down, bent over, picked something up and said "You mean this?" You guessed it, it was the ball...she had found it in less than 30 seconds. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 My wife did something similar with a spring in shag carpet just before or just after we were married 40 odd years ago, a magnetic personality! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Graybeard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I have heard of people using a piece of steel shot...but I can't remember what size 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 steel shot #3 is .140 or #4 is .130 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cahawbakid Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I just lost mine, you can order about 25 pieces off Amazon about 6 bucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 My detent ball is back from its journey into space and time. It decided to reappear in a box of parts on a side table that I searched at least twice. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Creek Kid Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I just used a piece of hardened shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I used some 7 1/2 shot. Worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordyce Beals Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Question: Is deleting the dust cover an external modification or did I miss the exemption? Fordyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purly SASS # 57438 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 For about $10 you can get a 3.5 mm stainless ball and have enough for 499 of your friends. Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine 20515 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 On 8/17/2023 at 6:50 PM, Cypress Sun said: Mr. Barleycorn is in the business of selling firearms. I'll just bet that he doesn't want to sell an incomplete gun. I was cleaning my '73 in the garage and the indent ball flew out. I heard it hit the drywall ceiling and bounce once off the concrete floor. I looked for that damn thing for an hour. Near the end of the hour, I was letting a few swear words out (okay, more than a few), kind of loud. My gal came out to see what I was cussing about, so I told her about the little ball that was 1/2 the size of a BB. She looked down, bent over, picked something up and said "You mean this?" You guessed it, it was the ball...she had found it in less than 30 seconds. You ain't ever gonna hear the end of that one lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 31 minutes ago, Moonshine 20515 said: You ain't ever gonna hear the end of that one lol It’s actually the wife’s and she doesn’t like missing parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 When all else fails: VTI: Item 284 CodeUB:240284 Description Uberti Powder Cover Sphere (1873 LA, 1876)Check Stock Price US$2.20 Quantity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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