S&w m19-4

[scottishclaymore]

Christmas came early this year - the wife gave me a 19-4 as an early Christmas/Birthday present. I'd seen the gun in a pawn shop a few months back and showed a lot of interest in it, so she took it into her head to get it for me. All in all I gotta say that's pretty neat. Pictures to follow.

While everything else about the revolver checks out, it seems to be having a problem with the cylinder locking up and the trigger being unable to pull. From what I can tell, one of two things is happening:

1) The cylinder stop is locking back in place before the arm can move the cylinder, OR

2) The arm is not moving the cylinder soon enough.

Does anybody here have any experience with something like this? If so, is there any advice about which parts need to be replaced? I'm fairly comfortable disassembling a S&W revolver, it's just these more delicate issues of timing I'm unsure about. Do I need to replace the cylinder stop with an oversized cylinder stop, or possibly put a new arm in? One thing I have noticed is that when I put clockwise pressure (opposite the way the cylinder naturally rotates), the cylinder has no trouble rotating, but again I don't know if this means the problem is with the arm or the stop.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'd love to get this old gun in working order so I can get it to the range. Thanks!

 

[45_auto]

Get a copy of "The S&W Revolver: A Shop Manual" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen" for less than $30 and it'll tell you everything you need to know to get your Model 19 running right.

You'll be way ahead doing that instead of hacking it up based on what some internet commando tells you.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/314178/the-s-and-w-revolver-a-shop-manual-book-by-jerry-kuhnhausen

 

[scottishclaymore]

Update: After taking the sideplate off, it looks like the cylinder stop spring is bent out of shape. It seems that sometimes when you pull the trigger the cylinder stop simply won't go down, presumably because the spring isn't compressing correctly.

I've ordered a new one and it'll be here by Friday. Once it arrives, I'll install the new spring and see if that doesn't solve my problem. If not, I may consult our local gunsmith (who is very good). Aside from being a present from my wife, the 19 has been my "holy grail" revolver for a while now, so I want to make sure it is in the best hands possible.