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Rex M Rugers #6621

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Well , after many years of tearing my 73 rifle down for cleaning , I finally lost that little steel ball or BB. Anybody have a hint what size it is or where one might find a replacement? I tried looking on Cimarron's site , but the diagrams there were way too crowded to see a part # or name.

Seems like someone years ago passed along that a certain shot size would work if one couldn't find the actual part.

Any help appreciated. Pointing out that I should have had a bag around the area to avoid the dumbass not helpful at this time.:lol:

Thanks , Rex :D

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If my memory serves me correctly Taylor’s has a parts drawing that is legible. 

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2 hours ago, Rex M Rugers #6621 said:

Well , after many years of tearing my 73 rifle down for cleaning , I finally lost that little steel ball or BB. Anybody have a hint what size it is or where one might find a replacement? I tried looking on Cimarron's site , but the diagrams there were way too crowded to see a part # or name.

Seems like someone years ago passed along that a certain shot size would work if one couldn't find the actual part.

Any help appreciated. Pointing out that I should have had a bag around the area to avoid the dumbass not helpful at this time.:lol:

Thanks , Rex :D

I did the same thing and ordered a 600 piece stainless steel precision ball set from Amazon. The 3.5mm ball worked and there are 60 of them in the set so I can lose it several more times. I don’t remember the price but it wasn’t bad and had free shipping with Prime and now I have plenty of stainless balls. The bigger ones would be fun in a slingshot!

 

Randy

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2 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Should be a standard 5/32" (.156) ball bearing you can get at ACE.  If that is too big for your rifle get a 9/64 (.140).

This.  Or you can just keep the dust cover off, the rifle will still work without it.  Just my .02 cents.

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Thanks to all who answered. Will be checking out the local hardware stores tomorrow.

I went ahead and put the rifle together anyway , I have plenty of time between shoots . I average about 4 shoots per year.

Thanks again, 

Rex :D

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I got several...and extra springs from VTI 

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14 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said:

If my memory serves me correctly Taylor’s has a parts drawing that is legible. 

Yes.

 

I just ordered 2 roll pins and a firing pin spring & extension.  Partly because I could see the parts and they had the matching numbers below with the part.

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Local shopping was a bust , Have 2 springs and 3 "spheres" headed in from VTI.

With my usual luck , I will probably find the original next time I go out to my little shop.:lol:

Rex :D

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Last time I lost one (and Ive lost many!), it turned up a week later stuck to a magnetized screwdriver on the workbench. Yes, it is a magnetic stainless steel  alloy-- at least mine was. 

 

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I called in my order for the parts on Wednesday, got them in mail today. TWO DAYS !!!!!

Almost unbelievable!

Thanks , VMI

Rex :D , who could have got by for at least a month.

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On 9/16/2024 at 11:21 PM, Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 said:

I did the same thing and ordered a 600 piece stainless steel precision ball set from Amazon. The 3.5mm ball worked and there are 60 of them in the set so I can lose it several more times. I don’t remember the price but it wasn’t bad and had free shipping with Prime and now I have plenty of stainless balls. The bigger ones would be fun in a slingshot!

 

Randy

My father’s company made swimming pool games. We used SS balls for weights in our dive ring game.  Seems like there was inventory shrinkage when my friends and I had wrist rockets.

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