Recently got a 2240 Carbine and with all the DETENT Ball..

[roix06]

Warnings.  Since I want to take it all apart and tinker with it.  I got to thinking and I decided to post this idea I have had.  
This may not be an original idea, but here you go:
Get one of those big ZipLoc Freezer Bags; put your 2240 (or other part loser) frame and tube assy  in it and zip it up;
Poke holes with your hex wrench or driver and remove the tube.  I'm prettysure the ball will be "in The Bag" now.  Tape up the holes you made with masking tape, or whatever, then remove your frame and tube.  Leave the Ball and Spring and any other small parts in there in there. I guarantee you won't forget where you stored them.

Roy
N. CA
Unknown Chinese Underlever .177cal; Unknown Chinese Youth-Sized Breakbarrel (w/Thumb release to disengage chisel latch on breech end .22 cal; Hammerli Titan w/Leapers 3-9x32 full-size MilDot Scope .177 cal.;
Hammerli Titan Custom built & Tuned by Gene_SC & CDT .177 cal.A very smooth shooter!!!; QB-57 2 pc Rifle in Hard Case w/Walther 4x32 Scope .177 cal.(markings on scope say "Hammerli"); 2 Gamo PT-80 Pistols.177 cal., one needs CO2 cartridge Tip Seal, 2nd one works great!!; Walther CP99 CO2 .177 cal. Pistol another Great Plinker; Walther CP88 CO2 Pistol .177cal. "Cream of the crop in my pistols collection"; Beeman P17/Marksman 2004 One-Pump Pneumatic.177 cal. Very accurate;Crosman 2240 Carbine w/ 17" .177 cal.barrel Built from the bottom up with spare parts by Mike N., 1/2" @ 20yds;Tech Force® S2-1X Air Pistol .177 cal. makes a good "Soft Mallet" if nothing else!!

[Big_Bill]

That's a great suggestion Roy !

The best that I have come up with, is laying the pistol on a clean white rag, cover it with another clean white rag with a small hole in it for the screwdriver to go through, then remove the grip screw. I like your idea, there is no where for those small OMG parts to go, and you can see what your doing !

Thanks for sharing your idea with us all !

Bill

[derekmcminn]

Make sure you poke enough holes or the gun won't be able to breathe.

You don't want your 2240 to run out of oxygen and suffocate.
Learn from someone who has been there, done that.

I still miss my old hamster.

[roix06]

Thanks Big Bill, like I said I don't know if the idea is original or not, but it do make sense.  And, of course you're welcome.  It's nice to be appreciated.  Thanks again for the compliment, I didn't think anyone would see it as a big deal.

For us people that get that sinking feeling in their gut and their jaw drops to the collarbone, while working on a 2240 or a toaster, when they hear that little *plink* across the room;  this is something that would save a lot of heart stopping moments.  Which, are followed by way too much anger and cursing.

Also, it would stop many domestic feuds that stem from the wife asking, "What's wrong?" and you answer heatedly "I lost the  %$^&*@# what the @$%&* you think is wrong!!"  

I say we get ZipLok to make special bags for us that have plastic gloves molded into them, pistol and rifle sized.  

Roy
N. Ca
Unknown Chinese Underlever .177cal; Unknown Chinese Youth-Sized Breakbarrel (w/Thumb release to disengage chisel latch on breech end .22 cal; Hammerli Titan w/Leapers 3-9x32 full-size MilDot Scope .177 cal.;
Hammerli Titan Custom built & Tuned by Gene_SC & CDT .177 cal.A very smooth shooter!!!; QB-57 2 pc Rifle in Hard Case w/Walther 4x32 Scope .177 cal.(markings on scope say "Hammerli"); 2 Gamo PT-80 Pistols.177 cal., one needs CO2 cartridge Tip Seal, 2nd one works great!!; Walther CP99 CO2 .177 cal. Pistol another Great Plinker; Walther CP88 CO2 Pistol .177cal. "Cream of the crop in my pistols collection"; Beeman P17/Marksman 2004 One-Pump Pneumatic.177 cal. Very accurate;Crosman 2240 Carbine w/ 17" .177 cal.barrel Built from the bottom up with spare parts by Mike N., 1/2" @ 20yds;Tech Force® S2-1X Air Pistol .177 cal. makes a good "Soft Mallet" if nothing else!!

[roix06]

LOL Derick.  That's pretty funny, but you may have a point there.



Roy
N. Ca
Unknown Chinese Underlever .177cal; Unknown Chinese Youth-Sized Breakbarrel (w/Thumb release to disengage chisel latch on breech end .22 cal; Hammerli Titan w/Leapers 3-9x32 full-size MilDot Scope .177 cal.;
Hammerli Titan Custom built & Tuned by Gene_SC & CDT .177 cal.A very smooth shooter!!!; QB-57 2 pc Rifle in Hard Case w/Walther 4x32 Scope .177 cal.(markings on scope say "Hammerli"); 2 Gamo PT-80 Pistols.177 cal., one needs CO2 cartridge Tip Seal, 2nd one works great!!; Walther CP99 CO2 .177 cal. Pistol another Great Plinker; Walther CP88 CO2 Pistol .177cal. "Cream of the crop in my pistols collection"; Beeman P17/Marksman 2004 One-Pump Pneumatic.177 cal. Very accurate;Crosman 2240 Carbine w/ 17" .177 cal.barrel Built from the bottom up with spare parts by Mike N., 1/2" @ 20yds;Tech Force® S2-1X Air Pistol .177 cal. makes a good "Soft Mallet" if nothing else!!

[roix06]

Or even automobile sized.  I could have used one of those a few times.

Roy

[Bogey]

What is really bad is when you are working at your red-neck work bench, usually known as the dining room table and that tiny part flies away only to land on the carpet.  My success rate for finding said part is so small it cannot be measured in human terms.  Actually, I need to sit inside a duffle bag with a flashlight to reduce ( not prevent) lost thingamajigs.  And then I would step on it.