jonnyc
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The lighter springs? For double action??
Yes, and a lighter hammer spring also.
The lighter springs? For double action??
The finish issue is why I never bought one. I did get the 3" M63 however which I like. But it is no pocket gun in my opinion.
The finish issue is why I never bought one. I did get the 3" M63 however which I like. But it is no pocket gun in my opinion.
I have a S&W 317 with the 3" barrel. Some years ago, after a range session and some cleaning, I noticed that the finish at the crown and very tip of the muzzle was peeling off.
I contacted S&W's customer support, and I was told to send it back to them for servicing. I was also sternly admonished by the service rep not to use any abrasive cleaner on the firearm. For crying out loud ... I had used a TINY dab of Hoppe's #9 on the muzzle to get rid of some burnt powder residue!
After getting the 317 back from their servicing center, the only thing I've used on it is gun oil.
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Hoppe's #9 is an abrasive cleaner? How can you just use gun oil on it? It gets dirty very quickly. Does gun oil alone clean the residue for you? And how did you do this: "I contacted S&W's customer support"?
Years ago S&W used to answer their phones very nicely as I recall, and you could actually speak with people in their service dept. who knew what they were talking about. But that was years ago..
I posted more about my current model 317 problems with them here:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...swer-the-phone-and-then-it-gets-worse.862415/
Hey F1 -- thanks for the link detailing your own experiences!
I sort of scoured through my email archives to see if it was that medium I used for the communication. No dice, although that's not to say I didn't just lose the email.
If it was snail mail, and I happen to stumble upon the paperwork, I'll post to this thread just to establish a time-frame.
I'm guessing it had to be one of those media, because if someone had told me by voice, "Don't use abrasive cleaners," I'm pretty sure I would have said, "Are you saying Hoppe's #9 is an abrasive cleaner???"
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Abrasive cleaners, huh? The lady in the quotes dept. said they were charging me because there was something stuck in the barrel. There was nothing stuck in the barrel when I sent it in, said I. The gun jammed but nothing ever jammed in the barrel. It was the cylinders that seized up. Then she said I didn't clean the gun. Oh yes I did. Seems they just make things up now.
Tolerances of the chambers is tight and cleaning seems necessary after 100 rounds.
there was something stuck in the barrel.