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Sour Kraut reacted to hemiram's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with
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Every single revolver I've had with light strikes/misfires has had the following causes: Strain screw in S&W revolvers. Clipped... -
I would pass on this. Feedback and the seller's track record are very important on both Gun Broker and ebay.
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Sour Kraut replied to the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!!.UPDATE: Sent to S&W for evaluation and repair. Thanks for the coaching everyone!
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Sour Kraut reacted to tightgroup tiger's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
The indents in the primers always look very slight when a round doesn't go off. It's the recoil slamming the case back against the...
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Sour Kraut replied to the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!!.They are ALL factory loads. Underwood…the indents in the primers were very slight.
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Sour Kraut reacted to GooseGestapo's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
Was the ammo factory loads or reloaded? I’m leaning towards high primers or hard primers.
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Sour Kraut reacted to halfmoonclip's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Angry.
Have a 325 that was a problem child when doing my usual action job. A ribbed mainspring (generally not an ignition problem) wouldn't...
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Sour Kraut reacted to Bill M.'s post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
I had that problem with an older 686 that I did not know the history of. Mine would not fire on slow fire DA. I put in a Wolff "Law...
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Sour Kraut reacted to MrBorland's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
FWIW, “light primer strikes” (meaning a light dent in the primer) just means the round didn’t go off. You said the problem showed...
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Sour Kraut reacted to Pat Riot's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
S&W Customer Service (800) 331-0852 Have serial number handy.
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Sour Kraut reacted to Riomouse911's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
If all is tight with screws and nothing was done to it, it could be; The firing pin may have chipped or broken. Check that first...
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Sour Kraut replied to the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!!.UPDATE: The strain screw was already tight. I cleaned all the externals around the firing pin hole, hammer and transfer bar and lightly...
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Sour Kraut reacted to Beach Bum's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
By all means check the strain screw . I might suggest the extended firing pin from tk custom , MCB tossed that little nugget my way when...
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Sour Kraut reacted to Styx's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
"Relatively" new S&W 629 Deluxe 3”? Did you buy it used or did you muck around with it? 99% of the time I hear about light strikes with...
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Sour Kraut reacted to sparkyv's post in the thread Oh-oh….S&W 629 Deluxe Light Primer Strikes!! with Like.
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