Over the last few years I have been growingly addicted to pre-lock smith N frames. I picked up a 27-2 with a 6" barrel about four months ago. Because I've been out of town, it's only been to the range three times.
Well today, I was having problems single action and double action with the hammer "locking" halfway through the cycle and not being able to finish the trigger pull or cocking the hammer to single. Is this operator error, some simple fix, or something for a gunsmith?
I have put about 150 rounds through it in the past two days without cleaning yet. Is it possible that the dirty cylinder face is causing it to hang up on the forcing cone? I could clean it and try it again, but I don't want to put any more rounds through it if it's a gunsmith problem.
Second problem (or lack therof depending on your perspective), today at the range I bought a 57-1 in nickel with a 6" barrel off of a guy who had not shot more than handful of times over the last twenty plus years. I got it for $400 because he had used a solvent that caused a little of the nickel to come off of the cylinder. I have pretty much ruled out refinishing because it's otherwise in perfect shape. Is there anything extra I should do to protect the exposed metal besides apply oil and/or grease? (Yes I will get pictures of it soon)
It came with rubber grips, but I replaced those.
Well today, I was having problems single action and double action with the hammer "locking" halfway through the cycle and not being able to finish the trigger pull or cocking the hammer to single. Is this operator error, some simple fix, or something for a gunsmith?
I have put about 150 rounds through it in the past two days without cleaning yet. Is it possible that the dirty cylinder face is causing it to hang up on the forcing cone? I could clean it and try it again, but I don't want to put any more rounds through it if it's a gunsmith problem.
Second problem (or lack therof depending on your perspective), today at the range I bought a 57-1 in nickel with a 6" barrel off of a guy who had not shot more than handful of times over the last twenty plus years. I got it for $400 because he had used a solvent that caused a little of the nickel to come off of the cylinder. I have pretty much ruled out refinishing because it's otherwise in perfect shape. Is there anything extra I should do to protect the exposed metal besides apply oil and/or grease? (Yes I will get pictures of it soon)
It came with rubber grips, but I replaced those.
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