Jonah71
Member
I bought an old S&W 645 a few months ago but I don't think it's safe to fire. At some point the rt. side safety lever had been drilled through and re attached but I finally removed it because it kept comming loose. The main problem I have is that when I pull back the slide the hammer doesn't stay in the cocked position after chambering a round. With the safety off it will drop completely. I am totally unfamiliar with this particular gun but I'm quite sure this is not supposed to happen. It did this even before I removed the left safety lever. In the safe position it doesn't drop completely. I don't know if it's worth the needed repair. I already have $450 in it so maybe I should just hang it up. It's retired until I get these problems resolved.