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Guns and more · September 15th, 2009, 12:00 PM

The spring will be in plain sight once the new ones arrive. You'll wonder why you didn't see it before.

Rob P. · September 15th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Thanks for the solidarity. Randomly oscillating black holes that small parts fall into suck. I realized last night that the spring might have gotten inside the frame and gotten stuck in the internal components. So, this means I have to disassemble the whole thing again just to see if it's stuck behind the trigger drawbar under the hammer or something.

I have an appointment with the firearms instructor tomorrow morning to qualify with my Ruger to add it to my permit. I'm going to the range tonite to run a few rounds through it to be sure that the new 'reduced power' hammer spring from Wolff works reliably. Should the lightweight spring not function reliably I'll be taking the other 2 springs (#11 & #12 lb springs) from the spring kit as well so that the Ruger is in the best fighting shape she can be.

Good thing I finished the homemade holster for it yesterday. Maybe I'll take a few pics of it (if you guys are nice to me) and post them. We'll have to see about that because I am in no shape to do that right now.

JJVP · September 15th, 2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob P.

I can't carry the Ruger yet because it's not on my permit.
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Does that mean that you have to list any gun you are going to carry in your permit? What happens when you get a new gun, do you have to update your permit and get a new one with the "right" gun listed?

larefugee · September 15th, 2009, 06:00 PM

I once dropped a quarter onto a shag carpet and immediately looked down but I could not find it! On the other hand, I once took apart a laptop computer and when I put it back together I magically had extra screws. Funny that!

retsupt99 · September 15th, 2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bark'n

I have a little round parts tray which is magnetic so screws and springs and small items like that stay put in the dish. If the items aren't magnetic it doesn't work, but small parts still get kept there.

Good luck, and I hope the correct springs arrive in time. It sucks having a permit which must list which guns you will carry! Thank the lord Missouri didn't do that.

GREAT idea...I had never thought of that...

jhh3rd · September 15th, 2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Guns and more

The spring will be in plain sight once the new ones arrive. You'll wonder why you didn't see it before.

YOU are a prophet. Happens to me all the time. I would lose or misplace something in my basement and I would tell our resident ghost in a loud voice " I sure wish I could find my (whatever)" and I would return a day or two later and bam! there it was.

obxned · September 15th, 2009, 10:53 PM

If you've never lost a small part detail cleaning your guns, then you probably own a bunch of dirty guns.

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September 15th, 2009, 12:00 PM	#21
Guns and more Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fl Posts: 833	The spring will be in plain sight once the new ones arrive. You'll wonder why you didn't see it before.

September 15th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#22
Rob P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the sticks Posts: 393	Thanks for the solidarity. Randomly oscillating black holes that small parts fall into suck. I realized last night that the spring might have gotten inside the frame and gotten stuck in the internal components. So, this means I have to disassemble the whole thing again just to see if it's stuck behind the trigger drawbar under the hammer or something. I have an appointment with the firearms instructor tomorrow morning to qualify with my Ruger to add it to my permit. I'm going to the range tonite to run a few rounds through it to be sure that the new 'reduced power' hammer spring from Wolff works reliably. Should the lightweight spring not function reliably I'll be taking the other 2 springs (#11 & #12 lb springs) from the spring kit as well so that the Ruger is in the best fighting shape she can be. Good thing I finished the homemade holster for it yesterday. Maybe I'll take a few pics of it (if you guys are nice to me) and post them. We'll have to see about that because I am in no shape to do that right now.

September 15th, 2009, 06:00 PM	#24
larefugee Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 220	I once dropped a quarter onto a shag carpet and immediately looked down but I could not find it! On the other hand, I once took apart a laptop computer and when I put it back together I magically had extra screws. Funny that!