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Kirk Fitzgerald

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April 19, 2020 - 11:43 pm

Picked up a nice little Model 1873 SRC. In the process of getting ready to dissemble it the sling ring pulled out. Is this common? What is the fix? My first SRC.

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April 19, 2020 - 11:48 pm

Kirk,

So the staple pulled out of the receiver?

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April 20, 2020 - 12:16 am

Kirk Fitzgerald said
What is the fix?

EPOXY!

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April 20, 2020 - 2:31 am

Kirk. You may as well do it properly. Take the bottom tang out, put the staple back in place, hold staple firmly in against receiver. Now put the end of a 1/4″ punch against the forward leg of the staple and bump forward. Only one leg of staple needs doing. Staple should extend through through frame by about 1/16″ You could put some Locktite on it but not needed. Cheers Eric

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April 20, 2020 - 4:51 pm

Thanks all,

Yes the staple came out. I am going to dissemble the gun today to clean it. So I am going to try Eric’s punch fix as I think I understand the mechanics of the solution.

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Kirk