Traditions Ramrod questions

[Paulj]

Thanks for all the replies. It is very informative and I quickly found my mistake and put the spring back into the screw.
What I want to do now is pin it as I don't want to have to worry about this in the future, I like working on projects, AND I like a challenge. So my question now do I really need to drill a hole all the way through from one side to the other to insert a brass pin or can I just drill through one side and halfway into the stock on the other inside of the stock so I would only have 1 hole showing?
Thanks again.

 

[SDSmlf]

Thanks for all the replies. It is very informative and I quickly found my mistake and put the spring back into the screw.
What I want to do now is pin it as I don't want to have to worry about this in the future, I like working on projects, AND I like a challenge. So my question now do I really need to drill a hole all the way through from one side to the other to insert a brass pin or can I just drill through one side and halfway into the stock on the other inside of the stock so I would only have 1 hole showing?
Thanks again.

I would drill the hole all the way through the stock, otherwise you have a blind hole and no easy way to remove the pin if you ever want or need to (say the spring breaks and needs replacing). And as far as pins in stocks, they are very traditional, holding things like trigger guards, ramrod pipes and the barrel to the stock.

It has been a while since I pinned one of these springs on a CVA/Traditions, but I’m pretty sure I used a piece of a 16-penny nail for the pin. It was about the same diameter as the lock screw, which I remember being a little less than 4mm diameter. Carefully drill the hole so as not to create any splinters and chamfer the pin on both ends after you cut it at least .020” shorter than the width of the stock wood so both ends of the pin are just below the surface of the wood when it’s installed.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Another fine production gun story.

Buy 3rd world, repair a lot.

 

[Paulj]

My Traditions needed no repair and works flawlessly. It was my inexperience that caused the problem and my modification is strictly something I want to do for the fun of it, not needed to do.

 

[deermanok]

Sometimes that spring will hang up on the brass ramrod tip. It's easy enough to take a little bend out of the spring.
Just make sure the arc of the spring is facing up.

 

[SDSmlf]

Another fine production gun story.

Buy 3rd world, repair a lot.

That helps the OP. What current non ‘3rd world’ production gun manufacturers do you recommend?

 

[deermanok]

Also a great way to welcome a new member.