I bought a 325 PD several weeks ago, used, but shot very little. Trying to get used to the recoil. I purchased the Hogue "Tamer" grip for the 500 Mag and it helped a lot. Making enough progress in shooting it that I'm thinking of switching back to wood grips of some kind.
After about 300 rounds without problems, I started getting light strikes on my reloads (with Federal primers.) I thought maybe I had a bad batch of primers or did something wrong with the reloads.
I had made sure after the last range session that the firing pin moved smoothly. (Even put a drop of Hoppes in and worked it in for a while.)
Today I tried three brands of commercial/new ammo and they all had several light strikes per 6 round cylinder. Firing pin still seems to move smoothly but doesn't appear to come out very far??
I took the grips off and the strain screw was all the way in. I decided to take out the hammer spring as I have a spare (someplace). The spring came out pretty easy ....but... the little piece it attaches to fell out also.
Is that supposed to be loose? Seems like I changed hammer springs in both my 686 and 625 without this complication.
How do I get this back together or is a trip to S&W in order? I do not want to take the side plate off if at all possible. A detailed diagram might help. My Gun Parts Catalog doesn't show enough detail and it doesn't even look the same. Have things changed with the addition of the lock?
Help.
Alan
After about 300 rounds without problems, I started getting light strikes on my reloads (with Federal primers.) I thought maybe I had a bad batch of primers or did something wrong with the reloads.
I had made sure after the last range session that the firing pin moved smoothly. (Even put a drop of Hoppes in and worked it in for a while.)
Today I tried three brands of commercial/new ammo and they all had several light strikes per 6 round cylinder. Firing pin still seems to move smoothly but doesn't appear to come out very far??
I took the grips off and the strain screw was all the way in. I decided to take out the hammer spring as I have a spare (someplace). The spring came out pretty easy ....but... the little piece it attaches to fell out also.
Is that supposed to be loose? Seems like I changed hammer springs in both my 686 and 625 without this complication.
How do I get this back together or is a trip to S&W in order? I do not want to take the side plate off if at all possible. A detailed diagram might help. My Gun Parts Catalog doesn't show enough detail and it doesn't even look the same. Have things changed with the addition of the lock?
Help.
Alan