Ejector rod housing

[jpsmith1]

The ejector rod housing on my Ruger Bisley shoots loose.  I tighten it up after every single shooting session, but it still comes loose.  Am I not tightening it enough or should I put some threadlocker on it.  I have no real customization plans for the gun, I just want a dead reliable gun and don't want to loose parts.

[jason280]

Remove the screw and ejctor rod housing, and clean the threads very well on both the screw and in the barrel.  Spray both with any degreaser you have, or use alcohol in a pinch.  Add a little blue Loc-Tite to the screw, and you shouldn't have anymore problems.

[Flash]

If you happen to have another Ruger single action, switch screws and see if it still comes loose. Sometimes, the raw stock being fed into screw machines can have a few undersized rejects but they'll still get threaded.

[Lloyd Smale]

when im shooting heavy loads in a stock ruger i keep a screwdriver on the bench and every couple cylinders full i check every screw on the gun. Locktite helps but it makes dissasembly more difficult. I guarantee you that if its comming loose and you dont keep up with it its just a matter of time before you shear the screw and the parts go flying. Been there done that too many times.

[jpsmith1]

Is there a reason that I should be disassembling the gun on a regualr basis?  If not, I'm looking into a drop of light duty loctite.

[Steve P]

Go to your auto parts store and get a tube of locktite 222.  It is purple.  It is light duty and should be all that you need.  Clean the barrel and screw as described above and put on the 222.  Let it sit overnight and your worries should be over.  I have ONE Ruger single action that works screws loose.  My 10" 44 SBH.  Stout 300 grain loads will gradually work screws loose after about a box (100 rounds) of ammo.   I am usually in pain by then anyway.  I have blown the ejector housing off and had to have Ruger repair it.  Since then a little 222 on any loose screw after about 100 rounds and I am good.  All the other guns have been fine since the intial application.

Steve   

[44 Man]

Remember back in the '70s when Ruger advertised that they used 'nylock' screws on their guns.  Whoa, I'm really dating myself with that one!  Those screws had a little plug of nylon embedded in the threads to keep the screws from working loose.  Anyway, somewhere along the line, Ruger got away from that.  However I just tore down my 'New Vaquero' last week and found to my surprise, Nylock screws holding the grip frame on!  That is definately an improvement.  44 Man 

[Prof. Fuller Bullspit]

The purple loctite is often not quite enough. I would go with the blue.

You want to get this solved before recoil and a loose screw team up to mess up the threads.

[jpsmith1]

Too late.  I pulled the housing off last night and found that the screw threads are already dinged pretty well.  I think a call to Ruger is in order.  And maybe some loctite.

[Steve P]

The purple loctite is often not quite enough. I would go with the blue.

You want to get this solved before recoil and a loose screw team up to mess up the threads.

I have to agree, and in my prior post do.  The 222 purple is really not enough for my 44.  Others with stout loads can confirm.  However, when using the blue, sometimes is locks too hard and you have to heat the screw to melt the locktite.  Heating the steel screw in an aluminum ejector housing can create havoc with a nice finish.  You may never need to find out, and it may not happen with your gun, but the possibility should be mentioned.

Steve