870 wingmaster detent & spring? - The Firearms Forum

rugerman · 10-17-2004, 09:13 PM

I have a 870 wingmaster 12ga that I bought in the 70's that has a missing magazine cap detent and spring. I got the parts from remington and my queston is do I really need a special staking tool or can I just use a punch and hammer to stake the parts in place. Thanks rugerman

CountryGunsmith · 10-17-2004, 10:25 PM

The correct tool actually swages a ring around the circumference of the hole for the detent.

A good, sharp prick punch could be used as long as it is swaged at several points along the circumference. A much more difficult process than using the correct tool.

rugerman · 10-18-2004, 09:30 PM

Thanks for the reply. rugerman

10-17-2004, 09:13 PM	#1
rugerman Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	870 wingmaster detent & spring? I have a 870 wingmaster 12ga that I bought in the 70's that has a missing magazine cap detent and spring. I got the parts from remington and my queston is do I really need a special staking tool or can I just use a punch and hammer to stake the parts in place. Thanks rugerman -->

10-17-2004, 10:25 PM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	Re: 870 wingmaster detent & spring? The correct tool actually swages a ring around the circumference of the hole for the detent. A good, sharp prick punch could be used as long as it is swaged at several points along the circumference. A much more difficult process than using the correct tool. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

10-18-2004, 09:30 PM	#3
rugerman Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	Re: 870 wingmaster detent & spring? Thanks for the reply. rugerman