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Old 09-22-2020, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug44 View Post
I have two 617s. There is not much you can do with the mainspring and still get reliable ignition. Have an action job done and go to lighter trigger return spring. S/W revolvers require very little lube. You can also try a longer firing pin.
That's depressing to hear. I haven't tried it yet with the new mainspring but it sounds like the momentum of that heavy hammer still won't be enough to light the rimfires. The trigger pull was completely unusable as it came from the factory. It sounds like this will be a project gun.
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