I noticed that my extractor rod was loose and I screwed the rod back into the extractor and the range, and thought nothing of it.
Tonight, as I was gathering guns for a range run I noticed that the extractor was lose again.
When I went to screw it in it would not do so.
The extractor rod (part #1 from the Numrich site) seems to have bad male threads.
I don't know if the female threads in the extractor itself (part #9) are compromised and bad also.
I could order the parts: $10 and $40 respectively, but I was hoping there might be a local place that would have a parts bin for Smith revolvers.
I especially need to find out if the female threads on the extractor itself are OK or not so I don't waste money needlessly.
Below are pics and if you have any suggestions I would appreciate it.
You can see here where the rod needs screwed in more to be able to shut the cylinder.
You can see the rod ready to be screwed into the extractor with the center pin and spring in place and the bad threads.
Center pin and spring in extrator with rod ready to go over pin and then into extractor and see the bad threads.
rod into extractor (but won't screw in) with center pin not inside both pieces.
pic of gun when assembled and it seemed fine, but when I took out the cylinder (which was resistant due to the drag that had developed b/c the threads must have "popped" loose: my theory.
(The dark barrel is b/c of bad light/shading)
Tonight, as I was gathering guns for a range run I noticed that the extractor was lose again.
When I went to screw it in it would not do so.
The extractor rod (part #1 from the Numrich site) seems to have bad male threads.
I don't know if the female threads in the extractor itself (part #9) are compromised and bad also.
I could order the parts: $10 and $40 respectively, but I was hoping there might be a local place that would have a parts bin for Smith revolvers.
I especially need to find out if the female threads on the extractor itself are OK or not so I don't waste money needlessly.
Below are pics and if you have any suggestions I would appreciate it.
You can see here where the rod needs screwed in more to be able to shut the cylinder.
You can see the rod ready to be screwed into the extractor with the center pin and spring in place and the bad threads.
Center pin and spring in extrator with rod ready to go over pin and then into extractor and see the bad threads.
rod into extractor (but won't screw in) with center pin not inside both pieces.
pic of gun when assembled and it seemed fine, but when I took out the cylinder (which was resistant due to the drag that had developed b/c the threads must have "popped" loose: my theory.
(The dark barrel is b/c of bad light/shading)
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