Sorry for the automotive reference but I don't know what the correct gunsmith term is. I have a police trade in 4006 that I picked up earlier this year. It has been shooting fine but yesterday at the range I had some failures to feed and one failure to extract. I was useing different mags and ammo then previously so I realize there may be nothing wrong with my pistol. Having said that if I were to take the pistol to a gunsmith what would he do/perform when giving a initial inspection ( tune up )? The local range I shoot at has a gunsmith and I was told this initial inspection is aprox. $45.00 without parts, just wondering what service will be performed. I'm not questioning the cost just wondering what will be done. Seeing that I don't know the history of the pistol ( # rounds fired ) should I have a smith go thru it? Thanks for your help.
Were they aftermarket mags? and what was different about the ammo?....A good cleaning by you with a new recoil spring and new magazine springs might be considered a minor tune-up.
Ignatz I purchased the pistol and it came with one mag which I assume is the original and it fired fine useing Georgi Arms 180 gr. bullets. I then purchased two more used S&W mags with what I assume have original springs. They also fired fine useing that same ammo. Then I purchased 3 more S&W mags used from a forum member and he installed new mag springs from Brownells. I was having trouble with at least one of the last three purchased but I was also useing locally reloaded 165 gr. bullets. So I don't know if the problem is me,the gun, the mags or the latest purchase of reloaded shells. I'm going to buy 50 or 100 brand new shells and run them thru useing all the mags and see what happens. It was also suggested I may be " limp wristing " when I shoot so I'm going to pay attention to that also.
A lot of my autos that I shoot in matches, I "mark" or # my mags so I know which one is the culprit. I use a dot of touch up paint......I regret writing my name on one of my Hamden Victor mags!....good luck!
