I bought a used Beretta Stampede a couple of months back. I got a good deal and it was the ideal configuration I wanted (case hardened, 4-5/8 barrel and in .45 Colt).
The action and trigger of the Beretta is outstanding, loads better than the Ruger. Not that I wouldn't own a Ruger, I just wanted a sweet wheel gun for having fun (years ago my dad had an actual SAA and as much as I didn't want to I LOVED the thing)
Well one thing I noticed in the store before purchasing was that the action seemed to hang up. I wasn't familiar at the time with even field stripping it at the time, but the guy behind the counter removed the cylinder, reinstalled and it was smooth and continued to function perfectly, so I did the deal.
I've dry fired it quite a bit and it has also continued to work perfectly. Took it shooting yesterday and it was loads of fun. On the last round it tied up again. Grr.
Cleaned it last night and noticed a peculiar trend. Holding it level, as you would for shooting it would occasionally tie up, but if I tipped it muzzle up it functioned perfectly. So it appeared that there was something gravity related.
Today I pulled the grips off and began carefully taking it apart, and looking for something that would cause the hang up.
When I removed the hammer assembly a small pin fell out. It's about .080 x .187. I could not find where the pin was supposed to go, so I did a search for an exploded diagram.
Well it turns out the pin isn't supposed to be there. How it got there I now don't care because I can't do anything about it (and yes, I have VERY carefully examined the parts and the exploded view)
I struggled for a while to figure out the correct reassembly process because no matter what I did it would be frozen up when I did so.
I began doing partial assemblies trying to figure out the issue and BINGO: The transfer bar itself is the problem.
When the bar slides upwards it hits the bottom of the firing pin and locks up the action. If I tip the gun backwards the bar tips back and works perfectly.
I don't want to start fitting parts the way I think they should go, but it seems I'm now at least on the correct path.
Anyone out there good with these things, or seen this before?
TIA
The action and trigger of the Beretta is outstanding, loads better than the Ruger. Not that I wouldn't own a Ruger, I just wanted a sweet wheel gun for having fun (years ago my dad had an actual SAA and as much as I didn't want to I LOVED the thing)
Well one thing I noticed in the store before purchasing was that the action seemed to hang up. I wasn't familiar at the time with even field stripping it at the time, but the guy behind the counter removed the cylinder, reinstalled and it was smooth and continued to function perfectly, so I did the deal.
I've dry fired it quite a bit and it has also continued to work perfectly. Took it shooting yesterday and it was loads of fun. On the last round it tied up again. Grr.
Cleaned it last night and noticed a peculiar trend. Holding it level, as you would for shooting it would occasionally tie up, but if I tipped it muzzle up it functioned perfectly. So it appeared that there was something gravity related.
Today I pulled the grips off and began carefully taking it apart, and looking for something that would cause the hang up.
When I removed the hammer assembly a small pin fell out. It's about .080 x .187. I could not find where the pin was supposed to go, so I did a search for an exploded diagram.
Well it turns out the pin isn't supposed to be there. How it got there I now don't care because I can't do anything about it (and yes, I have VERY carefully examined the parts and the exploded view)
I struggled for a while to figure out the correct reassembly process because no matter what I did it would be frozen up when I did so.
I began doing partial assemblies trying to figure out the issue and BINGO: The transfer bar itself is the problem.
When the bar slides upwards it hits the bottom of the firing pin and locks up the action. If I tip the gun backwards the bar tips back and works perfectly.
I don't want to start fitting parts the way I think they should go, but it seems I'm now at least on the correct path.
Anyone out there good with these things, or seen this before?
TIA
