Hello all,
I am new to these forums so forgive me if this has already been discussed. My father recently passed and has left me with a few guns. Growing up we occasionally shot them, but then we lost time for that so they began to just sit there in the case. As it is now they all require a great deal of cleaning. Which brings me to my point (long-winded, I know).
I now have a S&W .38 model 649, the main problem with it I'm having are when pulling the trigger, sometimes the hammer sticks, then it does not slam back down, resulting in a non-fire (the pin is hitting the cartridge, just not hard or deep enough to ignite it). Also it's kinda finicky on resetting the trigger back into place. Sometimes it needs a little help from behind.
Does this sound like something that could possibly be fixed with a good deep cleaning? Or could it be something that will require someone far more experienced than me taking a look at it?
Thanks for your help