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What the Hell is this?
Doc
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At the range today I was shooting a pair of Ruger #1s. One was an A1 in .243 and the other was a .458 Tropical. When I was nearly done shooting the second gun (the 458) I noticed this pin laying on the towel I used to cover the bench. It must have come from something I was using but I can't figure out where it came from.
I looked at an exploded parts view for the #1 and there are several pins but nothing appeared missing from either rifle (as best I could tell by an external examination) and they both continued to function perfectly.
Anyone familiar with the #1 recognize this pin? Are there any such pins used in the action that could simply fall out on the bench?
I looked at an exploded parts view for the #1 and there are several pins but nothing appeared missing from either rifle (as best I could tell by an external examination) and they both continued to function perfectly.
Anyone familiar with the #1 recognize this pin? Are there any such pins used in the action that could simply fall out on the bench?
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I just pulled the forearm off a #1 here in the shop and that pin is just 1" long. How on earth it would come out of position and a firearm would continue to function is beyond me and I will bet it did not come from your rifle unless you removed the forearm.
RJSnow
It occurred to me that I was using a spotting scope on a tripod today and perhaps this pin came from it? Might be from a hinge on one of the legs, maybe? I didn't notice anything wrong with the scope as I packed it up but I'll go give it a closer look and see if this pin may have fallen from it.
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On that schematic you have; are there not roll pins in the front of the mechanism? I can't tell from my crappy exploded view, but they might be rolls and might not. Sorry to not be of much help, but this kind of junk shows up for me all the time seemingly. I have a nice collection of mystery screws and sight sliders and scope caps etc. No idea where ANY of them came from and what they are for...just sorta showed up!
I'll compare it to a decapping pin tomorrow but that may be what it is.
I'll let you know.
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