Last week while shooting with DamnJamBlues I noticed a push rod that held the rear sights was coming loose.  We tapped it back in with the head of a screwdriver.  I decided to finally clean my gun after shooting another 150 rounds or so though it (in addition to some 200 over the prior 2 weeks) when I noticed the below.  A loose screw under the extractor button (or whatever that button is called).  I was able to simply tighten it back up with a screwdriver.

 

Is this normal after firing a lot of rounds with a new revolver .....or am I just lucky?  

 

 

 

 

Loc-tite is your friend on revolvers. Use the blue stuff.

 

 

Ruger ? Back when I had my gp100 I had pins working themselves out all the time, maybe just common with them.

 

Anything that works it's way out apply a dab of lock tite

Thanks Alec...will have to pick some up.  What if I need to disassemble the revolver at some point?  Will I still be able to do so?

Blue, yes, no problem.

Thanks Alec...will have to pick some up. What if I need to disassemble the revolver at some point? Will I still be able to do so?

Yes, you can still break the screw loose with blue loctite.

 

If you ever need to break loose something that has red loctite you'll need to apply heat first

Never had this issue with any S&W

*flame suit on*

Never had this issue with any S&W

 

*flame suit on*

 

No flame from me Glenn, as I own several Smith and Wesson revolvers that are older than YOU ARE, and they've never seen any work /concern.  Just used a couple 30+ year-old ones for Women's Day at the Range.  Almost another 500 rounds through each and not a burp........so I'll put my flame suit on as well, lol!

 

I want to try your .500 again with my weak hand.  Brewskis on me after!

 

Dave

OK, you just know I have to chime in here. First, on most screws, found on a revolver, I'd use purple Loc-tite, not blue (and never red). If it was something that I would most likely never disassemble, then maybe blue - but still prefer purple.

 

Dave, I can't believe that you have never had any issues. I've had strain screws back-off, crane screws come out to the point where I went to reload (at a match) and couldn't figure out why I couldn't close the cylinder, until I looked down and realized that the crane was falling out of the frame.

 

OP: Purple, not blue - you can even let a little leach in around the solid pin for you rear sight and that will keep it from walking out.

 

Alec is certainly correct - Loc-tite is your friend.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Bob,

 

I guess I'm just ABNORMAL, lol!  Or maybe it's just how I turn the cylinder when I clean them, as I always (out of force of habit) turn the ejection rod as if to tighten when rotating my cylinders?

 

Or just dumb luck?  Either way, the Wife says I'm ABNORMAL, so I "roll with that", lol!

 

Dave