Posted on 03/19/2006 8:10:48 AM PST by Copernicus
Faced with problems ranging from misfires to barrels breaking off, the state has asked gun maker Smith & Wesson to replace hundreds of sidearms carried by probation and corrections officers.
None of the revolvers have failed in the line of duty, and for now, the department is keeping the guns in service. But in testing, about one in four revolvers didn't fire when the trigger was pulled. In some cases, the barrel of some models broke off when the gun was fired.
"In one sense it's funny," said Chief Deputy Correction Secretary Dan Stieneke. "In another, it's alarming."
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I won't now. Thanks.
" I don't trust S&W anymore, especially
after their sellout during the Clinton anti-gun crusades."
i was waiting for this. thought it was just me.
call me unforgiving, but I think this is Gods way of reminding Clinton & Wesson they should have just closed their doors.
Check and see if you can turn the extractor rod. Possibly it is loose and needs to be screwed back in. I recall having the same thing happen many years ago.
I wrapped it with a cloth and tightened it with pliers. Problem gone forever.
Thanks B, I plan to look at it again later today.
I was tempted to pick up a 1911 recently, but ended up purchasing a Glock 31C (357 SIG) and two extra 15 round magazines. Plastic is fantastic!
I have 2 S&W revolvers. One is a model 29. It had factory warranty repair repair for a problem with the cylinder rubbing against the forcing cone when swinging it closed. It came back fixed but with a real hard trigger pull, which I ended up fixing by backing off the strain screw a little. You don't want to over do this. I wouldn't go lower without a reliable trigger pull gauge.
The other is a model 686+. I had a problem with some hard primers from Corbon that wouldn't go off. Corbon replaced the ammo 2 for 1. Also when the revolver was new it would occasionally not advance to the next chamber on 2 of the chambers on double action fire. I fixed this by dry firing it about a thousand times in double action. The problem went away and hasn't reoccurred in the years since.
My Glock has been flawless out of the box except that in sure is hard to get 10 rounds into the 10 round mags. The 15 round mags are fine.
I also have a SIG P239 I purchased ever so slightly used. When I first tried it it wouldn't lock the slide back after the last round and occasionally jammed. A thorough cleaning including the mags and it's been flawless ever since.
The first place I'd look in NY for a problem is the armorer.
Thanks claud, I would like to get a Glock and probably will in a month or so.
I see Tijeras_Slim & Rockpile have also suspected the same issue. I'm in good company.
Don't buy anything from an "American" manufacturer! After all, "America" used to be a British colony, and we all know what sort of gun grabbers they are in Great Britian!
Mark
Yes, this is the best thread going. No we know who to call on
Nor do I - especially since, even though the corporation is under new ownership, they STILL won't repudiate the HUD agreement.
Strain screws have a nasty habit of wanting to back out unless they're all the way down, in my experience. If you insist on dropping the pull that way, file a bit off the screw and run it down all the way. I find that getting the sideplate off and stoning the rebound slide and replacing the rebound slide screw (while looking for fit problems with the hammer, etc...) with one made by Wolff in the 14 lb range a good solution.
I also remember that Bill Ruger suggested to the First Pres. Bush that high capacity mags be limited to 15 rounds which just happens to be the capacity of the P-89. Maybe that is where they first got the idea for the 10 round limit.
---If you insist on dropping the pull that way, file a bit off the screw and run it down all the way.---
Good tip!
Better too little than too much! :)
My gunsmithing pals have been warning me off of S&W handguns for the last 15 years. Bad springs, bad fit on moving parts and bad Q/C overall.
If you shoot revolvers, seems like Ruger's the best ticket today. The best research and development and Q/C seems to be going to the semiautos these days. I love my Springfield Armory XD-9. Will be picking up the .45 ACP version one of these days.
Looks like I've had good luck with my recent (post 2000) Smiths. No problems. Overall the QC seems more consistent than in the old "Bangor Punta" days of the 70's. I'll be the first to admit that my preference is for one's made in the mid-50's to mid-60's for superb fit and finish.
It scared me, too. The thing didn't seem to be designed or put together properly.
I wouldn't fire it.. and I'm really ignorant.
That says a lot.
Which model was it?
Heck, I don't know. Let's wake up Eaker.
The model 39 had a bad reputation but I can't imagine any pistol S&W made in which you can't even chamber a single round.
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