Cleaning my Uberti 1873 rifle and......

[Waco Jim]

Thought I'd remove the dust cover and when I did that little spring loaded ball bearing popped out and hit the floor....gone forever.  Numrich list the part at $10 and is out of stock.  Now this little steel ball measures 0.137, so I go to my favorite place for hard to find items, McMaster Carr.  Found a bag of 100 for $7.50 item #9528K228, which is about a years supply for me.

 

In case anyone is interested.

 

WJ

[John Barleycorn, SASS #76982]

Satan came up with detent balls and springs, to make me swear and loose my temper. 

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

ACE Hardware sells individual ball bearings.  Buy two.

[Hells Comin]

It's on the floor right next to the other parts u dropped and can't find. 

[Garrison Joe, SASS #60708]

Disassemble with the gun inside a cardboard box.   Parts which try to escape are normally caught and dropped to the bottom of the box.

The more valuable or necessary the gun, the more important to "box it"

 

good luck, GJ

[Cypress Sun]

5 hours ago, Waco Jim said:

Thought I'd remove the dust cover and when I did that little spring loaded ball bearing popped out and hit the floor....gone forever.  Numrich list the part at $10 and is out of stock.  Now this little steel ball measures 0.137, so I go to my favorite place for hard to find items, McMaster Carr.  Found a bag of 100 for $7.50 item #9528K228, which is about a years supply for me.

 

In case anyone is interested.

 

WJ

 

Wait...you clean your rifle 100 times a year?

[Rance - SASS # 54090]

When I clean my ‘73 

I remove that tiny screw that holds that front thingy on..

I remove the front thingy and then just slide the

dust cover back until that little ball pops into the screw hole..

I stop there and start cleaning with the dust cover holding

the ball and spring in place..

[Navy Davey]

Try a # 4 shot they come in bags of 25 pounds

[Waco Jim]

9 hours ago, Rance - SASS # 54090 said:

When I clean my ‘73 

I remove that tiny screw that holds that front thingy on..

I remove the front thingy and then just slide the

dust cover back until that little ball pops into the screw hole..

I stop there a start cleaning with the dust cover holding

the ball and spring in place..

Now why didn't I think of that!

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I must have lost mine off my 66 years ago 

[The Rainmaker, SASS #11631]

Ever try to reassemble the ladder sight for a Henry? Tiny springs and TWO ball bearings forced by a spring in opposite directions.

A challenge for an octopus to put together... yes, the "spheres" shot off into the great beyond SEVERAL times. AHHHHHHH!!!

[Eyesa Horg]

Do those things in a large clear plastic bag!

[Jack Spade]

First thing I do is remove the dust cover and the lever lock from a rifle.  Just two things that aren't needed for the rifle to function but can mess up a stage if something goes haywire with either one.  I put the pieces in a small ziplock bag and mark it with the rifle's serial number so if I ever want to sell it I can put them back on. 

[Kid Rich]

20 hours ago, Jack Spade said:

First thing I do is remove the dust cover and the lever lock from a rifle.  Just two things that aren't needed for the rifle to function but can mess up a stage if something goes haywire with either one.  I put the pieces in a small ziplock bag and mark it with the rifle's serial number so if I ever want to sell it I can put them back on. 

Ditto.

kR

[Rye Miles #13621]

When I clean my 73 I never take off the dust cover .

[Scarlett]

19 hours ago, Kid Rich said:

Ditto.

kR

Ditto!