Author Topic: Blarrghh. (Read 4272 times)

Mabs2 · « **on:** March 31, 2010, 05:59:00 PM »

I don't know if I ever mentioned it here, but I have a .22 Llama Especial whose recoil spring plug launched off into my room some time ago. Today I've been looking for it again.
I really don't think I'm ever going to find it.
I've tried the usual suspects but can't find one any where online.
I'm considering maybe getting one fabricated.
Any ideas?

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:00:36 PM »

Magnetic pickup thingy. Go over the floor, push it in behind all the cracks and crevices, furniture, etc.

Brad

Mabs2 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:07:21 PM »

Yea that's a good idea. I imagine it's gotten somehow between the carpet and the wall, under the molding.
I do know the general area it flew, and I just scoured it again, moving many things around. It could be caught up in one of the things I moved, but I don't think so.
It is rather elusive.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:21:23 PM »

You can get the "magnet on a stick" yard-picker-upper thingies at Home Depot pretty cheap.

Brad

Mabs2 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:22:13 PM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on March 31, 2010, 06:21:23 PM

You can get the magnetic "magnet on a stick" yard-picker-upper thingies at Home Depot pretty cheap.

Brad

Home Depot, eh? Nearest one of those is a few hour drive. Have to hope Ace has one.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:22:40 PM »

Should have.

*edit to add*

Long Handled Magnetic Pick Up Tool
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3224365&lmdn=Category&kw=magnet&searchId=47122211183

Brad

Mabs2 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:26:46 PM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on March 31, 2010, 06:22:40 PM

Should have.

*edit to add*

Long Handled Magnetic Pick Up Tool
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3224365&lmdn=Category&kw=magnet&searchId=47122211183

Brad

Word. I'll give it a look next time I'm in there.

sanglant · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2010, 07:02:25 PM »

one other place to look is right up next to a desk or other furniture that pushes into carpet, and if you have central heat/air in the vent.

edit: oh and on top of the molding on doors windows and on the window ledges

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2010, 07:03:20 PM »

Sorry, currently sold out, otherwise it would have been a nine dollar part.

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=946290&catid=3114

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2010, 08:36:23 PM »

home brew electro magnet FTW

French G. · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2010, 08:40:53 PM »

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=946280&catid=3114 There's the plug, even cheaper, but it too is sold out. What does the plug look like? Use a shell casing from something, in 1911s an expended .45 shell makes a dandy recoil spring plug replacement. Not sure if that was an accident or if John Browning really was a genius.

BlueStarLizzard · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2010, 08:44:48 PM »

you'll find it as soon as you don't need it anymore.

trust me

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:26:31 AM »

Quote from: French G. on March 31, 2010, 08:40:53 PM

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=946280&catid=3114 There's the plug, even cheaper, but it too is sold out. What does the plug look like? Use a shell casing from something, in 1911s an expended .45 shell makes a dandy recoil spring plug replacement. Not sure if that was an accident or if John Browning really was a genius.

Blah, sorry, totally missed that you said recoil spring plug. But yeah, that website is good for getting obscure firearm parts.

French G. · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:28:30 AM »

I've tried Numrich before also, problem is they often don't list condition of their parts. So I found my grip screw only to find that someone had found them well before me with the wrong size screwdriver.

Mabs2 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:18:52 AM »

I've tried Numrich, too, but they didn't have one listed at all any of the times.
It's a bit different from a 1911 plug, instead of going around the spring it goes into it slightly.
Side profile would look like this.
_________
__| |__
|__ __|
| |
|________| With this lower part going into the spring slightly.
I've considered carving one out of wood or finding something similar, but no such opportunities have presented themselves.

Silver Bullet · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:45:07 AM »

I had a spring from a .22 Colt that sprang off in my living room 15 years ago. It took me a week to find it, and all I had in my living room was a tv and a recliner.

Turned out it was caught in the drapes somehow, and took a week to drop to the carpet.

Mabs2 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2010, 11:30:48 AM »

Well, the area that it flew to is sort of the corner of the room where I just "put stuff" I want out of the way. So it's pretty much lost unless the magnet thing finds it.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:57:32 PM »

One long boring weekend mid-watch while standing torpedo room armed guard I launched recoil spring plug from my 1911 into the torpedo room bilge while I was doing field strip drills. Oops.
Lucky for me the oncoming duty Torpedoman was a good friend and also the small arms petty officer so he was able to find me a replacement.

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:10:24 PM »

Quote from: RoadKingLarry on April 01, 2010, 12:57:32 PM

One long boring weekend mid-watch while standing torpedo room armed guard I launched recoil spring plug from my 1911 into the torpedo room bilge while I was doing field strip drills. Oops.
Lucky for me the oncoming duty Torpedoman was a good friend and also the small arms petty officer so he was able to find me a replacement.

Hopefully you were armed with more than said 1911...

Tuco · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:33:35 PM »

Forgive me if this is so obvious to you all... It works best on tile, wood, linoleum. Also works on carpet, not so good on deep shag.

Get a flashlight, or better yet a worklight or lamp, down to floor level.
Lay down with my ear on the floor. Move around and look from various points.

Everything looks huge, and casts long shadows.

Best of luck.

Mabs2 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 01, 2010, 02:57:16 PM »

Quote from: Tuco on April 01, 2010, 01:33:35 PM

Forgive me if this is so obvious to you all... It works best on tile, wood, linoleum. Also works on carpet, not so good on deep shag.

Get a flashlight, or better yet a worklight or lamp, down to floor level.
Lay down with my ear on the floor. Move around and look from various points.

Everything looks huge, and casts long shadows.

Best of luck.

That's actually the main problem. It's not exactly shag carpet but it's still very long than most modern carpets. Plus, being in a corner, it wont have much room to cast shadow anyway. =\

Mabs2 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2010, 08:00:23 PM »

Now I've lost the 25 gram mass for my powder scale.
My brain sucks.

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:24:34 PM »

Get a cat. It will find it.

PTK · « **Reply #23 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:29:47 PM »

Quote from: Mabs on April 02, 2010, 08:00:23 PM

Now I've lost the 25 gram mass for my powder scale.
My brain sucks.

Is it RCBS? They replaced mine for free.

sanglant · « **Reply #24 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:46:49 PM »

Quote from: wmenorr67 on April 02, 2010, 09:24:34 PM

Get a cat. It will find it.

yeah, but then your saturday becomes a day sitting around with rubber gloves and a pair of tongs.

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