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| Peter... |
 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:01 am |
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For the snubbie revolver enthousiasts:
You can read all over the net that snubbies have an excellent reliability
record. Guess what, the one I bought, a 1973 airweight bodyguard, is having
light primer hits. A mainspring swap didn't help.
I was wondering if I should switch to a 9 pound Wolff mainspring and are
light primer strikes a common problem in this model gun?
Your comments are most welcome,
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| Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley... |
| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:05 pm |
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On Sep 23, 3:01 pm, Peter <pev... at (no spam) skynet.be> wrote:
# For the snubbie revolver enthousiasts:
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# You can read all over the net that snubbies have an excellent reliability
# record. Guess what, the one I bought, a 1973 airweight bodyguard, is having
# light primer hits. A mainspring swap didn't help.
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# I was wondering if I should switch to a 9 pound Wolff mainspring and are
# light primer strikes a common problem in this model gun?
First, try a longer firing pin. Also, check for signs that the hammer
is dragging.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=5483/Product/S_W_REVOLVER_EXTRA_LENGTH_FIRING_PIN
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:35 pm |
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# a 1973 airweight bodyguard, is having
# light primer hits. A mainspring swap didn't help.
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# are
# light primer strikes a common problem in this model gun?
Having shot several steel J-frames to pieces over the years I regret
to inform you that failures to fire can be an early signal that a pre-
Plus P rated bellygun has been shot too much with the wrong ammo. The
conventional wisdom back in the day was that the aluminum guns weren't
as sturdy as the steel jobs (We also had a sense that the Chiefs wore
out faster than the Bodyguard which in turn wasn't quite as sturdy as
the Centennial). Of course it's also hard to imagine the average Joe
shooting an airweight snubby enough to wear it out, but some
pistoleros are dogged about practicing with their carry gun. Was your
airweight shot much before you got it? Does the cylinder rattle fore
and aft or wobble? If the frame is stretched or the crane is tweaked
you may have a serious headspace problem. I vote with the others who
recommend a detailed cleaning and careful lube job. Then test fire
with new factory defense ammo. If you're lucky removing 36 years
worth of gummed up gun oil and dustbunnies will set your pistol
right. If it still won't perc then it needs a trip to the factory.
You might get away with a stronger (coil) mainspring or a longer
(hammer-mounted) firing pin for a while but that is treating a symptom
rather than fixing the problem.
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