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"Delrin" blue on Smith & Wesson
- Thread starter gyvel
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Delrin is a form of plastic, isn't it?
Depending upon the circumstances I would think it was short for 'blued metal with delrin-material grips'. The only time I've ever seen it mentioned as being an integral part of a firearm was an early concept "Air Marshal" concept in the early 70's with a non-reloadable delrin cylinder intended to prevent the revolver from being converted to offensive use by hijackers.
Depending upon the circumstances I would think it was short for 'blued metal with delrin-material grips'. The only time I've ever seen it mentioned as being an integral part of a firearm was an early concept "Air Marshal" concept in the early 70's with a non-reloadable delrin cylinder intended to prevent the revolver from being converted to offensive use by hijackers.
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Its a plastic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyoxymethylene . How are you going to use it on a revolver? Is it to fill in the safty lock hole?
By "300 series" revolvers I can only guess that he's referring to models with three-digit model numbers beginning with 3. If such is the case, then all such models have scandium-alloy frames. All such revolvers have what S&W describes as a "matte black" finish which most certainly isn't blued (I doubt that scandium alloy can be blued like carbon steel can). My best guess is that the plug you're looking at is made of delrin and colored to match the matte black finish of scandium-frame S&W revolvers, I highly doubt that it would match your gloss blue finish.
If you intend to remove the internal lock, you could simply remove the lock "flag" and leave the other components in place. This would disable the feature of the lock without leaving the hole which necessitates a plug.
If you intend to remove the internal lock, you could simply remove the lock "flag" and leave the other components in place. This would disable the feature of the lock without leaving the hole which necessitates a plug.
After I looked at the mechanism, it was apparent that it could be easily defeated, but I would still like to plug the hole. The guy in WVA that's making plugs only offers them in stainless (brushed and bright) and "Delrin Black finish." I asked him if he made one in gloss blue, and his answer was to "wax the plug" to make it shiny.
The plug itself isn't a complicated thing, but he has a unique way of securing it from the inside with a grasshopper clip.
The other fly in the ointment is the slot cut next to the hammer where the flag protrudes. It's another opening to allow dirt into the action.
Overall, I have to say that their ILS wasn't very well thought out.
The plug itself isn't a complicated thing, but he has a unique way of securing it from the inside with a grasshopper clip.
The other fly in the ointment is the slot cut next to the hammer where the flag protrudes. It's another opening to allow dirt into the action.
Overall, I have to say that their ILS wasn't very well thought out.
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bedbugbilly
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Delrin is a polymer - a formaldehyde based polymer. I used to shoot a lot of it in injections molding machines back in the early 70's - used for small parts and is very durable. Overheat it and it more or less "evaporates" into a formaldehyde smelling gas that will drive you right out of a plant building. (I was a supervisor in an injection molding plant and if the press operator "slacked off" and didn't keep up with the cycle of the injection molding press, the barrel of the machine would quickly overheat the material. t would imagine the "plugs" are injection molded into their shape and in colors to match/blend with the frame of the revolver?
t would imagine the "plugs" are injection molded into their shape and in colors to match/blend with the frame of the revolver?
You know, that's a good question. I need to contact him again and ask what his plugs are made of. I assumed they were steel.