greenlineaz
24 January 2015, 00:55
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Gun- S&W 629-6 with a 4 inch barrel bought used at LGS. This is my first purchased revolver for camping, hiking, and hunting (if the draw goes well). Pistol was/is stock. No perceived mechanical issues, timing was checked, no obvious signs of a home gunsmith trigger job, HOWEVER in dry fire it seemed to be a really nice trigger job from the factory/previous owner (this is called a clue).
I purchased a Safariland paddle holster with adjustable tension to use with this gun. Today, I loaded up the wheelgun, threw on the holster, and headed to the range. After getting my target put up and situated at my shooting station, I began shooting. For the first 6 rounds, I kept shooting in D/A mode, with only 5 of the six going off. I unloaded the cylinder, and observed a light primer strike on the 6th unfired round. I continued on through 50 rounds of Rem. 180 gr. and 6 rounds of Hornady 240 gr. Most of these rounds were fired in S/A mode, with no failures in S/A, but continued intermittent light primer strikes in D/A.
Upon arrival back at home, I got online and looked up light primer strikes in D/A. Among other culprits, one suggestion was to remove the grips, and see if the strain screw was backed out. This results in a smoother, lighter pull, but can make the gun unreliable in D/A. I tore off the grips, and sure enough, the strain screw was backed out. I tightened it down completely, which noticeably made the trigger pull heavier, but after a few dry fires, it wasn't so bad.
Learning Points- For me, there are several things to be learned here. The first is do not trust a gun, especially if you are carrying it for defensive purposes, if you haven't actually shot it. I broke my own rule, and it was stupid to do so. Inspect before you expect, etc. etc. I went into a Circle K on the way to the range, and afterwards I kept thinking "If I needed to shoot someone, that click would have probably sounded pretty loud." The second learning point to me was after I tightened down the strain screw, the trigger was heavier, but it was good IMO. It certainly wasn't so awesome beforehand that it was a good trade off for effectively causing malfunctions in D/A. I guess I'm trying to say, instead of trying to BUY better performance, buy ammo and EARN it.
I'll try to throw up some pictures at some point.
Gun- S&W 629-6 with a 4 inch barrel bought used at LGS. This is my first purchased revolver for camping, hiking, and hunting (if the draw goes well). Pistol was/is stock. No perceived mechanical issues, timing was checked, no obvious signs of a home gunsmith trigger job, HOWEVER in dry fire it seemed to be a really nice trigger job from the factory/previous owner (this is called a clue).
I purchased a Safariland paddle holster with adjustable tension to use with this gun. Today, I loaded up the wheelgun, threw on the holster, and headed to the range. After getting my target put up and situated at my shooting station, I began shooting. For the first 6 rounds, I kept shooting in D/A mode, with only 5 of the six going off. I unloaded the cylinder, and observed a light primer strike on the 6th unfired round. I continued on through 50 rounds of Rem. 180 gr. and 6 rounds of Hornady 240 gr. Most of these rounds were fired in S/A mode, with no failures in S/A, but continued intermittent light primer strikes in D/A.
Upon arrival back at home, I got online and looked up light primer strikes in D/A. Among other culprits, one suggestion was to remove the grips, and see if the strain screw was backed out. This results in a smoother, lighter pull, but can make the gun unreliable in D/A. I tore off the grips, and sure enough, the strain screw was backed out. I tightened it down completely, which noticeably made the trigger pull heavier, but after a few dry fires, it wasn't so bad.
Learning Points- For me, there are several things to be learned here. The first is do not trust a gun, especially if you are carrying it for defensive purposes, if you haven't actually shot it. I broke my own rule, and it was stupid to do so. Inspect before you expect, etc. etc. I went into a Circle K on the way to the range, and afterwards I kept thinking "If I needed to shoot someone, that click would have probably sounded pretty loud." The second learning point to me was after I tightened down the strain screw, the trigger was heavier, but it was good IMO. It certainly wasn't so awesome beforehand that it was a good trade off for effectively causing malfunctions in D/A. I guess I'm trying to say, instead of trying to BUY better performance, buy ammo and EARN it.
I'll try to throw up some pictures at some point.