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Pristine 25-2 range trip today
Well I found a model of 1955 25.2 6" with the presentation box, and all the tools and manual at my local purveryor. The finish is perfect faint turn line. Price $750. Today I went to the range with it with rounds loaded in moon clips. Excitement is building as I take aim at the 25 yard bullseye target. Click, CLick, Click, Click, Click. Bang. Double action fast click click click Ban click Bang. Single action Click Click CLick Click Bang Bang.
UHH OH. I take of the grips and the strain screw is tight. I look at the mainspring and discover, someone ground it down by 1/4 of the width towards the top and thinned it out big time. The trigger on this gun is light, but it rebounds forcefully (not sluggish as it can be with a rebound spring change), so now I know why, they ground down the mainspring. Now I get home and take out the spring and realize its severely thinned toward the top, and its been bent about 15 degrees.
I just replaced the mainspring with a brownells bossed spring. The DA trigger is heavier but still smooth, the Hammer is falling much more forcefully now. Tomorrow I will take it out and shoot it again, and I suspect it will set off all the primers fine. Thats one thing about buying classic guns, ya never know if someone has messsed with them.
Well I found a model of 1955 25.2 6" with the presentation box, and all the tools and manual at my local purveryor. The finish is perfect faint turn line. Price $750. Today I went to the range with it with rounds loaded in moon clips. Excitement is building as I take aim at the 25 yard bullseye target. Click, CLick, Click, Click, Click. Bang. Double action fast click click click Ban click Bang. Single action Click Click CLick Click Bang Bang.
UHH OH. I take of the grips and the strain screw is tight. I look at the mainspring and discover, someone ground it down by 1/4 of the width towards the top and thinned it out big time. The trigger on this gun is light, but it rebounds forcefully (not sluggish as it can be with a rebound spring change), so now I know why, they ground down the mainspring. Now I get home and take out the spring and realize its severely thinned toward the top, and its been bent about 15 degrees.
I just replaced the mainspring with a brownells bossed spring. The DA trigger is heavier but still smooth, the Hammer is falling much more forcefully now. Tomorrow I will take it out and shoot it again, and I suspect it will set off all the primers fine. Thats one thing about buying classic guns, ya never know if someone has messsed with them.
