Waco Jim Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 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 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Satan came up with detent balls and springs, to make me swear and loose my temper. Edited May 9 by John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 ACE Hardware sells individual ball bearings. Buy two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 It's on the floor right next to the other parts u dropped and can't find. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 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? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 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.. Edited May 11 by Rance - SASS # 54090 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Davey Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Try a # 4 shot they come in bags of 25 pounds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Jim Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I must have lost mine off my 66 years ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 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!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Do those things in a large clear plastic bag! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 When I clean my 73 I never take off the dust cover . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 19 hours ago, Kid Rich said: Ditto. kR Ditto! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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