S&W "proper" names for parts
by Hoot 
, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, November 07, 2025, 06:57 (60 days ago)
Just yesterday, I picked up a totally unplanned S&W 3rd Model Hand Ejector in .32-20. It is missing the spring-loaded bits that ride in the barrel lug to retain the ejector rod. I cruised through Numrich but, due to a lack of diagram and pictures, just got confused as to exactly which parts I need. What are these parts called in S&W world? Also, if you have an idea where they might be sourced, I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
Call off the dogs!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, November 07, 2025, 07:33 (60 days ago) @ Hoot
Mystery solved. Coffee kicked in and it occurred to me to look at a different model with a diagram to pick up the part names. It's a "locking bolt" along with spring and pin. Numrich did not have all of the parts but Jack First did! Hopefully, in installation will be without issue.
Thank God for coffee!
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Thank God for coffee!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, November 07, 2025, 08:48 (60 days ago) @ JimT
Amen, Amen, Amen
Installation went without a hitch.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 19:49 (56 days ago) @ Hoot
I half expected to shoot the locking bolt and spring across the room but managed to retain it. The cross pin was a bit fiddly but finally yielded to my efforts. The trigger pull is harder than expected but I haven't pulled the side plate to see if there's 100+ years of gunk hiding in the nooks. It's complete now and I'll probably take it up north to the cabin to see if it goes bang.
Installation went without a hitch.
by Paul 
, Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 21:06 (55 days ago) @ Hoot
Glad it's all together. You might try running a stream of brake cleaner into the mechanism and see what flushes out and if it'll have an improved trigger pull. It's amazing what that'll do for old gunked up guns. I did that to my grandpa's old single shot 22 bolt gun. Hosed the bolt down well with brake cleaner and about 100 years of dirt, gunk, grit and such flowed, and flowed, and flowed - until it ran clear. That old rifle shot much better afterwards. Once I got the hang of the Kentucky windage necessary I was taking down the rams on the Hunter Silhouette range at Raton with it. Just place the projectile at the top of the skull and down they go! Need to get that old rifle out again and give it another go... but I digress. 