cmnash
.30 Stingray
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Post by cmnash on Nov 27, 2011 13:47:07 GMT -5
???I went for a midday still hunt with my Ruger Super Blackhawk today. As I entered some thick cover I bumped a couple of deer so I pull the gun from the holster with maybe a shot possible. I hear the gun rattle a bit and look to find the base pin is out! When I push the base pin in the base pin latch falls out. I find the latch screw and spring but the nut is lost! I unload the gun and drop my head in disbelief. I have had the latch nut loosen after extended shooting sessions and always give all the screws on the gun a once over before hunting season. Either I overlooked it or the nut loosened coming in and out of the holster. So check your base pin latches!
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Post by dale53 on Nov 27, 2011 16:04:31 GMT -5
If this is a problem with a particular gun, I think a judicious application of Loc-Tite would be my next move. That should truly solve the problem.
FWIW
Dale53
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Post by J Miller on Nov 28, 2011 10:04:33 GMT -5
I've never needed Loctite ... at least not yet. But I do have a custom made screwdriver that fits the nut side and I use it in conjunction with a second screwdriver on the other side and make sure the latch is screwed together tight. So far I've never had one unscrew itself.
Joe
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cmnash
.30 Stingray
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Post by cmnash on Nov 28, 2011 17:07:23 GMT -5
Just got off the phone with Ruger and they are mailing a replacement part free of charge. Good deal.
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Post by Frank V on Nov 29, 2011 19:06:57 GMT -5
I had that happen to me once with a Ruger Super Blackhawk, a 3 screw.
I lost the base pin latch in the brush. I rummaged through my P/U & came up with a roll of black electricians tape. I taped the base pin with several wraps around the bbl & it got me home.
Not ideal, but it worked for me for the rest of the day.
Frank
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