hey all i need help im lookin for a chamber pin
hey all hows it going im lookin for a chamber pin for a .38 spl miami fl stander cal older plesese help me if u can i got pics email me at trickster@cox.net and ill send u them plesse help me if u know where to find parts i looked all over and cant find them thanks alot
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Trickster: You'd better send Me some Photos ....as I hav'nt a clue as to what You're talking about! Maybe we can clear up the Mystery about what it is that You are in search of...?
By the way...Welcome to the Ask the Experts Forum and the gunbroker.com Family......
Captain Kirk, Tech Staff0 -
heres the pics im lookin for pin so my chamber wont keep fallin out i just need that little pin keep it in place and make it so i can load it too thanks0 -
It would appear that You are in need of more than a Cylinder Pin......You need the Crane, and Extractor and Spring...My advice to You is to take it to a Gunsmith, because there's more to putting this revolver together than You might realize..and I'm not even sure what make of revolver this is...The photos are not sharp enough to show detail.........
Captain Kirk, Tech Staff0 -
Looks to me like you are looking for the center pin that stick in the hole under the barrel into the center of the cylinder. If that is right, it would help to call it the center pin. Chamber pin is not a thing that gun folks recognize. Most any gunsmith could easily make a center pin. Cost might be more than the value of the gun. Hope this helps. 0 -
ok well there not that much for gunsmiths in kansas so im waitin for gun show this mo to see if i cant get it fixed
as for as things go i dont know much about handguns as far the parts and things im trying to learn thats why i asked on here is there anywhere iu can look up info on my gun with the seral numbers on it
cuz i was told it was an old .38 miami fla spl police gun from the person i got it from0 -
Capt. Kirk, I don't think that model has a crane. From what I can see in the pics, the cyl. pin is pulled to load/unload the gun. The pin is probably used to push the empties out too. Looks to be a cheap import.
Trickster, go to www.e-gunparts.com and see if they have a schematic for your pistol, probably the best place to find the parts you need too. I wouldn't shoot +P loads in that gun either, they weren't designed for it.
"Aim small...Miss small"0 -
TRAP: The photos don't show the Front of the Frame clear enough for Me to be sure if there is or was a Crane or not...I wondered about the Pin situation and came to the conclusion that it would be better that He take this Piece to a Local Gunsmith for Evaluation and Repair before he Hurts Himself or someone else or both! The fact that none of us has a clear enough view of what He has leaves me with No choice but to say...Take it to a Gunsmith and be safe......Best.....Captain Kirk
Captain Kirk, Tech Staff0 -
kirk; appears to have a pin-release plunger similar to Colt S/A. (no crane) 0 -
Thats what I saw too, and Kirk, you are absolutely right about having a smith check it out 1st.
Trickster, can you give us a better picture of both sides and all markings on the barrel and frame? I think I know what you have, drawing a blank on the name at the moment, but I believe it was similar to a Rohm/RG and imported by a defunct company in Hileah, FL.
"Aim small...Miss small"0 -
hey small send me an im at smokedfo0 sometime when your on as far the markin on my gun`theres on bearel theres "stander" cal .38 spl F.I.E Miami FL. seral number and last thing it says is read owners manual before useing F.I.E Miami-FLA and only thing on chamber where oi load it if thats rigth name im not sure i think so there a W on it and thats it all i got is a webcam and the damn thing dont show the little writing on it or i would show yall beter pics ideas are always welcome because i dont know thanks alot all or im me at smokedfo0
i dont know if these are any better but heres a try0 -
Trapp55 has this pretty well nailed down. By Blue Book and guessing, I believe you have an F.I.E.Standard Revolver, imported 1989-1990 from West Germany, trademarked Arminius. FIE stands for
Florida Import and Export, filed bankruptcy in November 1990. All models discontiued. It also said SOME parts might be obtained thru
Heritage Manufacturing, Inc., Opa Locka, Florida or thru Gun Parts Corp. (www.e-gunparts.com), as Trapp55 said.
I think everyone here is trying to caution you on trying to fix this, even tho you seem only to be missing the cylinder pin. The reasons are that 1) You admit being somewhat unfamiliar with revolvers, 2)finding a pin for this is probably going to involve some luck,
3)Without being rude, these guns were as close to a Suicide Special
as possible, often being crude and sloppy and short lived (and being polite, no one here wants to hurt a first posters feelings), but we don't want to see anyone hurt and 4)finally depending on if there is any sentiment or other personal value(first gun, dad gave it, friend did, ect) you could easily match or excede the guns total worth.
100% $80, 98% $70, 95% $65, 90% $60, 80% $55. We all pretty much have had or associated with guns of this type. We all had the "education" that left a sour taste. FIE did have a few fair, reasonably priced guns that were good utility shooters. For the most part, this wasn't one of them. Cylinder gaps can widen on guns of this type and trigger, sear mechanisms can be short lived, espec. if you depend on this. Things have changed and there are a lot of better guns for a little more money.0 -
oh im going take it to gunsmith to have it checked but i was hopin find the part to bring it all to them as far my brother owned this and was givin to me to pay back a debt but i agree i just hoped i be able find part online cheeper or get lucky and check forums like theses sence theres always alot people that know there i dont if i can cuss on here i dont remeber there sh** thanks ps i only payed like 10 for this so im not to worryed if it cost me a little bit get it fixed thanks for the info i was wanting to know more abuot it i got the pappers but there still at my bothers house i just got go grab them im going check that gun parts place and i been asking around town to find a good gunsmith but this town there few and far between to find good one im also going take it to this gunshow coming up on 24 to see if i cant find someone there to see if they cant fix it and rebule it and make sure its tip top it only been without a pin for like maybe less then a year my bro lost it while he took it out in the woods with some frinds 0
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