Ugh! This is the second time this has happened to me in the last year.
I was upgrading the trigger in a new SIG P320 X-Five with the Grayguns Competition Kit, and when I got to the very end (last step), a small spring cap was not in the parts tray, or anywhere else to be found. I was on my hands and knees with a flashlight for 30 minutes looking in every nook and cranny for the danged thing, and never did find it. Nothing went flying that I remember, it just wasn't there when it came time to reassemble.
This happened once before with a small spring cap for a S&W Victory .22 pistol that I was doing a trigger job on, but that time, it slipped and the spring and cap went flying, I found the spring but not the cap. This time however, Murphy came by and took it out of the parts tray when I wasn't looking.
Dang.
Ordered a new one, costs $10.50 to get the cap, spring and slide lockup lever (I just need the cap), and then $6.50 for shipping. Probably won't get here for another year or two, or at least it feels that way.
Does this happen to anyone else? I learned with the S&W to install the tiny spring and cap inside of a large Ziplock bag to catch it in case of a SPROING! All of my parts go into a small magnetic tray to hold them, but this cap was some sort of plastic, so the magnet did not hold it.
My gun room is the same room I use for reloading, so it has a ton of stuff in it. Not easy to find small wayward pieces.
I need to find a way to cover the bottom shelves with doors or something to prevent thing from rolling under the bench behind all the ammo cans, that would help.
Any other strategies??? I am thinking a small plastic baggie to hold small parts, and then put the baggie in the magnetic tray...
Now I am stuck with a non-functional gun that has a brand new trigger job that I am dying to try out, and the weather outside is 58 degrees and perfect for shooting! I am not a happy camper! I guess I will have to shoot another gun today.
I was upgrading the trigger in a new SIG P320 X-Five with the Grayguns Competition Kit, and when I got to the very end (last step), a small spring cap was not in the parts tray, or anywhere else to be found. I was on my hands and knees with a flashlight for 30 minutes looking in every nook and cranny for the danged thing, and never did find it. Nothing went flying that I remember, it just wasn't there when it came time to reassemble.
This happened once before with a small spring cap for a S&W Victory .22 pistol that I was doing a trigger job on, but that time, it slipped and the spring and cap went flying, I found the spring but not the cap. This time however, Murphy came by and took it out of the parts tray when I wasn't looking.
Dang.
Ordered a new one, costs $10.50 to get the cap, spring and slide lockup lever (I just need the cap), and then $6.50 for shipping. Probably won't get here for another year or two, or at least it feels that way.
Does this happen to anyone else? I learned with the S&W to install the tiny spring and cap inside of a large Ziplock bag to catch it in case of a SPROING! All of my parts go into a small magnetic tray to hold them, but this cap was some sort of plastic, so the magnet did not hold it.
My gun room is the same room I use for reloading, so it has a ton of stuff in it. Not easy to find small wayward pieces.
I need to find a way to cover the bottom shelves with doors or something to prevent thing from rolling under the bench behind all the ammo cans, that would help.
Any other strategies??? I am thinking a small plastic baggie to hold small parts, and then put the baggie in the magnetic tray...
Now I am stuck with a non-functional gun that has a brand new trigger job that I am dying to try out, and the weather outside is 58 degrees and perfect for shooting! I am not a happy camper! I guess I will have to shoot another gun today.